Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair

Elle Woods has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus an...( read more  read more... )d wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner from popping the question: Elle is too blonde. Growing up across the street from Aaron Spelling might mean something in LA, but nothing to Warner's East-Coast blue blood family. So, when Warner packs up for Harvard Law and reunites with an old sweetheart from prep school, Elle rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. But law school is a far cry from the comforts of her poolside and the mall. Elle must wage the battle of her life, for her guy, for herself and for all the blondes who suffer endless indignities everyday.

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67% liked it

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PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Release Date: July 13, 2001

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DVD Release Date: November 6, 2001

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  • September 28, 2009
    No one was surprised as much as me when I actually quite enjoyed this Reese Witherspoon vehicle. It?s actually quite funny!
  • September 6, 2008
    A reasonably funny comedy but more of a chick flick. Very similar to the Clueless TV series.
  • May 23, 2008
    Fun for the first fifteen minutes or so, then delves into the annoying. Made before Reese Witherspoon said to herself ''Hey, maybe I actually can act.'
  • April 30, 2008
    entertaining...
  • April 28, 2008
    pure chick flick gotta love it
  • November 19, 2009
    She is very cute:)
    This movie is funny.
  • November 19, 2009
    ANOTHER CHICK FLICK, BUT IT IS A GOOD MOVIE
  • November 17, 2009
    ok who thinks *all the dumb blounds jokes are true? not me!
  • November 13, 2009
    loved reese in this movie hilarious! "bend and snap" lmao
  • November 13, 2009
    This movie teaches us if we can't see people just from their physical appearance. Elle Woods is a beautiful and very rich are able to prove that she is an intelligent person in law school. Great!

Critic Reviews


July 13, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Starts heading nowhere after the first half-hour, and careers and flounders badly until it gets there. full review

July 13, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate

This might not work with anyone but Reese Witherspoon. full review

July 13, 2001
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Witherspoon is so innately likable that the film goes along pleasantly enough. full review

July 13, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Doesn't offer enough occasions for real spontaneous laughter to justify the cost of a full-price ticket. full review

July 13, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Witherspoon effortlessly animated this material with sunshine and quick wit. full review

July 10, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A Clueless wanna-be, but Reese rocks. full review

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Comments


  • michellefortuin
    October 2, 2009
    Nice, it's a real chick flick. But the ending was a little easy, a little too quick. Too bad, cause the rest of the movie is so much fun.

    Reese Witherspoon did definitely a good job, Elle is such a lovely character! And Luke Wilson, he's so hot!
  • kristyann1
    October 17, 2008
    One of the cutest Reese Witherspoon movies ever made!!!!
  • valentin702
    April 22, 2008
    Pretty funny!!!
    I loved the movie!
    (oh and the "animal rights movie" is the second, not the first)
  • fergielover4life
    November 18, 2007
    O,M,G plz get another actor and plz an animal right movie i wouldn't pay 1 penny 2 c this stupid thang
  • sinful8888
    September 20, 2007
    I loved you in Legally Blonde...I also had a tattoo done of you and bruiser you can check it out on myspace...www.myspace.com/sinfultreasurez
  • beke82
    August 6, 2007
    Love this Reese and the blonde thing. Bruiser can be my puppy anytime. LOL
  • DaysiJane
    July 23, 2007
    love it!
  • secretsparkle14
    July 18, 2007
    omg that movie roxs
  • imanigayden
    July 8, 2007
    totally cool wbesite!
  • quebonita11
    June 11, 2007
    Shes like A barbie

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