The movie Legally Blonde is celebrating its 20th anniversary, hence calling all Cosmo Girls! Reese Witherspoon, a Gemini and a vegetarian from California, first won our hearts in 2001 as the bubbly and witty Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.
Legally Blonde follows Elle as she makes the transition from a California sorority house to Harvard Law School, where she sticks out like a Malibu Barbie in a sea of plaid. Despite his unexpected engagement to a Vanderbilt-type named Vivian, Elle is determined to win back the heart of the man she loves by proving that she is serious enough to be marriage material.
The films on this list are perfect for fans of the indomitable girl power of Elle Woods, those who enjoy rooting for the underdog, and those who appreciate a feminist tale cloaked in lighthearted girliness. In honor of the film's 20th anniversary, we've included a whopping 10 entries for your perusal.
10. Going on 30
In this romantic comedy, star Jenna (Jennifer Garner) longs to skip over her awkward adolescence and leap directly into the carefree existence of someone who is “30, flirtatious, and thriving.” On her thirteenth birthday, Jenna's best friend Matt (Mark Ruffalo) gives her some wishing dust, and her wish comes true: she wakes up in New York City as a successful magazine editor in her thirties. Keep an eye out for the cute romance and the wardrobe that could rival Elle's.
9. House Bunny
House Bunny, starring Anna Faris, is reminiscent of Legally Blonde in that both feature an ostensibly “stupid blonde” who manages to disprove her detractors' prejudices. Faris takes on the role of Playboy Bunny Shelley, who is evicted from the house when she turns 27. She has no choice but to get her act together, and the trip is filled with comical stupid blonde moments.
8. Miss Congeniality
If you like films about strong women, you should definitely see Miss Congeniality, which stars Sandra Bullock. With a 69% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 6.3/10 rating on IMDB, this is one film you do not want to miss.
The film follows F.B.I. agent Gracie Hart through a variety of action-packed, criminal, romantic, and humorous scenarios. She lacks all femininity and is completely masculine.
Agent Gracie was tasked by her superiors with infiltrating the Miss United States Pageant as part of an effort to root out terrorists operating within the organization. In this film, Sandra Bullock makes the most of her attractiveness by appearing in several humorous sequences.
7. Two Weeks Notice
Sandra Bullock has become arguably the most dominant figure in the field of office romantic comedies. She plays Lucy, a selfless lawyer for Hugh Grant's character, the rich dreamboat.
Grant relies on her too heavily, and in the end, Bullock decides to go and find someone else to fill her shoes. Yet after witnessing the success of the newcomer, she starts to have second thoughts.
6. Never Been Kissed
In this uncomfortable comedy, Drew Barrymore plays the lead role of a young reporter assigned to cover a story at a high school. Josie, played by Barrymore, attended a high school where she was a social outcast. She has to confront her worst adolescent anxieties and regrets as part of her job. Being unloved because of a lack of kissing experience.
5. Mean Girls
Mean Girls, like Legally Blonde, is a high school comedy that stars an all-female cast and has achieved cult classic status. Cady Heron (pronounced kay-dee), like Elle Woods, is the new girl at school and an outcast who desperately wants to fit in with the popular crowd. This film has a plethora of Saturday Night Live alums, including Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and it also faithfully recreates the style and lingo of the early 2000s.
4. Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich, like Elle Woods, is a powerful woman who uses her considerable resources to promote equality and fairness. The compelling film is based on the true story of a single mother who, after starting out as a legal assistant, successfully sued a California power company for knowingly poisoning a city's water supply.
3. The Devil Wears Prada
Meryl Streep stars as Miranda Priestly, editor-in-chief of the most popular fashion magazine in the world, and Anne Hathaway plays her uncool, out-of-place new assistant, Andy, in the film The Devil Wears Prada. Andy must face some unflattering truths about her industry, her boss, and herself if she is to have any chance of succeeding in the international world of fashion.
2. Sweet Home Alabama
In Sweet Home Alabama, another movie starring Witherspoon, she plays a character very different from Elle Woods. She is a workaholic who returns to her quiet hometown and has an epiphany about the possible futility of her work-first, play-second approach to life.
1. Pretty Woman
The legendary scene in which Julia Roberts tells off a snobbish shopgirl in a Beverly Hills fashion boutique can be found in the classic 1990s romantic comedy Beautiful Woman, starring Roberts and Richard Gere, years before Witherspoon's similarly caustic scene in Legally Blonde. Saw Beautiful Woman for the fierce Julia Roberts and stick around for the amazing clothes from the '90s.
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