The best chick flicks on Netflix

Teen Flicks

We can't resist a good teen coming-of-age movie! Check out our favourites from Netflix below... 

She's All That

Netflix

Starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Lee Cook, She's All That was all the rage in the 90s, and early 2000's, and now it's having a comeback moment on Netflix, already reaching the top 5 most viewed films this week. The plot follows Zack, a popular teen who just had his heart broken by his famous girlfriend, so he makes a bet with friends to turn a socially awkward girl into the high school's next prom queen.

Along for the Ride

Netflix

Based on the 2009 romance novel by Sarah Dessen, this young adult film explores the relationship between two strangers who fill a gap in each others lives. One's a free spirit, and the other is wound tight. When Auden meets Eli, he helps her loosen the reins on her perfect life by starting a bucket list of things she's always wanted to do, like go to prom and break in to abandoned buildings or go for a midnight swim. Along for the Ride is an easy feel-good watch for those spa-at-home nights. 

The Royal Treatment

Netflix

Salon owner Izzy isn't afraid to speak her mind, so when she gets the opportunity to do the hair for the Royal wedding, she teaches the prince a thing or two about following one's heart. 

Tall Girl 2

Netflix

Following the events of Tall Girl, which is also streaming on Netflix, Jodi is no longer just the "tall girl" - she's got a new-found confidence, a new boyfriend, and a lead role in this year's school musical. But with the good, comes the pressure, and as her new life intensifies, so do her insecurities. 

The Kissing Booth trilogy

Netflix

The Kissing Booth follows the life of high school student Elle (Joey King), who is starting to get feelings for her best friend’s bad boy older brother Noah. The problem is, they’ve got a best friend list of rules, which forbids them to date each other’s relatives... What could possibly go wrong at their school's Kissing Booth fundraiser?  

A Cinderella Story

Netflix

Cinderella with a modern twist, starring Hillary Duff and Chad Michael Murray as two unlikely lovers who speak online as pen pals. They realise they’re falling in love with one another, but Sam (Duff) is certain pen pal Nomad won’t like her when they finally meet in real life.  

Feel the Beat

Netflix

Dancer and performer April has had no luck chasing her Broadway dreams, so when she returns home a new opportunity presents itself. Can training a misfit group of young dancers be her ticket back to Broadway, or is she destined for something else?  

Easy A

Netflix

It’s as easy as A, B, C to start a raunchy rumour about yourself, but it certainly isn’t easy to reverse the damage once it’s done. Olive’s approach is to just go with it, own it, because it isn’t going away anytime soon. However, as her lies develop, her relationships start to deteriorate around her. 

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy

Netflix

Lara Jean Song-Covey (Lana Condor) is a shy teenager who once had a crush on her sister’s boyfriend. But she’s over that now. And the way she got over her involuntary crushes was to write five letters, addressed to the five boys, all neatly tucked under her bed for safe keeping, never to be shown to the light of day again. But somehow, the letters get sent out, and Covey’s life is turned upside down. How is she going to explain this one? Also check out the sequel To All the Boys: P.S I Still Love You, and To All The Boys: Always and Forever. 

The Edge of Seventeen 

Netflix

Hailee Steinfeld stars in The Edge of Seventeen as an awkward, frustrated teen who’s already had enough of high school and everybody in it when she discovers in the worst way possible that her star athlete older brother Darian (Blake Jenner) is dating her best friend Krista (Haley Lu Richardson).  

Independent Women

Girl I didn't know you could get down like that 😍

Senior Year

Netflix

Rebel Wilson stars as an ex-high-school cheerleader who fell into a coma right before prom. She wakes up twenty years later thinking she's still a teen, only to be shocked by her own reflection. And despite people telling her otherwise, she doesn't let this small set-back stop her from re-enrolling at school to reclaim her status and become prom queen. 

The Incredible Jessica James

Netflix

Jessica James (Jessica Williams) is an aspiring playwright in New York City who's trying to get over her ex-boyfriend when she meets Boone (Chris O-Dowd), who's also recovering from a recent break-up. Can they make it in a "post-relationship" world? 

Girl Gangs

Does anyone know where we can sign up to join these ultimate friendship groups?  

Someone Great

Netflix

Music Journalist Jenny has just been dumped by her long-term boyfriend, but she’s not letting it stop her from living her best life. She decides to go on one last crazy adventure in New York City with her two best friends Erin and Blair before she moves to San Francisco.  

Sex and the City 2 (The Movie)

Netflix

The well-loved sitcom from the eighties had its epic moment on the big screen which saw Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Big getting married. But then came Sex and the City 2, which sees the tight-knit group of women growing tired of dealing with life pressures, and deciding to jet away to Abu Dhabi. 

