41 Movies That Celebrate Female Friendships

There is something to be said about genuine female friendships. Having that best gal pal that you can talk to at 2 in the morning about that no-good guy or go to a lounge with and get some drinks, or act as your accountability partner when you are pursuing your goals or she calls simply just to make sure you are okay. 

Our friends are our partners in crime, the voice of reason, a shoulder to cry on, and are always there for us when we need them. Also, they are the family that we choose. The bond within female friendships is unique. What better way to celebrate that connection than to watch some movies that illustrate the amazing yet sometimes complex relationships we have with our gal pals.

From tearjerkers to action-packed films, to laugh until you cry comedies or some downright mischievousness, this list has something for everyone. So round up your best friends and grab some popcorn for a girls night in, and let the binge-watching begin!

41 Movies That Celebrate Female Friendships

1. Thelma and Louise (1991)

Summary: Two friends Thelma (Geena Davis) and Louise (Susan Sarandon), decide to take a break from their dreary lives to take a weekend vacation. However, a twist of fate changes everything, and the trip turns into a run from the law.

Starring: Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon,  Brad Pitt, Michael Madson, and Harvey Keitel.

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2. Girls Trip (2017)

Summary: In order to reconnect, four friends take a girls’ trip to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival. They end up having a wild adventure as they partake in drinking, dancing, brawling, and flirting.

Starring: Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinket Smith, Queen Latifah, Larenz Tate, Mike Colter, and Kate Walsh.

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3. Bridesmaids (2011)

Summary: Annie (Kristen Wiig) is a single woman who has recently experienced an array of hardships. When she is asked to be the maid of honor for her best friend Lillian’s (Maya Rudolph) upcoming wedding, she accepts, hoping that it will take her mind off of her misfortunes. Obsessed with giving her friend the perfect wedding, Annie competes with one of the bridesmaids, Helen (Rose Byrne), Lillian’s friend from work. Both are jealous of the other’s friendship with Lillian, and their rivalry ends up taking the wedding down a wild journey.

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, and Chris O’Dowd.

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4. Sex and the City (2008)

Summary: As Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) walks down the streets of New York City, she reminisces about the events that have happened to her and her friends over the past ten years. Charlotte (Kristen Davis) is married to Harry and has adopted a little girl. Miranda (Cynthia Nixon) is now married to Steve, and they are raising their son Brady in Brooklyn. Samantha(Kim Catrall) moved out west to Los Angeles to be with Smith. Carrie and her significant other, Mr. Big (Chris Noth), are finally in a committed relationship after years of being on and off again. 

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Hudson, Candice Bergen, and Chris Noth.

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5. Beaches (1988)

Summary: Hillary (Barbara Hershey) and CC (Bette Midler) meet as children under the boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ., and remain friends for decades. CC, an aspiring singer, lives in New York, while Hillary resides in California and practices law. Their friendship stands the test of time even when they are bickering. They are there for each other and will often travel to the other end of the country to support each other during tough times.

Starring: Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey

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6. The First Wives Club (1996)

Summary: Three long-lost friends attend the funeral of another friend who committed suicide after discovering her ex-husband married his much younger mistress. After the funeral, the women reconnect over lunch to catch-up with each other. They learn that each of their ex-husbands has left them for younger women and plot revenge on their philandering ex-spouses.

Starring: Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Maggie Smith, Dan Hedaya, Bronson Pinchot, Marcia Gay Harden.

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7. Waiting To Exhale (1995)

 

Summary: Four Women who live in Phoenix, Arizona, navigate through romance, careers, divorce, and family. They meet up with each other to offer support and express their issues about life and love. They all want to be in healthy, committed relationships, but they each have trouble finding a man who is a good fit. 

Starring: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon.

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8. Charlie’s Angels (2000)

 

Summary: Three women are working as private detectives at an agency in Los Angeles. They are employed by an unseen millionaire named Charlie. 

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Sam Rockwell, Tim Curry, and Kelly Lynch.

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9. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (1985)

Summary: Janey (Sarah Jessica Parker), who is new in town, meets Lynne (Helen Hunt), a new friend who shares her love of Dance TV. They enter a competition in hopes of becoming regulars on the show, but her father disapproves. She defies him and goes along with Lynne to the audition anyway. 

Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Lee Montgomery, Morgan Woodward, Helen Hunt, Jonathan Silverman, and Shannen Doherty.

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10. The Craft (1996)

 

Summary: A group of four troubled teenage girls who engage in witchcraft for personal gain experience adverse consequences.

