What's the Difference between To All the Boys I've Loved Before the Book and To All the Boys I've Loved Before the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Lara Jean Covey
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Lara Jean Covey
Portrayed by: Lana Condor
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Peter Kavinsky
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Peter Kavinsky
Portrayed by: Noah Centineo
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Margo Covey
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Margo Covey
Portrayed by: Janel Parrish
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Kitty Covey
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Kitty Covey
Portrayed by: Anna Cathcart
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Christine
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Christine
Portrayed by: Madeleine Arthur
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Genevieve (Gen)
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Genevieve (Gen)
Portrayed by: Emilija Baranac
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Josh Sanderson
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Josh Sanderson
Portrayed by: Israel Broussard
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Dr. Dan Covey
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Dr. Dan Covey
Portrayed by: John Corbett
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To All the Boys I've Loved Before Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Chris is Lara Jean's best friend. But by age 13 she smokes and sneaks out to see boys she met at the mall. Margot and Chris do not like each other. Margot is a volunteer at a nursing home. Chris got wasted on Four Loko and did a striptease on a house roof in front of Peter and other students. Chris lost her virginity as a freshman and typically wears shorts so short that her underwear shows. |
These details are not in the film. |
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Lara Jean gets into an accident while driving. Calls Josh for help. Peter offers to help but she says no. |
When backing out of the school parking lot, Lara Jean almost runs over Peter while he is walking by.
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Chris tells Lara Jean that Gen dumped Peter for a college guy; claims Gen was cheating on him all summer. |
The next day while Lara Jean is running around the track with Chris, Peter interrupts them. Chris asks about Gen dumping Peter for a college guy. |
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Peter meets Lara Jean in the school hallway while she is talking to Chris. Peter sends Chris away and asks Lara Jean her about the love letter. She runs off to the girl's room to read the letter. Later she can't find the hat box she kept the letters in. After dinner Josh comes over to talk about the love letter he got from her. Lara Jean runs out of the house and hides in a neighbor's tree house. Josh confronts her the next day about it at school. She makes him promise to never tell Margot. When Peter passes in the school hallway, she jumps into his arms, kisses him and tells Josh that they are dating. |
Peter talks to Lara Jean about a love letter he got from her; saying they don't have a chance together. Lara Jean faints. After she comes to, she sees Josh walking up with another love letter. Lara Jean kisses Peter, then runs off to the girl's room.
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Peter broke up with Gen the previous year and dated another girl until Gen e-mailed the girl's parents telling them that their daughter was sleeping with Peter. The girl's parents sent her to a private school.
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This did not happen in the film. |