Never Been Kissed

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Never Been Kissed

PG-13

1999

1h 47m

Romance

Comedy

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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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maddie T

@RT61622887 Jul 26, 2026

Not gonna lie this movie was really weird and did not sit well. Lots of illegal relationships, and everyone kind of just accepted it which was a little sus.. kind of odd that the teacher only liked Josie when she was a high school student and rejected her when she told him she was 25. Same thing about her brother. He was dating a 16-year-old and almost had sex with her. Although I do not recommend this movie to anybody, the soundtrack was fire.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Apr 18, 2026

The worldwide gross is $84,600,000.00 over a budget of $25,000,000.00.

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Mar 4, 2026

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

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Noel L

@RT15930389 Oct 17, 2025

Some moments felt cringy and like the slogan of the movie, some things are worth waiting for

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Rami A

@Bunt101 Aug 30, 2025

Forget about kissing. The real miracle is that nobody in this movie ended up in jail, because apparently, the law takes a holiday in this movie.

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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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