# Need Movie recommendations for 15 yo girl **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 18, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693 "2005-11-18T19:59:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/1 "2005-11-18T19:59:16Z")
It’s Christmas time again, and I need to come up with presents for my daughters. Littlest R is almost 15, and I thought I’d get her a movie or two. I’d sure appreciate any suggestions Dopers could come up with. She seems to like two genera: Chick flicks and detective movies. I don’t follow the reviews of chick flicks very closely, so I’m really ignorant there. Chick flicks she’s seen: Pretty in Pink (didn’t like) Sixteen Candles Princess Diaries 1 and 2 Cinderella Story I’m with Lucy Say Anything I’d prefer something that got reasonably good reviews and stands up to repeated viewing. Detective movies she likes: The Thin Man series Kennel Murder Case (she likes William Powell, so anything that has him or an equivalent would be good–are there any modern equivalents of WP?) Sherlock Holmes (Rathbone and Brett) Bulldog Drummond series Any suggestions, guys? ---
**Author:** ![BabaBooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dfb087/32.png) [@BabaBooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BabaBooey)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/2 "2005-11-18T20:02:25Z")
Mean Girls could be considered a chick flick and I thoroughly enjoyed it (besides the eye candy, even). ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/3 "2005-11-18T20:38:14Z")
I think “Some Kind of Wonderful” would still hold up, even with the 80s feeling. Eric Stoltz gives everything a more mature timeless feeling. How about “Made in Heaven”? Romantic but a little more quirky and fairytale-ish. “Ever After” stands up to repeat viewing and is in the revisionist/stronger Cinderella mode of Ella Enchanted. ## “My Brilliant Career”–not a chick flick exactly but has a strong female lead I’m resisting putting in a plug for “Picnic at Hanging Rock”, my favorite movie ever. It is about a girls boarding school, and it includes a mystery, but it may be a little out there. Although I saw it at 13 or 14 and loved it for the atmosphere it created. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/4 "2005-11-18T20:48:12Z")
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/5 "2005-11-18T21:09:58Z")
We own “Mean Girls” and “Ever After”–and she likes both of those. I’dve never thought of “My Brilliant Career”, but from what I remember of the reviews, I think it’d do very nicely. “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid”? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/6 "2005-11-18T21:13:50Z")
**The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants** was a very good movie from earlier this year that out on DVD now. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/7 "2005-11-18T21:20:13Z")
Oh, and as for mysteries, Hitchcock’s **Shadow of a Doubt** has a protagonist just about her age. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/8 "2005-11-18T21:21:29Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid”? :dubious: That’s a Steve Martin movie which spoofs film noir detetive films. It intercuts scenes of Martin with scenes from old movies, and does a pretty good job of it, so Martin has secens with Boghart, and many others. It’s pretty funny too. If she likes those old mysteries she may like The Lady Vanishes. It is an early Hitchcock film and the movie Flight Plan was based upon it. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/9 "2005-11-18T21:30:18Z")
The kid sister in _The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek_ is one of my favorite teens in movies. Funny, intelligent movies. Also, as a William Powell fan, she should like\* My Man Godfrey.\* How bout \*Bend It Like Beckham \*and _Whale Rider_? not exactly the same age protagonist, but I would think she would enjoy these movies anyway. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/10 "2005-11-18T21:39:42Z")
I was going to chime in with _“Mean Girls”_ too. _“Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen”_ was also pretty decent. I also want to second _“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”_ - great movie. How about some good ol’ Hitchcock? _“North by Northwest”_? Your niece is a bit older than I was when I discovered his films and was instantly enthralled. I too was an avid mystery reader at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/11 "2005-11-18T21:41:37Z")
