To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
91%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: 5 wins & 11 nominations
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before plays by the teen rom-com rules, but relatable characters and a thoroughly charming cast more than make up for a lack of surprises.
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before is the perfect rom-com for anyone who loves a good love story. The chemistry between Lana Condor and Noah Centineo is undeniable, and the pastel-tinted aesthetic is just too cute to resist. Plus, it’s refreshing to see an Asian American protagonist who is worthy of falling in love and discovering new sides of herself. Sure, the romance may be a bit too sweet for some, but for those who love a good cliché, this movie hits all the right notes. So grab some popcorn, settle in, and get ready to fall in love with To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
Production Company(ies)
Spinal Tap Prod. Goldcrest Films, International,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Netflix)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Aug 17, 2018
Genre(s)
Romance/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Lana Condor, John Corbett, Noah Centineo, Emilija Baranac, Israel Broussard, Janel Parrish, directed by Susan Johnson, written by Sofía Álvarez, romance, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Laura Sirikul, Hannah Giorgis, Brad Newsome, Rachel Syme, Anna Leszkiewicz, Constance Grady, Nicholas Oon, Yasser Medina, Sherin Nicole, Katie Smith-Wong, Redmond Bacon, produced by Dougie Cash, Matthew Kaplan, James Lassiter, Brian Robbins, Will Smith, TV14, love letters, teenage girl, exposed, havoc, relatable characters, charming cast, lack of surprises, Asian American teenagers, dimensional versions, falling in love, gentle appeal, quiet chemistry, compassionate male energy, strong protagonist, important life lessons, heartwarmingly sweet, delightful performances, Shakespeare-inspired, comedy-of-deception genre, subverted expectations
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John Corbett – Dr. Dan Covey
Noah Centineo – Peter Kavinsky
Emilija Baranac – Genevieve
Israel Broussard – Josh Sanderson
Janel Parrish – Margot Covey
Director(s)
Susan Johnson
Writer(s)
Sofía Álvarez
Producer(s)
Dougie Cash, Matthew Kaplan, James Lassiter, Brian Robbins, Will Smith
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 11 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (69) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (66) | Rotten (3)
Thanks to films like To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Edge of Seventeen, and Running from Grace, Asian American teenagers can see dimensional versions of themselves onscreen who are worthy of falling in love, no matter who they end up with.
March 11, 2021
Laura Sirikul
Bitch Media
TOP CRITIC
Thrills in part because most viewers are all too familiar with what it feels like to baldly deny feelings for another person even as they become patently obvious to everyone else.
September 10, 2019
Hannah Giorgis
The Atlantic
TOP CRITIC
Much of the movie’s success is down to Condor’s gentle appeal and her quiet chemistry with co-star Noah Centineo .
August 29, 2018
Brad Newsome
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Centineo performs a type of compassionate male energy that is in short supply in movies at the moment, but Lana Condor is undeniably TATBILB’s star.
August 24, 2018
Rachel Syme
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
It’s wonderful cliché that works… The script understands exactly where the effervescence of a great romcom lies.
August 23, 2018
Anna Leszkiewicz
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
It’s a stylish pastel-tinted confection of a movie, one that knows every single one of the romantic tropes it’s working with backwards and forwards, and loves them with all its pure and wholesome heart.
August 20, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Constance Grady
Vox
TOP CRITIC
It has a strong, flawed protagonist who reminds us of some important life lessons as she is learning them at the same time.
August 17, 2021 | Rating: 7.5/10
Nicholas Oon
Maximum Hype (YouTube)
The romance I see is too sweet for my taste. [Full review in Spanish]
July 18, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
Lara Jean learns a lot of lessons–she changes and she grows–but she never becomes anything other than herself. It’s always her discovering new sides of herself. That’s so important for young women to see.
January 29, 2020
Sherin Nicole
Geek Girl Riot
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is heartwarmingly sweet and features delightful performances.
November 11, 2019
Katie Smith-Wong
Flick Feast
The resultant plot follows a style reminiscent of the Shakespeare-inspired Ten Things I Hate About You and She’s All That, making To All The Boys I’ve Loved an enjoyable trip down the comedy-of-deception genre.
October 29, 2019
Redmond Bacon
Cultured Vultures
This sweetness works because, like Johnson et al., we in the audience know what shape rom-coms have historically taken, and are thus ready and able to have our expectations subverted in the purest of ways.
August 26, 2019 | Rating: 9.4/10
Alexis Gunderson
Paste Magazine…
Plot
Lara Jean Covey writes letters to all of her past loves, the letters are meant for her eyes only. Until one day when all the love letters are sent out to her previous loves. Her life is soon thrown into chaos when her foregoing loves confront her one by one.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No specific tidbit is given about someone in the cast.
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