The Kissing Booth 3

The Kissing Booth 3 is an American romantic-comedy directed by Vince Marcello and written by Vince Marcello and Jay Arnold. The movie picks up where the second one left off. It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make.

The film is the third installment in the The Kissing Booth film series and it is preceded by, The Kissing Booth, released on May 11, 2018, and The Kissing Booth 2, released on July 24, 2020.

Summary
"Determined to make the most of her final summer before college, Elle plans the ultimate bucket list as she navigates what comes next with Noah and Lee."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Plot
Elle is still undecided about whether to attend Berkeley or Harvard after taking a road trip after graduation, despite Noah's plans to find an off-campus apartment for the two of them. When Noah and Lee's parents announce that they'll be selling the beach home where they all grew up, Elle, Noah, Lee, and Rachel, agree to spend the summer there to assist with the sale.

Lee begins to arrange how he can spend time with Rachel, who is attending a separate institution, while Elle is unexpectedly presented with a Berkeley deadline. Lee is irritated by her decision to attend Harvard with Noah, but Elle promises to make amends by spending the summer fulfilling their beach bucket list of activities. To further complicate matters, Noah's friend Chloe - with whom Elle once suspected Noah of having an affair – comes to the beach home, and the three of them have a furious confrontation. Noah and Marco squabble, causing Noah to chastise Elle for failing to see Marco's affections for her. Noah immediately makes up with Elle when Chloe encourages him to do so.

Marco, however, refuses to let up and attends the Fourth of July celebration, where he fights and hits Noah again, but Noah does not react. Marco reveals to Elle that he still has feelings for her, but she isn't interested. Elle sets out to locate Noah, but she has no idea that Noah has seen her Berkeley admission letter. Elle is also having trouble embracing her father's new lover, Linda, who claims to be her mother's friend.

After her father explains how she and Brad had been his primary focus for several years and that he, too, deserved a chance at love, she ultimately understands and accepts her. Noah is concerned that she is just going to Harvard because of him, and he does not want Elle to be disappointed if they break up later. As a result, Noah breaks up with Elle and urges her to make her college selection.

Elle skips out on a bucket list with Lee to play Dance Dance Revolution while coping with her heartbreak. When he tells her that he's never mattered to Elle in comparison to Noah, she urges him to grow up and that all of her summer decisions have been about making everyone happy. When Elle is comforted by Noah and Lee's mother, she advises her that she should start thinking about "what it is that she wants to accomplish" and then pick a college based on that.

It was revealed that Noah and Lee's parents chose not to sell the beach house, and Rachel ended her relationship with Lee after seeing Elle and Noah's problems, but she hopes they will reconnect in the future. Marco apologizes to Elle, and the two say their goodbyes peacefully before Elle reconciles with Lee and tells him that she's realized she hasn't figured out what makes her happy since she's spent so much time maintaining her relationships with Noah and Lee. She is interested in studying Game Design at the University of Southern California (USC). Lee is delighted when she tells him the news.

Elle nowadays is developing her own game, six years later. She and Lee remained close friends, and they both frequented the Charity Fair's infamous Kissing Booth. In addition, after graduation, Lee and Rachel reconnected and became engaged. Elle visits Noah for the first time after their split, and he tells her that he has employment offers from law firms in Los Angeles and New York.