This post is about the best movies with makeovers and personal development storylines.
Ok, I have a confession to make! I love an ugly duckling to swan story, rags to riches story, or an underdog saves the day story. These are my favorite type of movies. This will be evident when you see how long this comprehensive list of movies actually is. And my goal with this blog post is to make you love these types of movies too!
My Movies with Makeovers and Personal Development List
The makeover and personal development movies on this list span several decades. From My Fair Lady in 1965 to Dumplin in 2018. The movies on this list encompass every genre you can think of, including fairytales, career women, animation, witchcraft, romance, and teenage angst. There’s even a movie with Krav Maga fighting. You name it and it’s on this list. There’s a movie for everyone. I have personally seen all of these movies and highly recommend each and every one.
Why You Should Watch Theses Types of Movies
By watching others’ journeys (fiction or not), we can all learn valuable lessons. We get to witness what it really takes to change our lives. Makeover movies can be used as motivation because good movies are a cinematic experience. In fact, researchers at Ohio State University found that watching films that illustrate happiness or contentment achieved through self-actualization can make us feel more prepared to deal with our own life challenges. As well as motivate us to find more meaning and purpose in our own life. Here’s a link to the full article. (warning it’s written very scientifically… lol).
Just like in literature, movies that illustrate a heroine’s triumph are classic and timeless! They evoke positive feelings and emotions.
So, if you need a fun way to get motivated and want to make changes in your personal and professional life you will love these movies. Since we all want to want to live our best life, use the main characters of these movies to inspire your own amazing transformations. Just, pop some popcorn and champagne and enjoy a cozy movie night!
45+ Movies with Makeovers and Personal Development Themes
This long list of movies is in no particular order. My suggestion is to peruse the movie trailers below and pick the movie that speaks to you. The movie that “speaks to you” today is the movie that you should watch. If you come back to this list tomorrow (I highly recommend that you do *wink wink*) a different movie may jump out as the must-see movie. I hope these 45+ movies will inspire you as they have inspired me. Without further ado, here are the:
The Devil Wears Prada, available on Amazon Prime and Hulu
Last Holiday, available on Amazon Prime and Hulu
Working Girl, available on Amazon Prime and Hulu
Sex and Mrs. X, available on Amazon Prime and YouTube
Miss Congeniality, available on Amazon Prime and YouTube
Dirty Dancing, available on Pluto TV and Amazon Prime
Sabrina (1995 version), available on Netflix and Amazon Prime
How to Fall in Love, available on Amazon Prime
Hitch, available on Amazon Prime and HBO Max
My Big Fat Greek Wedding, available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max
Clueless, available on Amazon Prime, Hulu, and HBO Max
The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick, available on Tubi
House Bunny, available on Amazon Prime and Tubi
The Mirror Has Two Faces, available on Netflix and Amazon Prime
She’s All That, available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Grease, available on Pluto and Amazon Prime
Pretty Woman, available on Pluto
Cinderella, available on Disney Plus
The Boyfriend School, available on Tubi and Amazon Prime
Moonstruck. available on Hulu and HBO Max
Never Been Kissed, available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Dumplin, available on Netflix
The Princess Diary, available on Disney Plus
Enough, available on Tubi
My Fair Lady, available on Netflix and Amazon Prime
The Holiday, available on Hulu, Amazon Prime, and YouTube
Cruella, available on Disney Plus and Amazon Prime
Batman Returns, available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime
The Breakfast Club, available on Peacock and Amazon Prime
Can’t Buy Me Love, available on Amazon Prime
Boomerang, available on Pluto TV and Amazon Prime
The Truth About Cats and Dogs, available on Amazon Prime
Mulan, available on Disney Plus and Amazon Prime
The Banger Sisters available on HBO Max, Hulu, and Amazon Prime
The Craft (1996 version), available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
The Ugly Truth, available on Netflix and Amazon Prime
Legally Blonde, available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Teen Witch, available on Pluto TV, Tubi, and Amazon Prime
Deliver Us From Eva, available on Pluto TV and Amazon Prime
Sliding Doors, available on Pluto TV and Amazon Prime
Love Potion #9, available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Beauty in the Beast, available on Pluto TV, Disney Plus and Amazon Prime
200 Pound Beauty, available on Pluto TV, Tubi, and Amazon Prime
The Witches of Eastwick, available on Hulu, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime
Save the Last Dance, available on Hulu, HBO Max, and Amazon Prime
The First Wives Club, available on Hulu and Amazon Prime
The Little Mermaid, available on Disney Plus and Amazon Prime
She-Devil, available on YouTube, Pluto TV, Tubi, and Amazon Prime
I really hope you enjoy these movies with makeovers as much as I do! Do you know of any other movies that should be on this list? What’s your favorite personal development movie?
If you have seen all of these movies, let me know in the comments by posting a heart emoji!
