O, The Oprah Magazine's "50 Greatest Chick Flicks of All Time"

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Women’s pictures used to be guilty pleasures: No more! Now they’re kicking butt, getting respect, and grossing huge. From frothy romances to whale-riding adventures, these films show us who we are, where we’ve been, what we can take, and better yet, what we can dish out. Karen Durbin serves up the 50 Greatest Chick Flicks of all time.<br /><br />
If you don’t find all your own favorites here, old and new, that’s for a happy reason: A truly inclusive list would be four times as long and growing fast. In the meantime, enjoy! (With many thanks to <a href="http://listsofbests.com/profile.cgi?id=411">psstwife</a> for her help with the list!)

  1. 1.
    Morocco
    by Josef von Sternberg

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  2. 2.
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    Camille

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  3. 3.
    Notorious - Criterion Collection

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  4. 4.
    The French Lieutenant's Woman
    by Karel Reisz

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  5. 5.
    The English Patient
    by Anthony Minghella

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  6. 6.
    The Women (Snap case)
    by George Cukor

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  7. 7.
    Julia / Movie
    by Fred Zinnemann

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  8. 8.
    Desperately Seeking Susan
    by Susan Seidelman

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  9. 9.
    The Truth About Cats & Dogs
    by Michael Lehmann

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  10. 10.
    Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
    by David Mirkin

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  11. 11.
    The Hours
    by Stephen Daldry

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  12. 12.
    All About Eve
    by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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  13. 13.
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    by Martin Scorsese

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  14. 14.
    Aliens (Special Edition)
    by James Cameron

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  15. 15.
    Thelma & Louise (Special Edition)
    by Ridley Scott

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  16. 16.
    What's Love Got To Do With It?
    by Brian Gibson

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  17. 17.
    Girlfight

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  18. 18.
    Black Narcissus - Criterion Collection
    by Michael Powell

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  19. 19.
    The Shop Around the Corner
    by Ernst Lubitsch

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  20. 20.
    The Lady Eve - Criterion Collection
    by Preston Sturges

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  21. 21.
    Born Yesterday
    by George Cukor

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  22. 22.
    Pat and Mike
    by George Cukor

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  23. 23.
    Breakfast at Tiffany's
    by Blake Edwards

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  24. 24.
    Bull Durham
    by Ron Shelton

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  25. 25.
    Bridget Jones's Diary

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  26. 26.
    Something's Gotta Give
    by Nancy Meyers

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  27. 27.
    Rebecca - Criterion Collection

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  28. 28.
    Island in the Sun / Movie
    by Robert Rossen

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  29. 29.
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    Smooth Talk
    by Joyce Chopra

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  30. 30.
    She's Gotta Have It
    by Spike Lee

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  31. 31.
    A Walk on the Moon
    by Tony Goldwyn

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  32. 32.
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    by Mike Newell

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  33. 33.
    Sense and Sensibility
    by Ang Lee

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  34. 34.
    Monsoon Wedding

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  35. 35.
    His Girl Friday
    by Howard Hawks

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  36. 36.
    High Society
    by Charles Walters

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  37. 37.
    Imitation of Life
    by Douglas Sirk

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  38. 38.
    Terms of Endearment
    by James L. Brooks

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  39. 39.
    The Color Purple
    by Steven Spielberg

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  40. 40.
    Daughters of the Dust
    by Julie Dash

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  41. 41.
    Eve's Bayou
    by Kasi Lemmons

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  42. 42.
    The Virgin Suicides

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  43. 43.
    Lovely & Amazing (Ws Sub)
    by Nicole Holofcener

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  44. 44.
    Laurel Canyon
    by Lisa Cholodenko

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  45. 45.
    Rabbit-Proof Fence

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  46. 46.
    Whale Rider
    by Niki Caro

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  47. 48.
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    by Mike Nichols

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  48. 49.
    Amelie
    by Jean-Pierre Jeunet

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  49. 50.
    The Queen
    by Stephen Frears

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Comments

mikeywayzmybd
Georgia

Definitely. (^^,) — 1 year ago

I’ll agree. Most of those are NOT chick flicks. Someone was deftly confused about the meaning of “chick flick” when they made this lsit.


Lisili
Jena

Untitled — 1 year ago

Who made this list? Among these 49 films, there are hardly 10 real chick flicks. Some of the films noted above are great movies and don’t deserve to be called chick flick.


Untitled — 1 year ago

I did slightly better on the “guys” list, too. Hmmm..


MrsPlum
Melbourne

"O" dear! — 1 year ago

This list could have been titled “movies my Mum would like”. As for me, I am proud to say I am not a typical ‘chick’.


mvcuervo
Oviedo

Ironic — 1 year ago

Actually I’ve seen more movies from the “guys-movies” list than I did from this one.


quodlibetic
Brooklyn

49 out of 50? — 1 year ago

So where’s the 50th movie?


owlies
Gainesville

a quibble — 2 years ago

I wish more people would avoid using this phrase; it has such a negative connotation. The title “chick flick” sets these great movies apart from the cinematic canon. Why can’t they just be called “good movies” (for BOTH genders!)