Media about Friendship

Movies About Friendship

What are your favorite movies about the power of friendship between women?

Below is a compilation of movies that I’ve seen and that friends recommend. Add your favorites in the comment section to be added to my ongoing list.

• • Beaches (1988)
  • Brokedown Palace (1999)
  • Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) (based on the novel by Rebecca Wells)
  • Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
  • Steel Magnolias (1989)
  • Thelma and Louise (1991)
  • The First Wives Club (1996)
  • The Help (2011) (based on the novel by Kathryn Stockett)
  • Waiting to Exhale (1995) (based on the novel by Terry McMillan)
  • When Harry Met Sally (1989)
  • Sex & the City (TV/HBO series 1998-2004; and two movies, 2008, 2010)
  • Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005)
  • The Big Chill (1983)
  • Longtime Companion (1989)
  • Peter’s Friends (1992)
  • Rent (2005) (musical/movie)
  • “Doctor Who” (1963-1989, TV series)
  • Rich and Famous (1981)
  • Sideways (2004)
  • Freedom Writers (2007)
  • Simon Birch (1998)
  • The Fox and the Hound (1981)
  • My Girl  (1991)
  • Bridesmaids (2011)
  • Bride Wars (2009)
  • You Again (2010)
  • A League of Their Own (1992)
  • The Sweetest Thing (2002)
  • Heathers (1998)
  • The Color Purple (1985)
  • The Stepford Wives (2004)
  • The Joy Luck Club (1993)
  • Pitch Perfect (2012)
  • Legally Blond (2001)
  • Whip It (2009)
  • Leaving Normal (1992)
  • Mamma Mia! (2008)
  • How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
  • Reality Bites (1994)
  • Singles (1992)
  • Mystic Pizza (1988)
  • Clueless (1995)
  • “This Emotional Life” (2010 TV series produced by NOVA on PBS about why relationships are important to our mental and emotional health.)