Mean Girls

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Mean Girls

PG-13

Released Apr 30, 2004

1h 37m

Comedy

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Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed "the Plastics," but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

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Critics Consensus

Elevated by a brilliant screenplay and outstanding ensemble cast, Mean Girls finds fresh, female-fronted humor in the high school experience.

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Joe Clay

The Times (UK)

Fey does not take the book too seriously, finding plenty of cruel humour in the bitchy battles between Cady and Regina.

Jan 25, 2024

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Kirk Honeycutt

The Hollywood Reporter

One of the movie's achievements is persuading the audience to stay firmly in Cady's camp during her odyssey of self-discovery.

Jan 8, 2024

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

This teen comedy is terrific. Superbly scripted by Saturday Night Live head writer Tina Fey, it explores the viciously divisive cliques that render the American high school a virtual battleground.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 8, 2024

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Megan Loucks

InSession Film

The film’s relevancy has stood the test of time with not only its iconic quotes just at the tips of our tongues, but because the team behind it crafted something truly special with its snappy script and prolific performances.

Rated: A

May 12, 2025

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Brennan Klein

Screen Rant

Mean Girls features certain elements that do not stand the test of time, but the parts of it that sparkled most in 2004 still shine just as bright.

Rated: 4.5/5

Oct 3, 2024

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Nicholas Barber

Independent on Sunday

Tina Fey, who also plays Cady's maths teacher, has packed the screenplay with enough barbed one-liners to ensure that, as high-school comedies go, Mean Girls is near the top of the class.

Jan 10, 2024

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Marvin U

Always a joy to rewatch even after 20 years. Looking forward to the 25th anniversary!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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James E

This defined a generation of media and humor, making it easily one of the most iconic modern films.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Kelly M

Terrible because this new girl called Cady Heron and she lived in Africa for a long time until moving to America and she is going to a American high school and then we get introduced to the mean girls the leader of the mean girls is Regina George and I think more girls might relate to this movie but I don’t and there are kissing scenes and bad words and it was stupid when Regina George got ran over by a bus terrible movie never watching this movie again 1/10 and Cady and Regina are rivals and the mean girls are also known as the Plastics

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Petros T

Quite a funny film with a lot of really good passing comedic moments that might not always be intrinsic to the plot but enhance the viewing experience a great deal. Unfortunately, it can't resist the easy way out, i.e. the resolution of the conflicts between the characters is rather lacking in its brevity and simplicity, thus letting down the rest of the movie. But other than that, it's an enjoyable, vivacious and consistent depiction of character dynamics, and its confidence is captivating.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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Rihannna H.

Never seen it before but I loved the musical 2024 version and I LOVED it, and I LOVED the og version as well!!! And yk what else I realized… I learned SOO much more about the characters and story watching this version!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Audience Member

A girly 2000 classic

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/25

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Cady Goes Primal

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Such a Good Friend

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Regina Meets Bus

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - A Lot of Feelings

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Meeting the Plastics

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Girls Gone Wild!

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Making Things Right

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Sweatpants on Monday

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - Regina Bashes Janis

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Mean Girls: Official Clip - You're Plastic

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Synopsis

Teenage Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) was educated in Africa by her scientist parents. When her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois, Cady finally gets to experience public school and gets a quick primer on the cruel, tacit laws of popularity that divide her fellow students into tightly knit cliques. She unwittingly finds herself in the good graces of an elite group of cool students dubbed "the Plastics," but Cady soon realizes how her shallow group of new friends earned this nickname.

Director: Mark Waters
Producer: Lorne Michaels
Screenwriter: Tina Fey
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, M.G.Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2004, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 3, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $86.1M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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