The DUFF

Netflix

The DUFF (A.K.A ‘Designated Ugly Fat Friend’) - we know, it’s awful. And that’s exactly what high schooler Bianca (Mae Whitman, Good Girls) is standing up against in an attempt to prove that this demeaning acronym shouldn’t be normalised. Her friends are popular, but Bianca never seems to get on with any of the other popular people in her school, especially her neighbour, Wes (Robbie Amell, Upload), but they put their differences aside to work together to better both their lives for different reasons. Opposites attract, though, right? 

Wild Child

Netflix

Girl power soars through this late 2000s chick-flick, following American wild child Poppy Moore (played by Emma Roberts), a new student at an English boarding school who must quickly adapt to the rules to avoid a run in with head girl Harriet. But playing by the rules isn’t exactly in her vocabulary, and she learns the hard way that you can’t always get what you want.   

Monte Carlo

Netflix

Selena Gomez stars in this romantic movie about three girls who go travelling to Paris, only to discover that a British heiress is the double of Grace (Gomez). They decide to switch places with Cordelia (also played by Gomez) and end up having the adventure of their lives. 

Pitch Perfect

Netflix

When college freshman Beca joins an all-female a cappella group, she decides to shake things up from the 'old Bella's', who keep singing the same songs over and over. 

Classics

We all love a classic, there's no denying it - which one of these movies are you eating popcorn with tonight? 

Legally Blonde

Netflix

When Elle Woods' boyfriend dumps her for someone who appears smarter than her because he's planning to become a politician at Harvard Law, Elle (Reece Witherspoon) decides to enrol at the prestigious school in order to teach him that intelligence doesn't look the same on everybody. The story develops into so much more than a rom-com, and became a huge inspiration for women everywhere to pursue their dreams.

Dirty Dancing 

Netflix

Travel back to the 80s with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing, which follows Frances, who travels to a resort with her parents and falls in love with her rebellious dance instructor. Her father doesn't approve of their relationship, though, which causes a rift between the two. If you haven't seen this classic yet, take this as a sign!

Notting Hill

Netflix

In the picturesque Notting Hill, which, let's be honest, this movie made us all want to live in, a British bookseller named William has no idea when a famous movie star enters his bookshop (Julia Roberts). She is charmed by this immediately (it helps that it's Hugh Grant), and he later learns of his mishap when he realises who she is. They soon fall for each other, but their relationship isn't all smooth sailing due to their differing social statuses. 

The Notebook 

Netflix

This rom-com is pretty much a given for a list like this. The Notebook stars Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling (the ultimate on-screen dream couple) and it tells the tale of lovers Allie and Noah, separated by fate. The story is read every day by Duke to Ms Hamilton, an old woman who suffers from dementia. 

Dear John

Netflix

If you’re looking for something to tug at the heartstrings and you’ve already watched the Notebook ten times over, Dear John will definitely fill the gap. Starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, Dear John is a heartbreaking love story based on the book by Nicholas Sparks, about a man on leave from the army for two weeks, where he meets a girl and falls in love with her. But will their love hold up when he has to go back to serve his country?  

After Hours

Check out our selection of after hours chick-flicks - perfect for a Saturday night in! 

50 Shades of Grey

Netflix

Based on the bestselling novels by E.L. James, 50 Shades of Grey follows Anastasia, who fills in for her friend to interview a business man called Christian Grey. They soon fall for each other and begin a steamy relationship that soon reveals a dark past he has hidden for so long.

Through My Window

Netflix

After pining over her next door neighbour for the longest time, Raquel finally crosses paths with Ares and their romance begins, but she's determined not to lose herself along the way.  

After

Netflix

Based on the Wattpad novel series by Anna Todd, After follows Tessa Young (Josephine Langford) as she begins her first year of college, only to have it interrupted by a charming bad boy called Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince). Will her attraction for him make her question everything she thought she knew about herself? With a sequel releasing later this year, get ready for even more seriously steamy scenes in After We Collided. Check out a clip form the sequel above, which you can now stream on Prime Video!

Isi and Ossi 

Netflix

One is a billionaire’s daughter, and the other is the son of a poor, single mother. Their lives couldn’t be more opposite, but when Isi’s attempt to defy her parents wishes of her living the life they wanted her to live, she meets Ossi. She seizes the opportunity to defy her parents and pretends that the boy from the bad part of town is her new boyfriend, only things backfire when they realise this may be more than a bluff.