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Directed by
Mark S. Waters Written by
Rosalind Wiseman, Tina Fey Cast
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler [more]
Release Date
• USA: Apr 30, 2004
• UK: 18 Jun 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 21, 2004
• R2: 18 Oct 2004
Budget USD 17,000,000
BoxOffice: $86.0M
Official Website:
Mean Girls Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some teen partying.
Running Time
1 hour, 37 minutes
Country USA
Studio Broadway Video Motion Pictures, Lorne Michaels, M.G. Films
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Mean Girls (2004)
• Untitled 'Queen Bees and Wannabes' Project
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Mean Girls Reviews |
MEAN GIRLS is a smart film masquerading as just another brainless teen flick. Don’t be fooled. It’s a pointed, poignant reminder of why most people remember high school with a distinct shudder mixed in with the nostalgia. You can’t go back in time, but there’s some comfort in knowing that we were all pretty much in the same boat. Too bad it’s a boat that’s still sailing full speed ahead. [read review] 
--Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
Mean Girls is an often funny and creative film about high school life that is worth a viewing even for people who normally eschew adolescent comedies. Refreshing and frustrating at the same time, it's acute enough to know its prey, but Mean Girls is far too nice to go for the kill. [read review]
--Vince Leo (Qwipster.net)
Mean Girls ultimately ends up treading the same treacly “After School Special” territory it starts off lampooning, with moralizing speeches and didactic monologues that come off as more tiresome than refreshing, especially given the shadows in which the film has occasionally played throughout. [read review]
--Ed Owens (CineScene)
...this comedy about a high school clique is basically a watered-down collage of scenes from "Heathers," "Clueless," "Sixteen Candles" and numerous other teen flicks. ... It's an improvement over the dire "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen," but "MeanGirls" is nowhere near as satisfying as "Freaky Friday." [read review]
--Lou Lumenick (New York Post)
A slightly above-average teen comedy that isn't as biting or dark as you might believe from its title, but quirky and fun enough to recommend to anyone looking for something that blends elements from previous hits such as CLUELESS, ELECTION and HEATHERS [read review] 6/10
--'JoBlo' (JoBlo.com)
Ultimately, the smart choices the film makes outweigh its murky message. This falls into the category of teen fare that’s better than you’d expect. It’s no Heathers but it’s at least in the same league as 10 Things I Hate About You. [read review] 
--David Thomas (FilmCritic.com)
The film could have dialed down on the pratfalls and it loses a little steam in the third act when laughs take a backseat to good sentiment, but "Mean Girls" remains a smart and funny flick full of pretty young things. Good times. [read review] 
--Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
For all its touches, the film does at times begin to seem as if it has the easily diverted attention span of one of its archetypal high school kids. You feel a little like a scold for wanting it to buckle down and concentrate. [read review]
--Elvis Mitchell (The New York Times)
Mean Girls has all the trappings of a standard teen comedy: designer clothes, a moral message and Lindsay Lohan. But this perceptive picture is both surprising and funny - and teenage America takes a right mauling. [read review] 
--Nev Pierce (BBC Films)
The limp climax doesn't undo the solid humor, wicked social commentary, and delicious satire that precedes it, but it leaves an unpleasant aftertaste. In the end, Mean Girls isn't mean enough. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
In a wasteland of dumb movies about teenagers, "Mean Girls" is a smart and funny one. It even contains some wisdom, although I hesitate to mention that lest I scare off its target audience. [read review]
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Like "Heathers" and "Election," its comedy is an exaggeration of high school life, but without the fundamental dishonesty so rampant in teen comedy. [read review]
--Michael O'Sullivan (Washington Post)
Mean Girls shows High School in one of the most accurate ways I have seen put to the screen and the result of the film is very surprising. [read review] B+
--Samuel Tolliver (MovieJustice)
What do you get when "SNL's" Tina Fey writes a screenplay about social hierarchies in high school? A teen comedy ... for grown-ups. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
Tina Fey’s screenplay maintains an excellent balance between cutting social commentary and plain good old fashioned fun. [read review] 78/100
--Brian Webster (Apollo Guide)
“Mean Girls” wears out its welcome fast, which is frustrating considering the ability of the writer and the performers. [read review] C
--Brian Orndorf (FilmJerk.com)
Clique comedy about teen groupthink lacks real bite. [read review] 
--Marrit Ingman (Austin Chronicle)
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