“Chick Flicks” are movies that typically appeal to women and girls. There’s a lot of debate about which is the best, but these are all great options for anyone looking for a good film to watch with their significant other or a group of friends.
- Mean Girls, 2004
Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film, written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters. The movie follows protagonist Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) through her first year of high school after being educated in Africa. When she starts attending an American high school, she realizes that the popular girls are not all what they seem to be, and she becomes one of them in order to survive.
- 10 Things I Hate About You, 1999
This movie is a high school drama starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger. Their characters, both outsiders, fall in love. The story focuses on their attempts to escape their families and their pasts before it is too late.
- Legally Blonde, 2001
Legally Blonde is a 2001 American teen comedy film based on the novel of the same name by Amanda Brown. The film stars Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a fashion conscious sorority girl who enrols at Harvard Law School after her ex-boyfriend breaks up with her.
- Clueless, 1995
Clueless is one of the best chick flick movies ever made. The movie follows Cher Horowitz, a high schooler who is absolutely clueless when it comes to boys, love, and fashion. The film was released in 1995 and was a hit with audiences. Fans of the film have seen it as a modern-day retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma.
- The Devil Wears Prada, 2006
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name. The film stars Meryl Streep as fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly, and Anne Hathaway as her new assistant Andy.
- The Notebook, 2004
The Notebook, 2004 movie is a romantic drama which tells the story of Noah Calhoun, played by Ryan Gosling, and Allie Hamilton, played by Rachel McAdams. It starts in the 1940s with Noah witnessing Allie’s family’s store in downtown New Bern being destroyed by a hurricane. The film then flashes back to 1919 where we see Noah and Allie meet for the first time on a porch swing on her family plantation estate.
- The Princess Diaries, 2001
Watching The Princess Diaries is a quite pleasant, inexpensive way to spend an evening. It’s not a classic nor does it have the depth of some of the better movies out there, but it’s a good film to rent when you’re in the mood for something light and entertaining.
- Pitch Perfect, 2012
Pitch Perfect was a 2012 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. The main character is Beca Mitchell, an incoming freshman at Barden University who joins the college’s all-girl singing group called The Bellas.
- Miss Congeniality, 2000
This film is loosely inspired by the true story of Sandra Foster, a beauty pageant contestant. Miss Congeniality, 2000 movie is based on the true story of Sandra Foster. The protagonist of the movie is a police officer who has been assigned to go undercover in order to infiltrate a group of terrorists and prevent them from carrying out an attack on the Miss United States Pageant.
- The Proposal, 2009
The proposal is a 2009 romantic comedy movie. It is about a strong and successful career woman who meets the man of her dreams and starts to realize that she might want to start a family after all. Since the proposal was released in 2009, it’s been ranked as one of the best chick flicks movies ever made.
- Titanic, 1997
This film is the second highest grossing film in the world, earning more than $2.18 billion worldwide. Titanic has won many awards including Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction. The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as two people who fall in love aboard the ship but face an epic tragedy. The plot is based on a historical event that occurred in 1912 when the luxury liner struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean killing over 1500 people on board.
12. Pretty Woman, 1990
- Easy A, 2010
The movie follows the story of a high school girl who is trying to make it in her senior year and is not interested in being popular. She thinks she has it all figured out when she starts a rumor about herself and becomes the most talked-about girl in school. However, she soon realizes that there are some downsides to fame and fortune.
- 13 Going on 30, 2004
13 Going on 30 is a film about an unhappy teenage girl in 1988 who finds herself magically transformed into her thirty-year-old self in 2004. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and received positive reviews from critics.
- A Walk to Remember, 2002
A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American coming-of-age romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The movie tells the story of two high school students who are from different social backgrounds, but who share an attraction to each other.
