10 summer movies that totally get your ‘messy girl era’

Not every summer looks like a Pinterest board of Aperol spritzes and breezy linen sets. Sometimes, it’s you teary-eyed in the Zara fitting room, sending a bold text at 2:17 am, and telling yourself it’s all part of your character arc.

If you're currently floating somewhere between a quiet breakdown and a full-blown retail therapy phase, you're in good company. These 10 movies aren’t about perfect lives or flawless choices—they’re about chaos, impulse, delusion, and still somehow pulling it together just enough to look great while things unravel. 

So throw on your comfiest robe, top up your iced coffee, and settle in. The mess starts now—and it’s kind of iconic.

Someone Great

Breakup spiral? Champagne and chaos? Say less. Jenny just got dumped—and instead of journaling, she’s partying, crying, dancing on tables, and questioning everything (but make it sexy). You know, the kind of spiral where you text your ex “hope ur well” and then immediately block them.

Frances Ha

She’s got no job, no clue, and somehow… main character energy. Frances is out here dancing through delusion, flaking on plans, and romanticising being broke in NYC. It’s painfully relatable in that “I told everyone I’m figuring things out but actually I’ve just been deep-scrolling my ex’s new girlfriend’s profile” kind of way.

Lady Bird

Hormones, chaos, and dramatic exits? A teenage fever dream. Lady Bird is emotional, extra, and convinced her life is a movie. And honestly? It is. She’s all of us the moment we yell “YOU DON’T GET ME” during an argument… that we started.

Girls Trip

Four women. One trip. No one’s emotionally stable. This one’s a perfect cocktail of friendship, mess, and the kind of hangovers that require therapy. You’ll laugh, cry, and maybe text your girls “We need to go to Goa. NOW.” because your group chat is 90% chaos and 10% brunch planning anyway.

Friends With Benefits

Feelings? Never heard of her. Until, uh… you do. They wanted no strings. But then the strings got tangled and now you’re crying during casual sex and pretending it’s totally chill. Meanwhile, your situationship just posted a story with “just a friend” and you nearly threw your phone into traffic.

Clueless

She’s rich, she’s confused, and she’s accidentally in love. Cher is the patron saint of doing too much and meaning well. She’s giving delulu energy in a designer two-piece and every chaotic girlie has a little Cher in her—especially when giving life advice she absolutely does not follow herself.

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Manipulation? Lies? Chemistry? A trifecta. They’re both pretending. They both suck at pretending. And somehow, it’s still the most iconic thing you’ve ever seen. You want to stir drama for sport and still be the hottest person at karaoke? This is your moment.

Set It Up

Fake schemes. Real kisses. Workplace disasters. You tried to play Cupid and now you’re catching feelings like a total amateur. Whoops! It started as a bit, and now you’re fully in love with the bit.

The Holiday

Running from heartbreak but running into Jude Law? Manifested. Two women yeet themselves across continents to escape love drama and, of course, stumble into more love drama. But it’s all good because there are fireplaces, oversized knits, and aesthetic spiral energy (candles included).

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Broke. In debt. In love. But in Dior. Rebecca is drowning in receipts and unhinged spending, but at least she’s accessorising her breakdown. “You speak Prada?” Same, bestie—right after opening your credit card statement and needing a drink.

Lead image credit: IMDb

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