Starring: Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True

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11. Clueless (1995)

 

Summary: Beautiful, popular, and wealthy high school student  Cher (Alicia Silverstone) becomes a matchmaker between two of her tough-grading teachers so that she can get better grades. After successfully facilitating their relationship, she befriends new student Tai (Brittany Murphy) and decides to give her a makeover.

Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd, Dan Hedaya, and Brittany Murphy.

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12. The Help (2011)

 

Summary: In Mississippi, during the 1960s,  a young woman returns home from college to pursue a journalism career. She decides to write a book and interviews Black women to reveal the racism they experienced while working as maids for white families.

Starring:  Viola Davis, Jessica Chastain, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Alison Janney, and Emma Stone.

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13. Pitch Perfect (2012)

 

Summary: The Barden Bellas, an all-female acapella chorus from Barden University, compete with an all-male acapella group from their same college to win Nationals.

Starring: Anna Hendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, John Michael Higgins, and Elizabeth Banks.

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14. The Sweetest Thing (2002)

 

Summary: After getting burned by love one too many times, Christina (Cameron Diaz) vows to never fall in love again. She refuses to look for “Mr. Right” and prefers to concentrate on “Mr. Right Now.” However, one night at a club, she meets an attractive man who over drinks tells her that he will be attending a wedding over the weekend. He invites her to an after-party, but she ends up not going. She later regrets it and plans to drive with her friend Courtney (Christina Applegate) to where the wedding is taking place. They go on a road trip to find Christina’s “Mr. Right” and their journey turns into an experience filled with misadventures.

Starring: Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Thomas Jane, Jason Bateman, and Parker Posey.

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15. Set It Off (1996)

 

Summary: Four friends who live in Los Angeles, California, want better lives for themselves and their families. Frankie (Vivica  A. Fox) is a bank teller who gets fired from her job immediately following a robbery. She begins working at a janitorial service with her friends Stoney (Jada Pinkett Smith), Cleo (Queen Latifah), and Tisean (Kimberly Elise). Dissatisfied with the low pay, Cleo and Frankie suggest they rob banks. Stoney and Tisean are hesitant at first, but after misfortunes and tragedy occur, they are propelled to join in. The women decide to plan and pull off a series of bank robberies. They are successful until they catch the attention of a detective.

Starring: Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox, Kimberly Elise, Blair Underwood, John C. McGinley

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16. Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997)

 

Summary: Romy (Mira Sorvino) & Michele(Lisa Kudrow) are best friends that live in Los Angeles. After ten years of graduating high school, the two women feel that they haven’t accomplished much over the past decade. So when they are informed of their upcoming 10-year high school reunion in Tucson, Arizona, they decide to attend. In a pursuit to impress their former classmates, they feign success by arriving in an expensive car, business suits,  and with a story about being inventors.

Starring: Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and Janeane Garafolo

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17. Legally Blonde (2001)

 

Summary: Elle Woods(Reese Witherspoon) is a fashion major and soror living in California. She is taken to an expensive restaurant by her boyfriend, Warner Huntington III (Matthew Davis), under the assumption that he will propose to her. However, he dumps her because he wants to go to Harvard Law  School to pursue a career in politics, and he doesn’t feel she is serious enough. In an attempt to win him back, Elle applies to Harvard Law School. With the help of her fellow sorors, she studies for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). With a score of 179 and a 4.0 average, she is accepted into Harvard Law. While attending the school, she breaks stereotypes, becomes friends with Paulette (Jennifer Coolidge), a nail technician, and even joins forces with Vivian (Selma Blair), Warner’s new fiance’. 

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, Victor Garber, and Jennifer Coolidge.

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18. Mean Girls (2004)

 

Summary: Sixteen year-old Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was homeschooled by her zoologist parents. After spending 12 years doing research in Africa, they moved back to the United States and settle in Evanston, Illinois. Now having to attend public school, Cady attempts to make new friends on her first day but is unsuccessful. The next day she meets Janis (Lizzy Caplan) and Damian (Daniel Franzese)  in one of her classes. At lunch, she gains the interest of shallow girls called “the Plastics.” They invite her to sit with them after taking up for her against a classmate. Cady soon learns the rules of “girl world” and how cliquish and cruel high school can be.

Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Ana Gasteyer, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Franzese, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, and Amy Poehler.

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19. Joy Luck Club (1993)

 

Summary: Four women who live in San Francisco, California, routinely meet up to eat, play mahjong, and tell stories. They emigrated from China, remarried, and gave birth to children in the United States. Each of them has an adult daughter. 

When one of the women dies, her daughter takes her place in playing mahjong. Each of the mothers wants their daughters to become successful, but the daughters are overwhelmed and don’t feel that they measure up to their mothers’ high expectations.

