THE KISSING BOOTH (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Joey King (Wish Upon), Joel Courtney (Super 8), Meganne Young (Eye in the Sky), Jacob Elordi (Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge), Molly Ringwald (The Breakfast Club), Byron Langley (Spud), Jessica Sutton (Finders Keepers), Morné Visser (Blast), Carson White (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Vince Marcello (Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight), director, writer, producer; Andrew Cole-Bulgin (film debut), Ed Glauser (film debut) and Michele Weisler (Try Seventeen), producers; Patrick Kirst (Convergence), composer; Paul Millspaugh (American Gun), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Teenager Elle (King) is a popular high school student who has never been kissed, and once she opens a kissing booth she soon finds herself in an awkward position with her secret crush Noah (Elordi), who happens to be the brother of her lifelong friend Lee (Courtney)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This is a charming and wholesome teen comedy for the adolescents to pick out from the online Netflix library, complete with an adorable lead performance by Joey King.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 11TH MAY 2018 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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