Movies Like Mean Girls

If you loved Mean Girls (2004) for its razor-sharp humor, iconic one-liners, and brutally accurate take on high school social dynamics, these 10 movies deliver a similar experience. We picked each one based on shared tone, themes, and emotional feel — not just surface-level genre tags.

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   1. Clueless

   1995 Comedy

   Alicia Silverstone plays Cher Horowitz, a wealthy, well-meaning Beverly Hills teenager who takes a new student under her wing and attempts a makeover. The makeover plot and the social pecking order of a high school make it a clear forerunner of Mean Girls. Clueless is gentler and sunnier, loosely based on Jane Austen's Emma, and its heroine is clueless rather than cruel.

   Where to watch Clueless
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   2. Easy A

   2010 Comedy

   Emma Stone plays Olive, a high school student whose small lie about losing her virginity snowballs into a reputation, which she decides to embrace. Easy A matches Mean Girls in how quickly gossip spreads and how girls are judged by their classmates. It is built around Olive's narration and her self-aware wit, and it riffs on The Scarlet Letter instead of cafeteria cliques.

   Where to watch Easy A
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   3. Heathers

   1989 Comedy

   Winona Ryder plays a teenager who has joined a group of popular girls who all share the name Heather, until a mysterious new boy, played by Christian Slater, draws her into a deadly scheme. Mean Girls owes a lot to this film's satire of popularity. Heathers is far darker, a black comedy where the jokes involve murder, so it suits viewers who want more bite.

   Where to watch Heathers
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   4. 10 Things I Hate About You

   1999 Comedy

   A new student is paid to date Kat, an outspoken teenager whose younger sister is not allowed to date until she does. This Shakespeare-inspired comedy, starring Julia Stiles and Heath Ledger, has the same sharp dialogue and high school social maneuvering as Mean Girls. The emphasis is more on romance and less on clique warfare, giving it a softer feel.

   Where to watch 10 Things I Hate About You
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   5. Legally Blonde

   2001 Comedy

   Reese Witherspoon plays Elle Woods, a sorority president who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School to win him back and ends up proving herself. Like Mean Girls, it is a comedy about a young woman navigating a status-obsessed social world while discovering her own strengths. Legally Blonde moves the story to college and a courtroom, and its heroine is unfailingly kind.

   Where to watch Legally Blonde
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   6. The DUFF

   2015 Comedy

   Mae Whitman plays a high school senior who learns that her classmates see her as the designated ugly friend of her group, and she sets out to change her image. The DUFF takes on high school labels and social status much like Mean Girls does. It brings these concerns into the social media age and leans more on romantic comedy, with a lighter, sweeter ending.

   Where to watch The DUFF
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   7. Bring It On

   2000 Comedy

   Kirsten Dunst plays the new captain of a San Diego cheerleading squad who discovers her team's routines were stolen from a rival squad from East Compton. Bring It On shares Mean Girls' female-driven ensemble and snappy comedy about status and competition. It is more of a sports movie, with its big moments in performances, and it adds a sharp look at privilege.

   Where to watch Bring It On
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   8. Booksmart

   2019 Comedy

   Two overachieving best friends realize on the eve of graduation that they skipped all the fun in high school and try to make up for it in one night. Booksmart shares Mean Girls' witty take on how teenagers misjudge each other. Directed by Olivia Wilde, it is a one-night adventure focused on friendship instead of a rivalry, with a warmer heart and more explicit humor.

   Where to watch Booksmart
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   9. She's the Man

   2006 Comedy

   Amanda Bynes plays a soccer player who disguises herself as her twin brother to play on the boys' team at his new boarding school, loosely based on Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Like Mean Girls, it turns teenage identity and social status into broad, quotable comedy. She's the Man is goofier and more slapstick, with a romantic mix-up at its core.

   Where to watch She's the Man
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    10. Jawbreaker

    1999 Comedy

    Three popular high school girls accidentally kill their friend in a birthday prank gone wrong, then scramble to cover it up. Jawbreaker is a candy-colored, satirical take on the queen-bee clique that makes it a fascinating companion to Mean Girls. It is a black comedy closer to Heathers, with a nastier edge, a cult following, and Rose McGowan as a ruthless ringleader.

    Where to watch Jawbreaker