A new girl navigates high school's cutthroat social scene with sharp wit and satirical humor.
Campy and crowd-pleasing, with dry wit. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free) and YouTube (free).
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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