Favourite Movies from the 2000’s Based on Zodiac Sign

In 2001’s Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods, a beautiful and stylish sorority girl who proves that appearances can be deceiving when she follows her boyfriend to law school. Elle’s courage, determination, optimism and ability to confront the most challenging situations head-on will definitely appeal to the bold and passionate Aries.

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The 2009 Nora Ephron film Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, weaves the story of culinary legend Julia Child’s start in cooking with food blogger Julie Powell’s challenge to make all of the recipes in Child’s first cookbook. It’s perfect for practical, patient Taurus, especially the earth sign’s inner foodie.

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Geminis are gentle and affectionate yet sometimes indecisive which makes 2007’s Once a great pick for movie night. The story of two struggling musicians in Dublin who fall in love while writing, rehearsing and recording together was a film festival hit and later became a Broadway musical. Stars Glenn Hansard and Markéta Irglová — also known as musical duo The Swell Season — won the Best Original Song Oscar for the hauntingly beautiful “Falling Slowly.”

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When sympathetic, emotional Cancer is planning a movie night, expect a tearjerker like the coming of age drama A Walk to Remember. Based on the book by Nicholas Sparks, the 2002 flick about two North Carolina teens — popular guy Landon (Shane West) and the local minister’s daughter Jamie (Mandy Moore) — who form a secret friendship and later fall in love. Oh, and one of them is terminally ill.

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A Leo is never one to shy away from the spotlight or the popular crowd, making 2004's Mean Girls a must-watch for celestial royalty. Written by Tina Fey and starring Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron, the new girl at school who is welcomed by girl clique The Plastics until she falls for Aaron (Jonathan Bennett), the ex-boyfriend of queen bee Regina George (Rachel McAdams).

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Written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, 2003’s Bend It Like Beckham is the story of Jess (Parminder Nagra), an 18-year-old who rebels against her traditional Sikh parents when she joins a women’s soccer team. Virgos will understand Jess’s strong work ethic and desire to be the best as well as her struggle to please her parents and remain loyal to her best friend, Jules (Keira Knightley), when they both develop feelings toward their coach, Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers).

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In the hit 2001 film based on the bestseller by Helen Fielding, Renée Zellweger plays Bridget Jones, a woman in her early 30s who wants to improve herself and find love. Is there a spark with her publishing company boss Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant)? Or will she fall for childhood acquaintance, Mark Darcy (Colin Firth)? A modern take on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones’s Diary taps into Libra’s inner hopeless romantic and occasional tendency toward indecisiveness.

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Brave, passionate and resourceful Scorpio really understands Miss Congeniality’s heroine, FBI Special Agent Grace Hart (Sandra Bullock). When a bomb threat is made on the fictional Miss United States pageant, she goes undercover as Gracie Lou Freebush, aka Miss New Jersey, to prevent the attack.

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In the 2001 romantic comedy Serendipity, Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) meets Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) at a New York City department store when they both try to buy the same pair of gloves. Although they fall in love over dessert at the legendary Serendipity 3, they are both in relationships with other people and go their separate ways. They spend years trying to reconnect, convinced that they are meant to be. It’s the ideal movie for idealistic Sagittarius, known for being all heart underneath that tough exterior.

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In the 2006 film based on the bestselling novel, The Devil Wears Prada is about new grad Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) who lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine. Responsible, self-disciplined and the born managers of the zodiac, Capricorns appreciate both Andy’s desire to succeed and Miranda’s strict work ethic.

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In Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning dramedy Lost in Translation, an unlikely friendship forms between a middle-aged movie star (Bill Murray) and a recent college graduate (Scarlett Johansson) when they meet at a hotel in Tokyo. It speaks to the Aquarian’s progressive, humanitarian nature as well as their independent streak.

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Compassionate, artistic Pisces lives in that space between fantasy and reality which is why 13 Going on 30 is always an excellent movie pick for these dreamers. Released in 2004, it’s about Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner), a girl who makes a wish on her thirteenth birthday and wakes up as a thirty-year-old woman working at her favourite magazine and best friends with Tom-Tom (Judy Greer), the popular girl she tried to befriend as a kid. Matt, her childhood best friend, is also in this weird reality and is played by the always charming Mark Ruffalo.

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