16 Movies Like "Mean Girls" to Watch If You're Craving Some Teen Drama
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No matter how many times you watch Mean Girls, the hilarious quotes never get old. Who knew a movie adapted from parenting book Queen Bees and Wannabes would result in one of the most beloved movies of our generation? Dealing with cliques and mean kids is something anyone who's ever been a teenager can relate to, and watching the school's new girl infiltrate the popular crowd and take it down from the inside is what high school dreams are made of.
However, if you're looking for something new to watch to change up your movie night, there are plenty of films out there that give Mean Girls vibe. From newer flicks like Do Revenge and Eighth Grade to classics such as Bring It On and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, we've rounded up our favorite movies that will fill the void in your life as you anxiously wait for the Mean Girls musical movie to drop.
Do Revenge (2022)
After both being wronged by people they thought they could trust, two girls decide to go after each other's bullies.
Senior Year (2022)
During her final year of high school, Stephanie has a cheerleading accident and ends up in a coma for 20 years. When she finally wakes up, she vows to achieve her dream: becoming prom queen.
Moxie (2021)
A teen starts an anonymous zine that calls out her school's sexism with the goal of toppling the toxic masculinity that runs rampant in her high school.
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Eighth Grade (2018)
High school is tough, but you know what's even tougher? Getting through the last week of eighth grade. This coming-of-age movie from writer-director Bo Burnham will tug at your heartstrings and truly make you feel seen.
Zombies (2018)
Cliques run rampant in Mean Girls, and the same goes for cliques in Zombies. Life gets turned upside down for both humans and zombies alike when Zombietown students transfer to Seabrook High School in this musical DCOM.
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The Outcasts (2017)
Victorious stars Victoria Justice and Avan Jogia reunite in this teen comedy about school misfits banding together and getting revenge on the popular crowd.
The DUFF (2015)
Upon learning she's been nicknamed by the popular kids as the "DUFF" — Designated Ugly Fat Friend —Bianca sets out to transform her school's social hierarchy.
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Sydney White (2007)
Amanda Bynes stars in this updated version of Snow White as a college freshman determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, Kappa Sorority is what she thought it'd be, and Sydney is ultimately exiled from the house.
Down on her luck, she moves into a house with the "seven dorks." Together, they try and get revenge on the head of Kappa by becoming student body president.
High School Musical (2006)
There is literally an entire musical number about cliques and the pressure to stay in your own lane.
When basketball star Troy secretly tries out for the musical with a cute new girl at school, his friends and dad struggle to accept that part of him in this beloved DCOM.
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John Tucker Must Die (2006)
John Tucker cheats on three girls who, after learning the truth, make a plan to get even with him. How? By getting the school's new girl to date him and then break his heart.
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13 Going on 30 (2004)
The opening scene of this movie looks straight out of Mean Girls, with a somewhat unpopular girl trying to become accepted by the cool kids.
After wishing to be older, 13-year-old Jenna magically ages up to age 30 overnight. At first, being an adult is awesome, but Jenna soon learns it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004)
Mean Girls star Lindsay Lohan dominates in this comedy about Lola, a NYC gal whose family recently moved to the New Jersey suburbs. Trying to make the best of it, Lola sets out to become her new school's most popular girl — which greatly upsets the school's current popular girl.
The New Guy (2002)
A bullied teen gets himself expelled so he can enroll in a different high school and reinvent himself.
Bring It On (2000)
After learning their routines were stolen, a cheerleading team struggles to create new moves in time for the national championship.
Heathers (1988)
Picture Mean Girls, but with murder.
After the leader of a popular school clique is killed off, Veronica must stop her boyfriend from killing everyone else in the top bracket of the school's hierarchy.
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Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Like in Mean Girls, the bullied kids in Revenge of the Nerds seek vengeance on members of the Alpha Beta Fraternity after refusing to put up with their tormenting any longer.
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