This movie reveals the past lives of the older women and examines the complex relationships between each mother and daughter. 

Starring: Tsai Chin, Kieu Chinh, Lisa Lu, France Nuyen, Rosalind Chao, Lauren Tom, Tamlyn Tomita, Ming-Na Wen, Michael Paul Chan, Andrew McCarthy, Christopher Rich, Russell Wong, and Vivian Wu.

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20. Hidden Figures (2016)

 

Summary: Three African American women who worked at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the Space Race are responsible for orchestrating one of the most celebrated achievements in the history of our nation; the launch of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell) into outer space. 

Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson) was the mathematician who estimated the path for Project Mercury and other missions. Dorothy Vaughn (Octavia Spencer)  was also a mathematician and served as a NASA supervisor, and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) was the engineer for NASA.

Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Glen Powell, Kirsten Durst, Jim Parsons, Aldis Hodge, Mahershala Ali, and Glen Powell.

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21. The Color Purple (1985)

 

Summary: A story that covers 40 years of the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African American woman who endures extreme abuse, ridicule, and racism. After her abusive father marries her off to Albert “Mister” Johnson (Danny Glover),  a man who is just as exploitative, things take a turn for the worse. What keeps Celie going is the dream of being reunited with her sister. With the help of two fearless female companions, she finds her value and transforms into a bold, confident woman.

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Adolph Caesar, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey, Akosua Busla, Desreta Jackson, Willard E. Pugh.

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22. A League of Their Own (1992)

 

Summary:  In 1943, many professional baseball leagues were reduced due to many of the players going off to war. Since the minor leagues were shutting down, it appeared that the majors might suffer the same fate. So, the All-American Girl Baseball League was created. Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), a baseball player, coaches a team of young women including two sisters Dottie Hinston (Geena Davis) and Kit Keller (Lori Petty), and teammates Mae Mordabito (Madonna) and Doris Murphy (Rosie O’Donnell). 

Starring: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Gary Marshall, Bill Pullman, Anne Ramsay, and Megan Cavanagh.

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23. The Princess Diaries (2001)

 

Summary: Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway), a shy teenager, learns that she is a princess and heir to the crown of Genovia, a small European nation. Her strict grandmother Clarisse (Julie Andrews), the kingdom’s ruling queen, is determined to cultivate Mia into sophistication. Before Genovia’s Independence Day Ball,  Mia must choose between staking claim to the throne or relinquishing her title altogether.

With her friends Lily(Heather Matarazzo) and Michael (Robert Schwartzman) by her side, she attempts to maneuver through the rest of the school year. As she begins a transformation, she deals with many obstacles, including envious classmates, public scrutiny, and a conspiracy to take over her country.

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews,  Heather Matarazzo, Hector Elizondo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall, and Robert Schwartzman. 

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24. BAPS (1997)

 

Summary: Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle- Reid) are two women from Decatur, Georgia, who are waitresses at a restaurant. They dream of opening the world’s first combination soul food restaurant and hair salon. They decide to head out to Los Angeles to audition for a music video to raise money to fund their business venture.  Unexpectedly, they find themselves on the estate of Donald Blakemore (Martin Landau), an aging Beverly Hills millionaire under the pretense of an acting job. 

They soon discover that they were part of a scheme to cash in on some of his fortune. When they realize that they are just as bad as the people wanting to take advantage of him, they decide to become Blakemore’s caregivers.

Starring: Halle Berry, Natalie Desselle-Reid, Ian Richardson, Martin Landau 

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25. Girlhood (2014)

 

Summary:  Marieme (Karidja Toure’) is a 16-year-old African- French teenage girl living in a poor neighborhood in Paris. Distressed about struggling academically and her abusive home environment, she starts a new life when she joins an all-girl gang. She changes her name, the way she dresses, and drops out of school. Although they get into fights with others and steal, they love and support one another.

When she can no longer endure the abuse at home, Marieme leaves and moves in with an older man who promises to give her money and protection. However, she soon realizes that this new lifestyle may not give her the happiness and freedom that she seeks, so she decides to shape her own destiny.

Starring: Karidja Toure’, Assa Sylla, Lindsay Karamoh, Marietou Toure’, Idrissa Diabate, Simma Soumare, Cyril Mendy, and Djibril Gueye.

