Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion is special because it takes the most universal of anxieties—walking back into the social jungle of high school—and turns it into a candy-colored, laugh-out-loud celebration of friendship and self-invention. Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow have the kind of comic chemistry you can’t fake: every line lands with bright, quotable snap, yet the movie never forgets the tender sting underneath their bravado. Director David Mirkin keeps the vibe buoyant and playful, like a pop song with a surprisingly sincere chorus, so the silliness feels earned rather than mean-spirited. It’s not for everyone if you dislike broad, R-rated humor and delightfully ridiculous fashion-forward comedy, but if you’ve ever wanted a feel-good revenge fantasy that’s more sweet than savage, this one is a gem.

Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion is aiming for a bubbly, neon revenge-fantasy comedy about two lovable screwups reclaiming their dignity, and it mostly runs on the sheer charm of Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow. If you need tight plotting or clever, layered jokes, this can feel thin and repetitive, with a broad, sometimes mean-spirited edge that leans more on caricature than insight. The story is basically a simple setup stretched into a feature, so if secondhand embarrassment and heightened silliness aren’t your thing, you’ll likely find it more annoying than funny. But if you’re in the mood for a lightweight, quotable ’90s vibe piece where the friendship is the real point, it delivers just enough sweetness to make the ride worthwhile.