Never Been Kissed

Josie Geller is a young copywriter at a Chicago newspaper who longs to be taken seriously as a reporter, though her personal life is a different story: at twenty-five she has never had a real relationship. When she finally gets her chance at a byline, the assignment requires her to go undercover as a high school student and write about teenage life from the inside. Her own school years were unhappy, and back among lockers and cliques she struggles to fit in, until her brother steps in with a plan of his own. The situation grows more complicated when she develops feelings for one of her teachers, leaving her torn between the story she was sent to write and the man she has fallen for.

Raja Gosnell directed the film, the second in a directorial career that began with Home Alone 3 in 1997 and continued through the Scooby-Doo films, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, The Smurfs and Show Dogs. Drew Barrymore plays Josie, with David Arquette as her brother, Michael Vartan as the teacher, and Molly Shannon, Jessica Alba and John C. Reilly in supporting roles. The screenplay was written by Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein and Jenny Bicks.

Made for around 25 million dollars, the film took roughly 85 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6 out of 10 from about 103,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.2 out of 10 from around 1,600 votes. A critics' rating of 5.7 out of 10 from 90 reviews places it close to the audience scores.