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The 30 Best Hairstyles in Movie History

By Maura Lynch Updated Aug 25, 2015 @ 10:45 am
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My sister once asked me if I'd ever seen the movie Amélie, and I replied, "Oh, is that the movie about the girl with the cute hair?" Solid plotlines, dynamic characters, beautiful dialogue, etc., are all really important to me, but let's be real—I'm in it for the beauty inspiration, too. So I compiled a list, '60s on, of the best styles on film that are not only iconic, but are also still relevant and wearable today (as much as I love Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's, I can't imagine seeing anyone on the street now with that updo, as fabulous as it was). Need some fresh ideas? Click away!

PHOTOS: The 30 Best Hairstyles in Movie History

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Jean Seberg in Breathless

Jean Seberg in Breathless
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You can thank Seberg (shown here post-Breathless) for the rise of gamine, borrowed-from-the-boys close crops.

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Penélope Cruz in Vanilla Sky 

Penélope Cruz in Vanilla Sky 
Credit: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

So sensual: a Spanish accent plus touchable, pushed-to-the-side bangs and cascades of chestnut hair. 

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Brigitte Bardot in Contempt

Brigitte Bardot in Contempt
Credit: © Sunset Boulevard/Corbis

The volume! The texture! The headband! This is the original bombshell hair.

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Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby 

Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby 
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

Where did Rosemary get hair this good? She says it was from Vidal Sassoon. More like the devil! 

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Winona Ryder in Reality Bites

Winona Ryder in Reality Bites
Credit: Rangefinder/Globe Photos

The piecey, textured, tucked-behind-the-ears crop that sent Gen-Xers to salons in droves—#WinonaForever.  

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Jane Birkin in Blow Up

Jane Birkin in Blow Up
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

This swinging 60's style looks like it's fresh from a modern-day Chloé campaign, right? 

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Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 
Credit: © Focus Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

Clementine's rainbow parade of hair colors makes watching this movie slightly less heart-obliterating.

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Halle Berry in Die Another Day

Halle Berry in Die Another Day
Credit: © MGM/Courtesy Everett Collection

You don't need long, luscious strands to snag James Bond. But it doesn't hurt to be Halle Berry.

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Léa Seydoux in Blue is the Warmest Color

Léa Seydoux in Blue is the Warmest Color
Credit: © Sundance Selects/Courtesy Everett Collection

The best part of her Smurf hair is how washed out it is—you can spot glimpses of blonde underneath, which makes it look less movie-set manicured.  

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Meryl Streep in Manhattan

Meryl Streep in Manhattan
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

Hair goals: There are clips and gifs circulating the internet dedicated to this over-the-shoulder style just blowing in the wind!

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Pam Grier in Foxy Brown

Pam Grier in Foxy Brown
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

It is not insignificant that Grier was the first African-American woman action star, and that she did it with big, beautiful, natural hair. 

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Franka Potente in Run Lola Run

Franka Potente in Run Lola Run
Credit: © Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The flaming red shade is equal parts punk and cartoon character. 

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Audrey Tautou in Amélie

Audrey Tautou in Amélie 
Credit: © Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection

Ah, Amélie. She makes a really strong case for fate. And mini bangs.

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Zoë Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy 

Zoë Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy  
Credit: © Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection

The fuchsia tips on Gamora's perfectly-waved hair really bring out the green in her face, don't you think?

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Demi Moore in Ghost

Demi Moore in Ghost
Credit: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

Who knew a bowl cut (the style my mother saddled me with from the ages of 4 through 6) could be so cool? 

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Salma Hayek in Desperado

Salma Hayek in Desperado
Credit: © Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

This is a #girlboss—a bookstore owner who can walk away from a burning building and thwart assassins with her soft spirals still in perfect condition.

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Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan
Credit: © Orion Pictures Corp/Courtesy Everett Collection

Everyone in this movie is desperately seeking Susan—and Susan's smartly-accessorized, wild new-wave hair.

