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10 Best Movies Like What a Girl Wants

If you loved What a Girl Wants, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Sydney White

Sydney White

2007★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

College freshman Sydney White arrives at Southern Atlantic University, determined to pledge her late mother's sorority. Unfortunately, she finds that the sisterhood has changed sin...

#2
Raise Your Voice

Raise Your Voice

2004★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Romance & Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a perform...

#3
She's the Man

She's the Man

2006★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her h...

#4
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Comedy & Romance & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a co...

#5
Love Wrecked

Love Wrecked

2005★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

18-year-old Jenny Taylor is ecstatic when she finds out that her favorite rock star, Jason Masters, is a guest at the tropical resort where she is working for the summer. When they...

#6
Easy Virtue

Easy Virtue

2008★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to What a Girl Wants for fans of Comedy & Romance. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A young Englishman marries a glamorous American. When he brings her home to meet the parents, she arrives like a blast from the future - blowing their entrenched British stuffiness...