The First Time is a 2012 American teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Kasdan, starring Britt Robertson, Dylan O'Brien, James Frecheville, and Victoria Justice.

Dave Hodgman (O'Brien) is a high school senior who spends most of his time pining away over his best friend, Jane Harmon (Justice), a girl he cannot have.

Aubrey Miller (Robertson), a junior at a different high school, has an older boyfriend, Ronny (Frecheville) who does not quite understand her or seem to care.

High school senior Dave meets junior Aubrey outside a house party, while rehearsing a confession of love for his best friend Jane.

At the end of the party, Dave is in a bedroom with Jane, who first flirts before complaining about her latest sexual misadventures.

As he drops her off, they say goodbye awkwardly, but she runs back, breaking her no PDA rule with a warm, passionate kiss.

[2] Metacritic gives the film a score of 55 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

[3] Among the negative reviews, Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and non-judgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms,"[4] whilst Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out New York said, "Writer-director Jonathan Kasdan can't even bother to satisfy the buildup with a real moment of consummation (welcome to the fade to black) or believable postcoital complications.

"[5] Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter was similarly unimpressed, remarking, "Despite intermittent laughs and charm, The First Time feels slight and pretty ordinary by the end, with no edge or compelling insights".

[6] However, New York Times critic Neil Genzlinger wrote a positive review, stating, "The list of temptations a filmmaker can fall into when making a movie about high school students and virginity is quite long, but Jonathan Kasdan avoids most of them in his sweet, low-key comedy “The First Time.” No gratuitous raunchiness here and only a few tired caricatures in a genre usually jammed with them.

"[7] And Daniel Fienberg of HitFix enthused, "The First Time doesn't look or feel like a Sundance competition entry, but if you overlook it due to that television pedigree, you'll miss out on an effectively sweet, frequently clever offering buoyed by an attractive group of stars".

[8] The First Time received a limited release in the United States on October 19, 2012, grossing $22,836 domestically and $92,654 worldwide.