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Legally Blonde

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Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing stopping him (Matthew Davis) from proposing: She is too blond. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back.
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Though the material is predictable and formulaic, Reese Witherspoon's funny, nuanced performance makes this movie better than it would have been otherwise.

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Alonso Duralde The Advocate If her dazzling turns in Election, Freeway, and The Man in the Moon weren’t enough to convince you that Reese Witherspoon is one of her generation’s greatest actresses, Legally Blonde will close the deal. Apr 5, 2022 Full Review Christy Lemire Associated Press The movie is a lot like 1995's Clueless, which was also totally cute, in that it has a brain and a heart. And like its heroine, it's a lot smarter than it looks. Oct 25, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Bombshell discovers her brainy side in fun romp for teens+. Rated: 4/5 Dec 25, 2010 Full Review Jessica Gonzales Geek Vibes Nation It is a worthy addition to the canon of strong female led films. It added something new and something never been done before to the genre. Jul 17, 2025 Full Review Michael D. Reid Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada) Clueless meets Election in this breezy, utterly disposable high-concept chuckler. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) See this delightfully silly comedy just for the performance of Reese Witherspoon, who, after her Oscar-worthy coup in Election, proves once more that she is for real an American treasure. Rated: B Apr 30, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sabrina F Absolute must see! its a classic for all the right reasons. If you want to see an amazing movie, this is the one for you! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/07/25 Full Review Blu B All Time Classic. If I was asked to show someone only one film of Reese Witherspoon, this is the one. She is the best thing in this. Hollywood forgot somewhere along the lines this is how you do a strong independent female character. Her attitude of never letting life get her down is infectious, her personality is so charming, and you root for her the entire way. Garber, Wilson, Coolidge, and Blair are excellent in this too. Even though the UPS guy sideplot is pointless, it's really funny and charming so it gets away with it. And that's the othre thing this film never misses a beat on, the humor is really good and very clever also. On it's surface you'd swear this is a dumb chick flick along the likes of Mamma Mia but it's got so much charm, laughs, strong character development, and very witty clever story underneath that doesn't miss a beat. Excellent acting, pacing, editing, and everything else is really well done. The direction is good too although it's nothing spectacular it just lets the acting, plot, and humor carry it. Everyone should give this a try once. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Lovely P absolutely love this film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review J J How can you not love this movie!!! ✨💕🎀 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Sexual References and Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $96,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Jasmin M I mean it’s heaps better than the second one Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Robert Luketic

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Reese Witherspoon

Elle Woods

Luke Wilson

Emmett

Selma Blair

Vivian

Matthew Davis

Warner

Victor Garber

Professor Callahan

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Legally Blonde: Official Clip - He's Gay! Legally Blonde: Official Clip - He's Gay! 2:26 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Elle Wins! Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Elle Wins! 3:00 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - First Day of School Legally Blonde: Official Clip - First Day of School 1:32 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Kicked Out of Class Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Kicked Out of Class 2:47 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - I'm Going to Harvard Legally Blonde: Official Clip - I'm Going to Harvard 2:12 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - I'm Taking the Dog, Dumbass Legally Blonde: Official Clip - I'm Taking the Dog, Dumbass 2:29 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Awarded an Internship Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Awarded an Internship 1:00 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - The "Bend & Snap" Legally Blonde: Official Clip - The "Bend & Snap" 2:10 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Warner Breaks Up With Elle Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Warner Breaks Up With Elle 2:45 Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Harvard Video Essay Legally Blonde: Official Clip - Harvard Video Essay 1:36 View more videos

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Legally Blonde

REESE WITHERSPOON (left) and LUKE WILSON star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. (At table, L to R) REESE WITHERSPOON, LUKE WILSON, ALI LARTER, (Rear of table, first row, L to R) JESSICA CAUFFIEL, ALANA UBACH, MATTHEW DAVIS, and (Second row, left) VICTOR GARBER. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) stars with (L to R) SHANNON O'HURLEY, VICTOR GARBER, and LUKE WILSON in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) and MATTHEW DAVIS star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) and JENNIFER COOLIDGE star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) stars with OZ PERKINS (left), MEREDITH SCOTT LYNN (center left) and KELLY NYKS (second from right) in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy LEGALLY BLONDE. REESE WITHERSPOON, ALANNA UBACH (left) and JESSICA CAUFFIEL (right) star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) and SELMA BLAIR star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON stars as Elle Woods in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. REESE WITHERSPOON (right) and "BRUISER" the chihuahua star in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures' comedy. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But there is one thing stopping him (Matthew Davis) from proposing: She is too blond. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back.
Director
Robert Luketic
Producer
Marc Platt, Ric Kidney
Screenwriter
Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith, Amanda Brown
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Marc Platt Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Sexual References|Language)
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 13, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$96.5M
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, DTS, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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