12 Ultimate Girl Power Movies

When you’re feeling down and out, sometimes all you need is a good chick flick to make you feel better. No, we’re not talking the ones with silly tropes that make us look like doormats. We’re talking about those epic girl power movies that focus on empowerment and women lifting each other up instead.

1. Legally Blond

This movie had middle school girls all over dreaming about being a lawyer – Elle was a classic blond girl. Someone that might have been underestimated in her time. But despite all odds, she got over a bad relationship by going to law school and becoming an absolute success.

2. Mad Max: Fury Road

Seeing Charlize Theron as Furiosa was incredible, she as a GI Jane style force to be reckoned with, making all the other Mad Men protagonists look like Barbie in comparison.

3. Matilda

Matilda was dealt a tough hand in life but her independence helped her thrive. But it shows that despite the struggles of women, they are so resilient that they can make it all by their own in the world, as well as being a bookworm and adorable genius.

4. The Craft

This witchy movie might be a metaphor for female empowerment, but is also a strong message of the bad things that happen when you tear down women around you rather than supporting them.