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26. The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

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Summary: In South Carolina in 1964, Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning), a 14-year-old teenage girl, is haunted by the memory of her late mother, Deborah Owens (Hilarie Burton) and lives with her abusive father (Paul Bettany). She runs away with Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), her nanny and only friend, to a town in South Carolina to escape their harsh environment and to unearth the secrets of her mother’s past. They meet the Boatwright sisters August (Queen Latifah), May (Sophie Okenedo), and June (Alicia Keys), who take Lily into their home. The three women teach her about beekeeping and the Black Madonna. She also begins a romance with her new friend Zach (Tristian Wilds). They also help her unravel the mystery of her mother’s past.

Starring: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Hilarie Burton, Sophie Okenedo, Paul Bettany, Tristian Wilds, Nate Parker, and Shondrella Avery.

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27. Hustlers (2019)

 

Summary: To support her family, Destiny(Constance Wu) works as a dancer at a strip club, but is barely making ends meet. She catches the performance of the club’s top earner, Ramona (Jennifer Lopez), and is captivated by her stage presence. Destiny starts a conversation with her and asks Ramona to take her up under her wing, to which she agrees. Ramona shows her some moves and how to finesse the rich Wall Street clients who patronize the club. 

Things are looking up for Destiny as she enjoys her new affluent lifestyle and her friendship with Ramona. But when the 2008 economic crisis hits and slashes their profits, the women, along with two other dancers, devise a plan to reclaim their lives as they were before.

Starring: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B.

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28. Widows (2018)

 

Summary: After four thieves are killed in a botched robbery attempt in Chicago, their widows are faced with a debt left behind by their spouses’ illegal activities. The women take matters into their own hands and orchestrate a heist that involves stealing 5 million dollars from the home of a politician.

Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Enrivo, Carrie Coon, Andre’ Holland, Daniel, Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, and Robert Duvall.

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29. Single Moms Club (2014)

 

Summary: After an incident at school puts their children at risk of being expelled, five single mothers must agree to put together the school dance and fundraiser.  Even though the women are from various walks of life, they realize they all could use some support. They eventually bond and form The Single Moms Club, where they discuss their issues and try to come up with solutions to make things better for themselves and their children. The women get a new outlook on life and also discover the possibility of finding love again.

Starring: Nia Long, Amy Smart, Cocoa Brown, Wendi Mc Lendon-Covey, Zulay Henao, Ryan Eggold, Terry Crews, Tyler Perry, and William Levy.

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30. Sister Act (1992)

 

Summary: After a lounge singer (Whoopi Goldberg) sees her gangster boyfriend murder an informant, she is placed into a witness protection program. Under the pretense of a nun in a convent, she becomes the choir director and soon turns the once dreary chorus into vibrant vocalists.

Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, and Harvey Keitel.

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31. Steel Magnolias (1989)

 

Summary:  A group of women living in a small Southern town share a bond, and show support for one another through hard times.

Starring: Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin O’Connor, and Sam Shepard.

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32. Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005)

 

Summary: Four young women living in Maryland have been best friends since childhood. Usually, they spend their summer vacations together, but this year, they will be apart. While shopping together, they come across a pair of jeans that fill them all perfectly, despite them being different shapes and sizes. They decide to share the jeans and take turns wearing them.

Starring: Amber Tamblyn, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Bradley Whitford, Nancy Travis, Rachel Ticotin, Jenna Boyd.

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33. Bad Moms (2016)

 

Summary: Amy (Mila Kunis) is married with two children and has a successful career. However, she is also overworked, stressed, and exhausted from trying to be the perfect mom, wife, and employee. After an especially hectic day, Amy quits the PTA due to Gwendolyn’ s (Christina Applegate) rigid plans concerning a bake sale. She goes to a bar where she meets other stressed-out mothers Carla (Kathryn Hahn) and Kiki (Kristen Bell), who was impressed that she stood up to Gwendolyn. The three women occasionally meet up to get away from the demands of their daily life and have some fun while dealing with constant opposition from Gwendolyn.

Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez, Annie Mumolo, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Christina Applegate. 

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34. Ghostbusters (2016)

 

Summary: A group of four women and their assistant start a ghost-catching agency in New York City.

Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Chris Hemsworth.

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35. Divine Secrets of The YaYa Sisterhood (2002)

 

Summary: In 1937, four girls from Louisiana took an oath of allegiance to each other and formed a secret society, led by Vivi Abbot (Ellen Burstyn) called the Yaya Sisterhood.  

In the 1990’s, Vivi’s oldest daughter Sidda Walker (Sandra Bullock), a famous New York playwright, does an interview with a reporter from Time Magazine. She talks about her unhappy childhood and how it inspired her work. When Vivi reads the interview, she becomes enraged, cuts off all contact with Sidda, and removes her from the will. In retaliation, Sidda uninvites Vivi from her wedding.

