"Beaches" (1988) - BFFL for real for real. Get some tissues.

"The Women" (1939) is just as much of a movie on how *not* to be friends, which is still important.

"Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" (1997) is full of style and sick dance moves, but also lessons on real friendship.

"Waiting to Exhale" (1995) is important because many friendship movies are youth-centered, and adult friendships are vital.

"Clueless" (1995) taught us about fashion, virgins who can't drive, and sticking to your girls like glue.

"The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" (2005) showed us how 4 very different personalities still fit perfectly together.

"Frances Ha" (2012) Navigates different stages of adulthood, and how friendship evolves with that.

"Steel Magnolias" (1989) - Through love and loss and everything in between, you need your friends.

"Thelma and Louise" (1991) - Sometimes it's just you and your BFF against the world!

"Bend it Like Beckham" (2002) - It's hard to navigate teenage-hood. Thank goodness for friends.

"9 to 5" (1980) - Down with misogyny, equal pay for all, and support women!

"Now and Then" (1995) - Your earliest friendships are some of the most formative of your life.

"Girlhood" (2014) - A beautifully told story of a young woman finding herself and her chosen loved ones in France.

"First Wives Club" (1996) - Life can take everything from you. But friends can help you build something new and beautiful.

"Josie and the Pussycats" (2001) - Success means nothing without the people who mean the most to you.

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1953) - Chasing men is no fun by yourself. You need a road (in this case, cruise) dog.

"Lady Bird" (2016) - At the age where you're making huge decisions for the first time, your best friends are lifesavers.