Keep them coming! She saw “Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants”, “Whale Rider”, and “Beckham” in the theater and enjoyed them all. We own “Godfrey”, which she likes, and “Shadow of a Doubt”, which I don’t think she’s seen (Friday night Movie Night fodder!). “Plaid” and “Morgan’s Creek” sound promising; I’ll have to dig up some reviews! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/12 "2005-11-18T21:47:30Z")
How about The Rocketeer? It’s a great movie. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/13 "2005-11-18T21:48:09Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > I was going to chime in with _“Mean Girls”_ too. _“Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen”_ was also pretty decent. I also want to second _“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”_ - great movie. > > How about some good ol’ Hitchcock? _“North by Northwest”_? Your niece is a bit older than I was when I discovered his films and was instantly enthralled. I too was an avid mystery reader at the time. She likes Hitchcock in general, and she’s seen NbNW (which we own). We own “NbNW”, “Lifeboat”, “Psycho”, Shadow of a Doubt", “The Lady Vanishes”, “Sabotage”, and “The Thirteen Steps”, all of which she enjoyed (except SoaD, which she hasn’t seen). What other Hitchcocks might she like? ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/14 "2005-11-18T21:49:58Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > How about The Rocketeer? > It’s a great movie. The kids have seen “Rocketeer” many many times 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/15 "2005-11-19T04:07:26Z")
Matchstick Men? > **[Matchstick Men (2003) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325805/)** > > Matchstick Men: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman, Bruce Altman. A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/16 "2005-11-19T04:53:44Z")
How about some Audrey Hepburn films? _Breakfast at Tiffany’s_, _Sabrina_, _Funny Face_, _Roman Holiday_. Rosalind Russel, _His Girl Friday_? Katharine Hepburn: _Bringing up Baby_, _The Philadelphia Story_, _Adam’s Rib_? They’re romantic comedies (the Audrey Hepburn ones are probably the closest to chick flicks), but she might be interested anyway. If she likes _Matchstick Men_, then I also suggest _Catch Me If You Can_. Maybe _The Talented Mr. Ripley_, too. I can’t remember what they’re rated, though. I’d understand if you felt those were too adult for her. _10 Things I Hate About You_ is a more recent one she might like. When I was her age, I loved the BBC’s version of _Pride & Prejudice_, and watched _Little Women_, the one with Winona Ryder and Susan Sarandon, a lot. She might like _Cold Comfort Farm_ (the 1995 version), too. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/17 "2005-11-19T05:00:53Z")
Um hello? _The Princess Bride_? A movie for all ages and sexes? Am I the first to mention? ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_The\_Younger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d9b06d/32.png) [@Paul\_The\_Younger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_The_Younger)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/18 "2005-11-19T06:48:55Z")
_Blue Crush_, surfer chicks bonding flick. You’ll find it quite watchable, too. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/19 "2005-11-19T07:15:31Z")
Hey, “Shadow of a Doubt” is one of my favorite Hitchcock movies! Glad other people have been mentioning it… Rocketeer – I didn’t see “Rear Window” on your list of Hitchcock movies you own. That IS my favorite Hitchcock – the quintessential Hitchcock flick, if you will. A must see. If she liked “The Thin Man,” why not get her another classic based on a Dashiell Hammett novel, “The Maltese Falcon”? “Murder on the Orient Express”? If she likes Sherlock Holmes, she might appreciate Billy Wilder’s “Young Sherlock Holmes.” And speaking of Wilder…if she’s into old mysteries, she might be primed for some film noir. “Double Indemnity,” “The Big Sleep,” and many others have their mystery elements. The chick flick/teen stuff I’m less certain of. I did see “Freaky Friday” (the recent Jamie Lee Curtis version) recently, and it was surprisingly really good – she might like that. You had some brat pack movies listed, but missed “The Breakfest Club” – give that one a go. “Heavenly Creatures” comes to mind – it’s got teenage girls and, well, kind of a mystery. Excellent movie by a pre-LOTR Peter Jackson. ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2005, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693/20 "2005-11-19T16:14:37Z")
When I was a fifteen-year-old girl, my favorite movie was _The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension_. Possibly I was a little strange, but I thought that was the coolest thing I’d ever seen in my life. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-movie-recommendations-for-15-yo-girl/331693.md?page=2)