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Alicia Silverstone in Clueless

Alicia Silverstone in Clueless
Credit: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

Cher's hair is like spun silk. I wonder if her shampoo was from, like, a totally important designer? 

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Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder

Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder
Credit: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

Who needs a wind machine when you've got Nascar? There's a lot of footage of her beautiful, strawberry blonde curls dancing around in the wind on the racetrack. 

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Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface

Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface 
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

Elvira shines—from her trophy-wife hair to her barely-there gowns.

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Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
Credit: © Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Why was she hiding the prettiest, bounciest auburn curls in the universe underneath all those prostitute wigs?

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Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale

Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale
Credit: © 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

Don't cheat on Bernie: she'll burn your car and then rise from the ashes like a phoenix with sexy, short hair.

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Anna Karina in A Woman is a Woman

Anna Karina in A Woman is a Woman
Credit: Rex USA

Oh, yes—a stripper with a heart of a gold! But this one is played by legendary bangs icon, Anna Karina (shown here later in the decade still wearing her signature style). 

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Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice

Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice
Credit: © Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Janet Jackson is incapable of having mediocre hair (ever seen her The Velvet Rope album cover?)—and this is fully supported by her turn as poet/hair stylist Justice, whose braids are swingy, sexy and cool. 

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Ali MacGraw in Love Story

Ali MacGraw in Love Story
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

Start brushing your hair 100 times a night with a Mason Pearson brush if you want this kind of preppy, rich girl luster. 

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Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club

Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club
Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection

Who cares if she's the basket case? Look at that shag! 

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Rinko Kikuchi in Babel

Rinko Kikuchi in Babel
Credit: © Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection

Kikuchi is on a crazy color streak (of streaks), from pink as a Japanese teen in Babel to blue as a pilot in Pacific Rim. 

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Gwyneth Paltrow in The Royal Tenenbaums

Gwyneth Paltrow in The Royal Tenenbaums
Credit: © Buena Vista Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

Sweet red barrette aside, there's something depressing yet insanely chic about Margot's pin-straight and severe, blunt cut.   

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Bridget Fonda in Singles

SINGLES, Bridget Fonda, 1992, © Warner Brothers/courtesy Everett Collection
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Even when hidden under a bowler hat, the 'do is obviously adorable. 

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Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction

PULP FICTION, Uma Thurman, 1994
Credit: © Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection

From the red lips to the major twist dance moves to the black, bang-ed bob, Mrs. Mia Wallace lives boldly.

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    1 of 30 Jean Seberg in Breathless
    2 of 30 Penélope Cruz in Vanilla Sky 
    3 of 30 Brigitte Bardot in Contempt
    4 of 30 Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby 
    5 of 30 Winona Ryder in Reality Bites
    6 of 30 Jane Birkin in Blow Up
    7 of 30 Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
    8 of 30 Halle Berry in Die Another Day
    9 of 30 Léa Seydoux in Blue is the Warmest Color
    10 of 30 Meryl Streep in Manhattan
    11 of 30 Pam Grier in Foxy Brown
    12 of 30 Franka Potente in Run Lola Run
    13 of 30 Audrey Tautou in Amélie
    14 of 30 Zoë Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy 
    15 of 30 Demi Moore in Ghost
    16 of 30 Salma Hayek in Desperado
    17 of 30 Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan
    18 of 30 Alicia Silverstone in Clueless
    19 of 30 Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder
    20 of 30 Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface
    21 of 30 Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
    22 of 30 Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale
    23 of 30 Anna Karina in A Woman is a Woman
    24 of 30 Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice
    25 of 30 Ali MacGraw in Love Story
    26 of 30 Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club
    27 of 30 Rinko Kikuchi in Babel
    28 of 30 Gwyneth Paltrow in The Royal Tenenbaums
    29 of 30 Bridget Fonda in Singles
    30 of 30 Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction

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