The web goes loopy for Do Revenge proper now. On the time of writing, Jennifer Kaytin Robinson’s coming-of-age comedy is the second-biggest film on Netflix, and an altogether bigger matter of dialog in numerous quarters of social media.
Impressed by Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Prepare, the movie follows two college students from wildly totally different social circles, Drea (Camila Mendes) and Eleanor (Maya Hawke), who kind an unlikely alliance in a bid to take candy revenge on the bullies who’ve ruined their lives.
We described Do Revenge as “Imply Women for the Gen-Z crowd” in our review, and beneath, we’ve rounded up 5 extra twisted teen dramas – a lot of which function direct inspirations for the new Netflix movie – that can assist you scratch that noughties itch just a bit bit extra.
Imply Women (2004)
Let’s kick off with the apparent. Should you loved Do Revenge for its references to mid-noughties sleepover classics, you then’ve virtually undoubtedly already seen 2004’s Imply Women – however hey, we couldn’t not embody it on an inventory of comparable motion pictures, might we?
From the thoughts of comedy genius Tina Fey, Mark Waters’ genre-defining teen drama stars Lindsay Lohan as Cady, a naïve highschool beginner whose reputation soars when she ingratiates herself with the Plastics, a clique of overprivileged and image-obsessed college students led by Rachel McAdams’ Regina George.
Often hilarious and surprisingly (however saddeningly) correct, Imply Women is the definitive depiction of classroom cattiness, and Do Revenge suggestions its hat in the direction of the previous’s most iconic scenes on quite a few events (check out this Instagram post (opens in new tab) for a handful of examples).
Imply Women is presently streaming on Netflix within the US and Paramount Plus within the UK.
Straightforward A (2010)
The world has Straightforward A to thank for placing Oscar-winner Emma Stone on the map as one in every of Hollywood’s most gifted main actors.
Partially impressed by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, the film stars Stone as Olive, an not noticeable highschool pupil whose well-intentioned lie about shedding her virginity spirals uncontrolled when others get wind of her pretend bed room antics.
Do Revenge shares clear similarities with Straightforward A’s setting and rumor-fueled premise, however each motion pictures additionally function well-written, multifaceted characters that aren’t all the time the clear-cut good guys we would like them to be.
Straightforward A is presently streaming on fuboTV and Hulu Plus within the US, and Netflix within the UK.
The Different Lady (2014)
Okay, The Different Lady isn’t strictly a teen drama – nevertheless it’s nonetheless a film during which revenge (on this case in opposition to a sleazy, three-timing man) performs a key position.
The movie stars Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton as three girls – Carly, Kate and Amber, respectively – who staff as much as take down Mark, performed by Game of Thrones stalwart Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, a charismatic businessman secretly seeing all of them without delay. Hormone drugs, hair-removal cream and laxative-spiked water all kind a part of the trio’s Imply Women-style plans, making The Different Lady – like Do Revenge – an extremely satisfying story of grotesque payback.
The Different Lady is presently streaming on HBO Max within the US and Disney Plus within the UK.
Clueless (1995)
Like Imply Women, Clueless is a transparent pillar of inspiration in Do Revenge – and never simply because the varsity uniforms worn within the latter appear borrowed from the costume wardrobe of Amy Heckerling’s 1995 traditional.
Loosely primarily based on Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma, Clueless stars Alicia Silverstone as Cher, an attractive and well-liked highschool pupil who begins to look at her personal existence whereas taking part in matchmaker for a pair of hard-nosed lecturers.
Certain, each motion pictures look related. However additionally they take comparable swipes at a really explicit model of pastel-colored highschool fantasy – Vogue (opens in new tab) calls it the “bubblegum dreamworld” – by transposing their respective supply materials in a method that feels accessible.
Clueless is presently streaming on Netflix and Prime Video within the US, and Paramount Plus within the UK.
10 Issues I Hate About You (1999)
10 Issues I Hate About You isn’t a lot a film about revenge as it’s an unlikely alliance.
Gil Junger’s 1999 comedy stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cameron, a younger pupil who enlists the providers of a mysterious unhealthy boy (Heath Ledger) to assist him date a well-liked woman (Larisa Oleynik) whose father received’t let her get a boyfriend except her ill-tempered sister (Julia Stiles) will get one, too. The film is actually a modern-day reimagining of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, and is so named after a poem written by Kat (the sister) that describes her bittersweet romance with Patrick.
Certain, that synopsis doesn’t learn very similar to that of Do Revenge – however 10 Issues I Hate About You is likewise at its finest when its seemingly polar reverse lead characters discover consolation of their widespread floor.
10 Issues I Hate About You is presently streaming on Hulu within the US and Disney Plus within the UK.