
Films like The Kissing Booth (2018)
Published: Mar 5, 2026On this page, we’ve gathered films similar to “The Kissing Booth”: light teen rom-coms about first love, school drama, and growing up. The collection explores friendships tested by feelings, relationships between the “popular” crowd and those who don’t fit in, and the choice between following your heart and using common sense. The shared vibe is fast-paced, funny, flirty, and full of romance.
High schooler Lara writes secret letters to every boy she’s ever had a crush on and keeps them like a personal diary. But one day someone mails the letters to the boys—and it changes her life completely.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Tropes, Tone
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High school senior Brooks dreams of getting into a prestigious university, but he doesn’t have enough money. To raise the needed amount, he and his friend create a service where Brooks can be hired as the “perfect” date—a guy who tailors his persona to any client’s wishes.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Romance (-20%)
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High schooler Simon secretly has a romantic exchange with an anonymous student from his school, and neither of them is ready to come out. Things get complicated when the messages end up in a classmate’s hands, who blackmails Simon into helping him in exchange for keeping the secret.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Romance (-20%)
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Rosie and Alex have been best friends since childhood. They’ve loved each other for a long time, but indecision and a twist of fate keep them from admitting their feelings. After finishing school, Alex goes off to a university in Boston, and Rosie unexpectedly becomes pregnant by a classmate...
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tone, Tropes
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High schooler Bianca finds out that at school she has a reputation as the “ugly friend” people use to look better by comparison. Shocked, she tries to get rid of this label. To do that, she makes a deal with a charming athlete who is also a teacher, so he’ll help her shake off that image.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Tropes, Tone
Notable differences: Humor (+20%), Romance (-15%)
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Architect Natalie can’t stand sugary romantic comedies, but after an accident she wakes up in a world where everything runs by rom-com rules. Now she has to figure out what’s going on and find a way out.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Tropes, Tone
Notable differences: Humor (+25%)
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Zack, the most popular guy at school, bets his friends that in six weeks he can turn Laney, a shy and overlooked classmate, into the prom queen. But as he starts spending time with her, what began as a prank turns into real feelings.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Humor, Romance, Tone, Themes
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To avoid a boring trip with her friend’s parents, a girl makes up a story about weekend sexual adventures—without realizing it will completely change her status and reputation at school.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Tropes, Tone
Notable differences: Humor (+25%), Romance (-35%)
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In a strict family where a father raises two daughters without a mother, there’s one rule: the younger sister can’t date until the older one does. But the older sister refuses to go out with anyone and does it out of spite. To take the younger girl on a date, a guy hires a local rebel to get the older sister to agree to one.
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Closest characteristics: Pacing, Romance, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Humor (+20%)
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Dave is hopelessly into the prettiest girl at school, Aubrey, who’s dating a cocky macho guy. After they run into each other at a party, a friendship sparks—one that slowly starts to turn into something more.
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Closest characteristics: Romance, Tone, Tropes
Notable differences: Pacing (-20%)
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About the movie The Kissing Booth (2018)
The Kissing Booth plot: An ordinary high school girl makes a pact with her best friend to never date each other’s relatives or exes. But everything gets complicated when she accidentally kisses his brother at a school fair.
Style characteristics: Romance, Pacing
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