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  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) 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 and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner (Matthew Davis)...

Directed By: Robert Luketic

Written By: Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
  • 1 h 36 m

Legally Blonde

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
6.7
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Summary Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) 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 and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner (Matthew Davis)...

Directed By: Robert Luketic

Written By: Amanda Brown, Karen McCullah, Kirsten Smith

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
59
56% Positive
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44% Mixed
14 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
59
56% Positive
18 Reviews
44% Mixed
14 Reviews
0% Negative
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80
Blondes may or may not have more fun, but in this one case, they certainly provide more fun.
By Stephen Hunter FULL REVIEW
75
Witherspoon goes further, pouring so much humor and pizzazz into Elle that she lifts up the whole movie.
By Michael Wilmington FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
6.7
58% Positive
78 Ratings
33% Mixed
44 Ratings
10% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 135 User Ratings
6.7
58% Positive
78 Ratings
33% Mixed
44 Ratings
10% Negative
13 Ratings

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10
canisfamiliaris
Jul 24, 2023
Such a great movie. Reese is so full of energy and joy and life that she makes you smile every time she's on screen. One of my favorites!
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10
Panchogul
Mar 4, 2022
Un clásico de los 2000 y en lo personal forma parte de mi infancia, tiene un potente mensaje sobre la autosuperación y creer en uno mismo mientras juega de manera muy acertada con la guerra de sexos o como quieran llamarle, hay machismo y feminismo a partes iguales, pero nunca tocando los extremos.
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70
Witherspoon turns in yet another stellar, nuanced comic performance.
By Stephen Miller FULL REVIEW
63
Like all blond jokes, Legally Blonde is basically meanspirited, and that's when it's funniest.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
60
I half-admire its exquisite balancing act, squeezing laughs out of its leading lady's wardrobe, vocabulary, gestures, and cretinously oblivious Beverly Hills sense of entitlement, while simultaneously demonstrating her brilliance, sturdy ethics, and unflappable egalitarianism.
By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW
50
The character as written is incoherent, but Ms. Witherspoon has the reflexes to make Elle both appealing and ridiculous. It's funny -- in that slightly queasy, un-P.C. Doris Day kind of way.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
40
Really nothing more than "Clueless" redux but without the edgy, knowing wit.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
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10
kat267
Oct 3, 2015
This is such an adorable movie! It makes every girl remember why pink was thier favorite color in elementary school. Elle Woods is a great role model, she takes in the best and worst moments of life with a cheerful laugh. I wish my dorm room would look like hers :). I am so excited to see the sequel!
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JJ2FAS4U
Jan 4, 2022
----------------------------------6.0/10-----------------------------------
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Lahyte
Aug 22, 2021
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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CooterPatooter
Mar 3, 2012
Any early potential this film has as a comedy gets drowned out quickly by the self-indulgent, preachy whine of "See? Girls can do smart stuff too!"
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praneelisrad1
Oct 12, 2022
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Marc Platt Productions
Release Date Jul 13, 2001
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline Meet Elle Woods. She's a lawyer with a heart of gold...and a mane to match!
Website https://www.facebook.com/LegallyBlondeMovies/
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 3 Wins & 5 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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