There’s really nothing we love more in film and TV than some good female characters who kick ass and tell everyone who’s boss! What makes this even better is if you make them a group of women working together for the same goal or just being there for each other when things get rough and tough.
We’ve given you 12 TV barkadas we’ve come to love in the past couple of years. Now, we’re listing down 8 of our favorite films and TV series with amazing girl gangs. Check them out below:
Sex Education
Aside from discussing topics about sex that we rarely talk about, Sex Education also highlights female friendship. Different as they may seem from each other, Maeve, Aimee, Lily, Ola, Olivia, and Viv manage to find something that they all have in common. The iconic bus scene from season 2 just goes to show us what sisterhood really means, and how women will always have each other’s back when they need it.
Stream it here.
Charlie’s Angels
Charlie’s Angels tells the story of three women who are all skilled at fighting, marksmanship, and seduction. The film franchise follows the adventures and missions of these women called Angels, who work for the Townsend Agency and under their boss Charlie Townsend.
Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, and Cameron Diaz starred in the 2000 film, while Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska starred in the 2019 reboot.
Stream the 2000 film here and the 2019 remake here.
Hustlers
Hustlers is about a gang of strippers who drug and rob their clients, most of who are CEOs and Wall Street stockbrokers. At the center of the story is Constance Wu’s Destiny who has to earn to make ends meet for her family. The story is based on Jessica Presler’s New York Magazine article The Hustlers at Scores.
Joining Wu in the film are Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Cardi B, and more.
Ocean’s 8
Ocean’s 8 is Debbie Ocean who has been organizing the biggest heist of her life for over 5 years. To execute her plan, she and her partner-in-crime Lou Miller recruit 5 other women who will join her in stealing the $150-million necklace at the Met Gala.
The movie stars Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Rihanna, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Stream it here.
Mean Girls
Another movie girl gang that we know and love is Mean Girls‘ the Plastics. The film follows transfer student Cady Heron, who is instantly introduced to the different cliques in high school. As she finds herself befriending the Plastics’ Regina George, Gretchen Wieners, and Karen Smith, she also starts to realize how her newfound girlfriends got their nickname.
The cult-movie stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, and Amanda Seyfried.
Stream it here.
Moxie
Vivian and Claudia’s friendship in Moxie is another kind of sisterhood we wish we can have. The film follows Vivian, who gets tired of all the sexism the girl faces at her school. Taking inspiration from her mom’s rebellious past, she decides to publish a ‘zine, calling out all the toxic behavior at her high school. The film stars Amy Poehler, Hadley Robinson, and Lauren Tsai.
Stream it here.
Good Girls
Good Girls is about three suburban mothers who are all having a hard time making ends meet. They then decide to rob a supermarket, just so they can overcome their financial troubles and be independent. They succeed on their heist, but things quickly turn around for them when they discover that the store manager has recognized one of them and that they are actually in for more than what they bargained for. The series Christina Hendricks, Reta, Mae Whitman, Reno Wilson, and more.
Stream it here.
Glow
Glow follows Ruth Wilder, an out-of-work actress who takes her chance at stardom by entering the world of women’s wrestling. There she meets and works with 12 other misfits called the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling or GLOW. The series follows the characters’ personal and professional lives as they navigate through 1980s Southern California and Southern Nevada.
Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Sydelle Noel, Britney Young, Marc Maron, and more star in this series.
Stream it here.
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