Chick flicks are movies that are marketed towards women, mostly romantic comedies or sappy love stories.
They’re often (falsely) regarded as lowbrow entertainment.
I grew up loving the whole genre and had a huge collection, first on VHS then DVD. But when I was a teenager I started feeling insecure about how much I loved them. I wanted to be seen by others as a respectable cinephile with impeccable taste, so I started hiding all of my DVDs that I thought were embarrassing or uncool inside of a secret drawer and a few years later I just gave all of them away. 🥲
In recent years I’ve started buying all the same ones I used to have again whenever I see them at thrift stores and I’m happy to say my collection is slowly growing back to its original size. \o/

For me teen movies are a separate genre so I’ve excluded them on this list. I’ve also excluded Jane Austen adaptations. There are just so many that I love and I didn’t want them to take up all the space.

1. The First Wives Club (1996)
2. 13 going on 30 (2004)
3. Heartbreakers (2001)
4. Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001)
5. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
6. Ever After (1998)
7. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
8. Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997)
9. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
10. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Honorable Mentions: Moonstruck (1987), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Jumping Jack Flash (1986), My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Legally Blonde (2001),
Uptown Girls (2003), What Women Want (2000)