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Mean Girls

2024

Cady Heron is a hit with the Plastics, an A-list girl clique at her new school. But everything changes when she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.

Directors/Writers

Samantha Jayne, Arturo Perez Jr., Tina Fey, Rosalind Wiseman

Executive Producers

Eric Gurian, Erin David, Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin, Pamela Thur

Inclusion Score

Out of 150 films in 2024, Mean Girls is one of the top films for gender inclusion.

Women BTS Score

*Women BTS score was determined by calculating the % of women out of total people in the following positions: director, writer, producer, composer, cinematographer, editor, production designer, costume designer, assistant director, casting director.

Average Across All Films in 2024

Mean Girls

% of Women Characters

Average Across All Films in 2024

Mean Girls