Never Been Kissed

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Never Been Kissed

PG-13,

1999,

1h 47m,

Romance/

Comedy

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91 Reviews

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69%

250,000+ Ratings

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69%

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250,000+ Ratings

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

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Critics Consensus

Drew Barrymore's effervescent charm is almost enough to make you forgive this teen comedy's incredibly silly storyline.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Jan 23, 2019

Never Been Kissed does very little to distinguish itself from the umpteen other high-school comedies we've seen this year.

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Paul Clinton (CNN.com)

CNN.com

Jan 23, 2019

This is one of those films that just doesn't know when to end.

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Andrew Pulver

Guardian

Jan 23, 2019

[B]y and large she generates the kind of charm that, since Scream and Everyone Says I Love You, she's made her trademark.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Apr 10, 2026

3.5/5

Never Been Kissed is a charming and engaging romantic comedy that holds up in a number of places all these years later, though a few implausible plot points and dated social dynamics keep it from being anywhere close to perfect.

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Joe Lipsett

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

Apr 9, 2024

4/5

While the student/teacher romance never played sat well, Barrymore and Vartan have great chemistry (and it is *slightly* excusable as an adaptation of As You Like It). Otherwise this fish out of water film is totally rufus: sweet and charming.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Oct 16, 2023

2.5/4

...an oddly-paced and perpetually erratic endeavor that never becomes quite as easygoing as one might’ve anticipated...

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Feb 2, 2019

The best romance movie ever made!

Abraham R

Nov 15, 2018

You have to be guilty-pleasure it.

Albus W

Mar 16, 2017

Favorite movie of all time ?? Can literally watch it over and over and never get tired. Puts me in a happy mood every single time I watch it.

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Theodore L

Feb 19, 2017

It's awful, predictable, stupid but I'm a sucker for high school movies, and Drew Barrymore is cute and I have a thing for English teachers.

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Theodore

Jan 6, 2017

I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!!!

Abraham M

Nov 8, 2014

Reditsyly sufferage.

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Raja Gosnell

Director

Drew Barrymore

Josie Geller

David Arquette

Robert Gellar

Michael Vartan

Sam Coulson

Molly Shannon

Anita Olesky

John C. Reilly

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Synopsis

Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teenage culture. With the help of her brother, Rob, Josie infiltrates the inner circle of the most popular clique on campus. But she hits a major snag in her investigation -- not to mention her own failed love life -- when she falls for her dreamy English teacher, Sam Coulson.

Director: Raja Gosnell
Producer: Sandy Isaac, Nancy Juvonen
Screenwriter: Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein
Distributor: Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Flower Films, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 9, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 23, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.5M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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