Mean Girls
Summary
The 2024Mean Girlsis an version of the Broadway musical comedy based on the original 2004 moving picture of the same name , and the teen dramedy universe isrife with notable projects that deal similarities withMean Girls . While the2024Mean Girls ' connection to the originalMean Girlsis complicated , the common train of thought between the two motion picture is their centering on an unpopular mellow - schooler ’s struggles to integrate with the popular girls while also hold her horse sense of independence and individuality while also extend viewers mickle of laughter .
While the originalMean Girlshas locomote on to evolve a sizable condition as a comedic craze classic , the2024Mean Girlsdoes ameliorate upon the originalin many ways . Moreover , with both movies being a part of the teenage comedy genre , both versions hold many good and uncollectible figure the genre has become renowned for , thus partially pay up homage to the writing style , as well as being an modern new entry in it . From the 1980s to the 2020s , there are a fistful of famous projects that share many similarity toMean Girlsvia share premiss or humorous sensibility .
The new Mean Girls flick is both an adjustment of the 2004 classic movie and the 2017 stage output , cater a raw , updated ending for viewers .
10Bring It On (2000)
Bring It On also features feuding female high-schoolers competing for the title of the most popular.
Bring It Oncenters around a champion high-pitched - school cheerleading squad competing against an inner - city gamey shoal after discovering they ’ve stolen many of their touch routines . AlthoughBring It Onis notable for its overall fun and slapstick mother wit of humor , the moving-picture show is also notable for its depictions of issues relating to wash , class , and cultural appropriation - issues seldom touched on in any teen drollery in a sincere and engaging way . WhileBring It Onhandles serious topics fairly well , its humor , slang , and style make it one ofMean Girls ' most standardised adolescent comedies .
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9She’s All That (1999)
She’s All That’s message of acceptance mirrors Mean Girls'.
She ’s All Thatexcels in the teen comedy - drama genre by critiquing shallowness and recommend for unfeigned sufferance of others .
She ’s All Thatcenters around a adolescent jock named Zack who makes a bet that he can turn his shoal ’s least attractive girl into the next prom queen by sexual morality of association . famous for its soundtrack and premise , She ’s All Thatbests many other movies in the teen comedy - dramatic play by foreground the vapid nature of self-love and popularity , while also putting a spot on accepting mass for who they are . AlthoughShe ’s All Thatlends itself to takeoff likeScary MovieandNot Another Teen Movie , its careful handling of sensitive subject field keep it in line withMean girl .
8The Outcasts (2017)
The Outcasts offer a fresh perspective on the teen dramedy with more proactive protagonists.
The Outcastsfocuses on best friends Jodi and Mindy hatching a retaliation patch against their mellow schooltime ’s popular kids after fall fair game to a mortifying prank . Filled with a more fledged sense of wit than many incoming in the genre from the ninety and 2000s , The Outcastsultimately leaves viewers with a revenge is futile content that helps inculcate the long - standing musical style with new view to reckon . take with convincing performances from its fresh - faced cast , Mean GirlsandThe Outcasts ' emphasis on ingroup and their futility link them close thematically .
7Easy A (2010)
Easy A highlights the damaging effects of people-pleasing.
Easy Ais a notable movie in the teen funniness genre because of its witty sentience of humour and capital message without fall prey to being excessively preachy .
gentle Asees Emma Stone as high school student Olive Penderghast , a clean - track student who crack under the societal insistence from the more popular girls , and leans into the hearsay about her to match in . Filled with many ingenious jokes and a strong content about being one ’s self , Easy Ais a notable flick in the teen clowning genre because of its witty mother wit of humor and swell message without fall prey to being overly preachy . With an evenly engaging cast , Easy AandMean Girlsfeel more like cousinsthan vie undertaking in the same genre .
6The High School Music Franchise (2006 - 2008)
The High School Musical movies blend dance numbers with conventional teen comedy tropes.
TheHigh SchoolMusicalfranchise centers around Wildcats Troy , Gabriella , and Chad as they navigate the social ills associated with making it through mellow schooltime . Blending funniness , teen dramatic play , andBroadway musicals likeMean Girls , theHigh School Musicalmovies are notable for being some of the first film in the genre to blend the differing styles of adolescent comedies and Broadway musicals to successful and memorable effect . While theHigh School Musicalmovies lean more into the musical face thanMean Girls , they still share the same stylistic approach shot to their storytelling .
510 Things I Hate About You (1999)
10 Things I Hate About You cleverly toys with the teen comedy’s formula.
10 Things I detest About Youcenters around a in high spirits schooling son named Cameron who pays the cryptical Patrick to assist beguile the sis of a girl he want to day of the month in a movie that envision its male champion on the receiving ending of its plot of ground ’s less friendly minute . feature a breakout carrying out by the late Heath Ledger , the movie , which is an adaption of Shakespeare’sThe Taming of the Shrew , is less about bullying and more about opposing force of nature realizing they have more in common than they realize . As such , Mean Girlsshares a likewise brainy corruption of the genrewith10 thing I Hate About You .
4Do Revenge (2022)
Do Revenge sees an unlikely alliance between the popular girl and the shy girl.
Do Revengesees its popular girl Drea squad up with its diffident girl Eleanor in a movie that sees the two unlikely allies work together to battle their opposing tough . Rife with great performances and a singular approach to the teenaged comedy formula , Do Revengethrives on its premise of two improbable ally learning to see their partake humanity through their usual goal . feature unique slang and oppose junto , Do Revenge ’s great female characters and emphasis on the grandness of treating others with deference , Do Revengeranks as a great movie with standardized themes toMean Girls .
3Clueless (1995)
Clueless is loosely based on the 1815 Jane Austen novel Emma.
The film ’s effortlessly funny hand and affirmative tone catered towards its teenaged audience make it a special addition to the teenaged comedy genre ’s repertoire .
Cluelesscenters around the shallow and copious gamey school student Cher Horowitz and her Friend ' plot to orchestrate a romance between two teacher after incur a short grade on a test . While the plot is wild , bordering on the the absurd , the movie ’s effortlessly funny playscript and affirmative tone catered towards its teenage audience make it a peculiar improver to the teen comedy music genre ’s repertory . With cleverly written distaff characters who proffer as many laughs as they do magical spell , Clueless ' ability toendear audiences to its otherwise shallow and vain protagonists take a leak it a welcome comparison toMean female child .
2Jawbreaker (1999)
Jawbreaker highlights the futility of vanity and popularity with its absurdly hilarious premise.
Jawbreakercenters around three pop high-pitched school lady friend who hatch a plan to spread over their tracks after accidentally killing their school ’s prom queen with a jawbreaker in a prank gone horribly wrong . Featuring great operation from its three leads , Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , and Julie Benz , Jawbreaker ’s cult following in the subsequent years after its release comes from its ability to staunchly oppose the arithmetic mean localise for a movie in the music genre . With the 2004Mean Girlspaying homage toJawbreaker , it is easy one of the motion picture most likeMean girl .
1Heathers (1989)
Heathers' take on the teen drama arguably wrote the playbook for the genre.
Heatherscenters around the exploits at Westerburg High , where every pop girl is named Heather works together with the jock to rule the pecking gild and dictate how things go . Heathersis one of the other entries in the music genre , thus create it one of the first teenaged comedy to effectively blend dark humor with the champagne outside of high-pitched school day cliques . Although underappreciated in its day , Heathershas gone on to have ex post facto praise from critics , and with its influence felt in similar picture includingMean female child , it stands as the closest to the 2024 musical .
