Clueless

About

As of 2026, it's 31 years old.

Clueless took Jane Austen's Emma, relocated it to a Beverly Hills high school, and gave it a computerized closet, a yellow plaid skirt suit, and a vocabulary ('As if!', 'Ugh, as if!') that an entire generation adopted instantly. It's a satire smart enough to disguise itself as a fluffy teen comedy.

Cher's makeovers, the dialogue, and the fashion made it one of the most quotable and influential teen movies ever, Austen adaptation and all.

Sharp, sunny, and secretly literary, Clueless is the teen comedy that's far cleverer than it lets on — and gave the '90s its entire slang.