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 [VHS]
    by Josef von Sternberg
  2. 2.
    Camille
    by George Cukor
  3. 3.
    Notorious (The Criterion Collection)
    by Alfred Hitchcock
  4. 4.
    The French Lieutenant's Woman

  5. 5.
    The English Patient

  6. 6.
    The Women (Snap case)

  7. 7.
    Julia
    by Fred Zinnemann
  8. 8.
    Desperately Seeking Susan
    by Susan Seidelman
  9. 9.
    The Truth About Cats & Dogs

  10. 10.
    Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
    by David Mirkin
  11. 11.
    The Hours
    by Stephen Daldry
  12. 12.
    All About Eve
    by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  13. 13.
    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    by Martin Scorsese
  14. 14.
    Aliens (Special Edition)
    by James Cameron
  15. 15.
    Thelma & Louise
    by Ridley Scott
  16. 16.
    What's Love Got To Do With It?
    by Brian Gibson
  17. 17.
    Girlfight
    by Karyn Kusama
  18. 18.
    Black Narcissus (The Criterion Collection)
    by Emeric Pressburger
  19. 19.
    The Shop Around the Corner
    by Ernst Lubitsch
  20. 20.
  21. 21.
    Born Yesterday
    by George Cukor
  22. 22.
    Pat and Mike
    by George Cukor
  23. 23.
    Breakfast at Tiffany's
    by Blake Edwards
  24. 24.
    Bull Durham
    by Ron Shelton
  25. 25.
    Bridget Jones's Diary
    by Sharon Maguire
  26. 26.
    Something's Gotta Give

  27. 27.
    Rebecca (The Criterion Collection)
    by Alfred Hitchcock
  28. 28.
    Island in the Sun
    by Robert Rossen
  29. 29.
    Smooth Talk
    by Joyce Chopra
  30. 30.
    She's Gotta Have It
    by Spike Lee
  31. 31.
    A Walk on the Moon

  32. 32.
    Four Weddings and a Funeral
    by Mike Newell
  33. 33.
    Sense & Sensibility (Special Edition)
    by Ang Lee
  34. 34.
    Monsoon Wedding
    by Mira Nair
  35. 35.
    His Girl Friday

  36. 36.
    High Society
    by Charles Walters
  37. 37.
    Imitation of Life
    by Douglas Sirk
  38. 38.
    Terms of Endearment
    by James L. Brooks
  39. 39.
    The Color Purple
    by Steven Spielberg
  40. 40.
    Daughters of the Dust
    by Julie Dash
  41. 41.
    Eve's Bayou

  42. 42.
    The Virgin Suicides

  43. 43.
    Lovely and Amazing

  44. 44.
    Laurel Canyon
    by Lisa Cholodenko
  45. 45.
    Rabbit-Proof Fence

  46. 46.
    Whale Rider (Special Edition)

  47. 47.
    Bend It Like Beckham (Widescreen Edition)
    by Gurinder Chadha
  48. 48.
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    by Mike Nichols
  49. 49.
    Amelie

  50. 50.
    The Queen
    by Stephen Frears
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Comments

ambergamgee

? — 3 years ago

I agree with most of these being good movies, but where’s Fried Green Tomatoes?

Jan 04, 01:31PM | 1 comment | Reply to this

mikeywayzmybd

Definitely. (^^,) — 4 years 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.

Jun 28, 07:08AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Lisili

Untitled — 4 years 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.

Jun 16, 09:58AM | 0 comments | Reply to this

kathyp

Untitled — 5 years ago

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

Jan 08, 06:31PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

mvcuervo

Ironic — 5 years ago

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

Sep 22, 02:50PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

quodlibetic

49 out of 50? — 5 years ago

So where’s the 50th movie?

Sep 19, 08:17PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

owlies

a quibble — 5 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!)

Jun 11, 09:39PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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