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1995

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Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash), both named after great singers of the past that now do infomercials, are pampered upper-class girls who care .. Read more

Starring	Justin Walker, Julie Brown, Twink Caplan, Alicia Silverstone
Director	Amy Heckerling
Genres	Comedy, Teen

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- A surprisingly successful comedy about a girl who loves to shop, an activity that satisfies when all else fails. The dialogue is witty, the performances are smart and the tone is one of affectionate amusement touched with a little irony; the result is gre
- 30597
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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- - 40
  - 5
  Probably the best ever 'teen' movie
  
  Cher Horowitz and her friend Dionne, two of the most popular sophomores in school, play matchmakers for two teachers. Inspired by their success, Cher takes ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 27 Aug 2007 at 21:21
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- - 0
  - 1
  I'm Clueless
  
  Not knowing a lot about Jane Austen, although I have read some of her books and the themes seem pretty much the same in all of them, I must admit to having been... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 589 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 27 Sep 2010 at 13:28
- - 1
  - 1
  Love it!
  
  LOVE this film, I watched it again to seem Brittany Murphy in her first starring role since her tragic death.
  
  Its classic, the original mean girls. I... read more »
  
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- 879694
- - RainbowJoBirko
  - 123 reviews
  - Derbyshire, England
  - 03 Apr 2010 at 00:00
- - 0
  - 2
  Clueless
  
  I watched this film because I thought it was supposed to be a new take on Jane Austen's novel, Emma. What a disappointment! I guess I should have ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 17 Feb 2010 at 08:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Whatever.
  
  Very loosely based on Jane Austen's Emma, Clueless, whilst an obvious influence on many of today's profitable teen flicks such as Mean Girls, and ... read more »
  
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- - danieljparsons
  - 113 reviews
  - Ashford
  - 02 Jan 2010 at 10:39
- - 0
  - 0
  Like, way existential
  
  (1995) High school teen movie, romcom parody. Based in LA and featuring Alicia Silverstone as Cher, a modern day Emma (Jane Austin).
  
  Cher is a spoilt... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Cirsh
  - 35 reviews
  - Hebden Bridge
  - 15 Nov 2009 at 22:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Better than the average teen-comedy, with some nice satire and human characters.
  
  Better than you'd expect from a US teen-comedy, with some nice satire and unusually human characters. However, there is little remarkable in the ... read more »
  
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- - tunnelweb
  - 188 reviews
  - Hamilton
  - 18 Oct 2009 at 15:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Easy watching... ?
  
  Light hearted family viewing, this won't challenge your mind too much and can be enjoyed with nearly anyone.
  
  The 1-dimensional characters are ... read more »
  
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- - Bezman
  - 82 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 27 Aug 2009 at 16:09
- - 1
  - 2
  Stupid
  
  Waste of time. Though it is based on Jane Austin's 'Emma' it's a far cry from it. The main character in the movie is a stupid girl only ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 28 Apr 2009 at 18:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Brilliant!!
  
  This has to be all time best teen flick ever! The characters are great as well as the soundtrack and the whole film is hilarious. One of my all time favourite ... read more »
  
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- - LuciRob
  - 7 reviews
  - Wakefield
  - 04 Mar 2009 at 21:35
- - 0
  - 1
  Clueless
  
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  Very enjoyable and worth recommending to others
  
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  - Knutsford
  - 24 Jan 2009 at 11:36
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- - 40
  - 5
  Probably the best ever 'teen' movie
  
  Cher Horowitz and her friend Dionne, two of the most popular sophomores in school, play matchmakers for two teachers. Inspired by their success, Cher takes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 469651
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 27 Aug 2007 at 21:21
- - 6
  - 1
  The Original Legally Blonde
  
  I love this movie. I saw it in the cinema when it first came out and have seen it a number of times and still enjoy it. Maybe because I'm Canadian I enjoy... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 03 Mar 2004 at 08:25
- - 5
  - 1
  Cool girls' night in movie
  
  Alicia Silverstone stars as matchmaker Cher in this Beverly Hills reworking of Jane Austen's Emma.
  
  Cher - coolest girl in school, incredibly ... read more »
  
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- - beantrees
  - 17 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 22 Nov 2003 at 13:23
- - 3
  - 0
  Chick-flick
  
  Old film-but only just watched it lately. Reminded me very much of 'Mean Girls'. Watchable.Amusing at times.
  
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  - London
  - 04 Dec 2006 at 21:50
- - 3
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  Love it!!
  
  Have seen it loads of times but had to see it again!!! It's just great!! If you hate the character you're just taking it too seriously!!
  
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- - Darren Pullinger
  - brenwtood, essex
  - 25 Nov 2005 at 09:22
- - 2
  - 0
  Surprisingly deep and charming
  
  This modern reworking of Jane Austens 'Emma' might well be best appreciated by those who are familar with the original. If you aren't, never mind, I... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Leicester, England
  - 28 Sep 2005 at 16:41
- - 1
  - 0
  Clueless
  
  Wow! This is a movie to watch with a bunch of girlfriends at a slumber party!! Alicia Sliverstone plays a beautiful Beverly Hills High student trying to deal ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - United Kingdom
  - 15 Aug 2006 at 10:27
- - 1
  - 0
  You Can't Not Watch This
  
  Life as a pretentious young thing in the 1990s, and equally applicable in the 2000's.
  
  Rich young kids, all drop-dead gorgeous, all very educated ... read more »
  
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- 331470
- - blowski
  - London
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 17:36
- - 8
  - 8
  Suprising
  
  What seemed at first to be nothing more than an average teen comedy, I now feel is a lot more. It's got some depth to it that you might not see at first.read more »
  
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- - Phil
  - Midlands
  - 27 Oct 2003 at 12:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Belies its title
  
  Someone tells me this po-mo teen flick is like based on Shakespeare or something ... well, whatever ... the costumes are gross and so are the characters, but I ... read more »
  
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- - shoddy
  - 78 reviews
  - Jersey
  - 28 Oct 2004 at 13:22

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Critics' reviews
- A surprisingly successful comedy about a girl who loves to shop, an activity that satisfies when all else fails. The dialogue is witty, the performances are smart and the tone is one of affectionate amusement touched with a little irony; the result is gre
- 30597
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...Alicia Silverstone goes to the head of the comedy class as Cher in the oft-hilarious high-school parody CLUELESS....[She] beams throughout..." -- 3 out of 4 stars
- 8386
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Heckerling still appears to edit her movies by random select, and, despite reference to Jane Austen's Emma, her... read more on Time Out
- 43768
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- "...Silverstone is a winner. And so is the movie, which also functions as a lunatic update of 'Emma'..."
- 8385
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...A fresh, disarmingly bright and at times explosively funny comedy..."
- 8387
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[Silverstone is] dead-on....A satirical portrait..." - Recommended
- 8384
- - Premiere
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash), both named after great singers of the past that now do infomercials, are ...