The popular, ruthless ruling class is typical of teen movies, and it certainly doesn't begin and end with "Mean Girls." But watching home-schooled Cady (Lindsay Lohan) try to fit in with the rule-oriented Plastics High School clique (Rachel McAdams, Racy Chabert, Amanda Seyfried) in the 2004 comedy "Mean Girls" is witnessing one of the genre's finest works.

Netflix recently began streaming "Mean Girls," but if you still love Lohan's masterpiece nearly 20 years after its release, the best streaming services, such as Hulu, Max, and Paramount Plus, allow you to indulge in the same kind of fun

We've all seen the films.

Our picks for the best films, like "Mean Girls," have been humorously treading the line between comedy and horror for 46 years. (Quite charming, if we do say so ourselves).

The unlikely buddy comedy focuses on the convenient friendship between Drea (Camila Mendes of Riverdale) and her friend from camp, transfer student Eleanor (Maya Hawke of Stranger Things, daughter of Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke). Each has an ex-lover who has wronged her, and they see no solution other than to carry out their mutual retribution in secret.

"Do Revenge" is as young as the granddaughter of "Mean Girls," but the comedic timing belies the generation; 90s music and a cameo by former teen star Sarah Michelle Gellar tie it all together.

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Megan Fox's hilarious horror film "Jennifer's Body" seems to be getting more love on streaming than it did in its 2009 theatrical release. Jennifer, a high school student, suddenly seems less like herself. After all, she now enjoys devouring the flesh and blood of weak emo boys.

"Mean Girls" and "Jennifer's Body" share a key actress, Amanda Seyfried, who plays Jennifer's timid best friend Anita (nicknamed Needy). And Seyfried has more work to do in this film. It is also recommended to watch the film through all of its credits to get the true ending.

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Jon Heder is unexpectedly charming as Napoleon Dynamite. He helps his friend Pedro (Efren Ramirez) run for class president against the popular Summer (Haley Duff), but you never know what will happen in the movie.

"Napoleon Dynamite," released just a few months before "Mean Girls," portrays mean boys as hateful jocks in an Idaho high school. It feels good to see the nerds and losers become the real heroes in both of these films.

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Compared to their Beverly Hills predecessors in Clueless, the Plastics in Mean Girls are cold and heartless. However, the way Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash) treat new student Ty (the late Brittany Murphy) is similar to how Cher is trying to get a boyfriend that she wants, too. Both films also share the same lighthearted pace and are fun to watch together.

Bubblegum-like fashions and silly catch phrases like Cher's "As if." - is "Clueless" in this conversation. It's also amusing to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform at a school dance.

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A self-proclaimed witch coven of high school amateur witches (Fairuza Balk as Nancy, Neve Campbell as Bonnie, and Rachel True as Rochelle) befriend new student Sarah (Robin Tunney). Sarah can actually generate magic for good, well, not so good purposes, which is a valuable asset to the crew.

"The Craft," the predecessor to "Mean Girls," is a humorous horror film, and the two are often paired. Like "Mean Girls," it is fun to watch Laura (Christine Taylor), the snarky popular blonde in "The Craft," get her comeuppance. And music from artists like Spacehog, Suzy and the Banshees, and Portishead will take you back to the '90s.

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Adapted from Stephen King's debut novel, Brian DePalma's ever-terrifying film still features the same mean girls. The Bates High School volleyball team mercilessly taunts their strange and intense teammate Carrie (Sissy Spacek). Raised by one of the creepiest parents in movie history, her abusive, evangelistic mother (Piper Laurie), Carrie uses her extraordinary telekinetic powers to stand up for herself at home and at school, no matter what burns down.

Now approaching 50 years old, the creepy, lo-fi brilliance of the iconic teen movie "Carrie" is well worth seeing now. The film is definitely a horror film, not an overt comedy, but its sheer outrageousness may keep you laughing uncomfortably the whole time. And the great sound design during her epic prom revenge scene will stay with you forever. View on Paramount Plus

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The mysterious death of Heather Chandler (played by the late Kim Walker), leader of a popular and dominant group of girls named Heather, has led to a string of deaths among the students at Westerberg High. Secret killers Veronica (Winona Ryder) and J.D. (Christian Slater) go to great lengths to convince everyone that the victims took their own lives.

"Heathers" is portrayed in a different present day than it was in the late 80s, and many discussions of rape, gay slurs, and suicide, both real and staged, may need a trigger warning. However, it remains a great teen movie that deserves comparisons to "Mean Girls"; in a 2012 IGN interview, Tina Fey said of "Mean Girls" that it was "more like 'Heathers' with more hope."

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