Remaining friends throughout the years, the other members of Yaya Sisterhood kidnap Sidda from her apartment and take her back to Louisiana.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Fionnula Flannagan, James Garner, Ashley Judd, Shirley Knight, Angus Macfadyen, and Maggie Smith.

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (from $1.99)

Google Play Movies & TV (From $1.99)

HBO MAX (Subscription)

iTunes (From $3.99)

Vudu (From $3.99)

YouTube (From $1.99)

36. Beauty Shop (2005)

 

Summary: A widowed hairstylist Gina Norris (Queen Latifah), moves from Chicago to Atlanta with her daughter (Paige Hurd). She works at an upscale salon and becomes reputable in her field. But after constantly clashing with her boss, Jorge, she quits and opens her own shop, taking along Lynne (Alicia Silverstone), who also worked at Jorge’s with her.

Soon word gets out that Gina has her own shop, and some of Jorge’s clientele, Terri (Andie MacDowell) and Joanne (Mena Suvari), find their way to her salon. Jealous of Gina’s success, he pays and conspires with a health inspector to try to come up with ways to shut down her business.

Starring: Queen Latifah, Alicia Silverstone, Alfre Woodard, Kevin Macon, Andie MacDowell, Mena Suvari, Djimon Hounsou, Golden Brooks, Keisha Knight Pulliam, Paige Hurd, and Sherri Shepherd.

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (From $3.99)

Google Play Movies & TV (From $3.99)

iTunes (From $3.99)

Vudu (From $3.99)

YouTube (From $3.99)

 

37. Girlfriends Getaway (2014)

 

Summary: Vicki’s (Garcelle Beauvais) world is turned upside down when her boyfriend breaks up with her to move to another city. To take her mind off things, she takes a much-needed vacation to Trinidad with three of her closest friends Sophie (Terri Vaughn), Camille (Malinda Williams), and Lauren (Essence Atkins). The trip turns out to be an adventure that they will never forget.

Starring: Garcelle Beauvais, Terry J. Vaughn, Malinda Williams.Essence Atkins, Frances De Lancey, Brett Bengochea

Girlfriends Getaway is a TVOne original movie. This film currently isn’t available for streaming.

 

38. For Colored Girls (2010)

 

Summary: This story explores the lives of nine Black women who live in New York City, many of whom reside in the same apartment building. While some of them are aware of one another’s existence, others are total strangers, but somehow their lives are interconnected. Each woman has their struggles, such as heartbreak, betrayal, rape, and abortion. They are brought together when tragedy strikes and find a common ground while learning to understand each other.

Starring: Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Phylicia Rashad, Kimberly Elise, Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Tessa Thompson, Kerry Washington, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (From $3.99 or free with Prime membership)

Google Play Movies & TV (From $3.99)

Hulu (Premium Subscription)

iTunes (From $3.99)

Netflix (Subscription)

Sling TV (Premium Subscription)

Starz (Subscription)

Vudu (From $3.99)

YouTube (From $3.99)

 

39. Charlie’s Angel (2019)

 

Summary: New generation Angels Jane (Ella Balinkska), Sabina (Kristen Stewart), and Elena (Naomi Scott) work for Charles Townsend, whose private detective agency has expanded globally. Led by Bosely (Elizabeth Banks), the Angels have to protect a revolutionary technology from being turned into a weapon of mass destruction. 

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks, Djimon Hounsou, Sam Claffin, Noah Centineo, Chris Pang, Jonathan Tucker, Luis Mendez, Nat Faxon, Patrick Stewart, and Sam Clafin. 

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (From $7.99)

Google Play Movies & TV (From $.7.99)

Hulu (Premium Subscription)

Sling TV (Premium Subscription)

Starz (Subscription)

Vudu (From $9.99)

YouTube (From $7.99)

 

40. Beaches (2017)

 

Summary: After meeting as children at Venice beach, two women maintain a lifelong friendship. Both are from different backgrounds; one is the daughter of a Civil Rights attorney, and the other is pursuing a singing career. 

Starring: Nia Long, Idina Menzel

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (From $3.99)

Lifetime Movie Club (Subscription)

Vudu (from $3.99)

 

41. Steel Magnolias (2012)

 

Summary: Six women living in Louisiana get together every day at a beauty salon to bond.

Starring: Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye’, and Condola Rashad.

Available on:

Amazon Prime Video (From $3.99)

Google Play Movies & TV (From $3.99)

Vudu (From $2.99)

 

What are your favorite movies that you would add to this list? I would love to hear them in the comments. 

Thank you for reading.

Yours Truly,

Tracy