Charli XCX Approves: The Singer's 5 Favorite Movies, Ranked by IMDb
From teenage cruelty to surreal dramas.
Sometimes, the best way to choose a movie is to trust someone with good taste. Take singer, trendsetter, and film buff Charli XCX, for example.
Scrolling through her Letterboxd account is like reading a personal diary – it's filled with French arthouse films, edgy indie thrillers, cult rom-coms, and heartwarming family movies.
5. 'Uptown Girls', 2003
IMDb Score: 6.3/10
One of the underrated hits of the 2000s, Uptown Girls, is a light comedy about the daughter of a rock star who leads a carefree lifestyle. When her father's money disappears with a fraudulent accountant, Molly becomes a nanny for eight-year-old Ray.
As it turns out, the nanny and her charge can learn a lot from each other, and this seemingly simple story becomes a subtle statement about female friendship and girl power.
4. 'The Addiction', 1995
IMDb Score: 6.5/10
Kathleen is a young New Yorker and philosophy student. The movie could have been about a young girl's coming-of-age in the big city, but six minutes in, a stranger turns Kathleen into a vampire.
This is not a spoiler, but rather the premise of a noir story in which vampirism becomes a metaphor for a person's inner struggle.
As a vampire, Kathleen better understands the philosophies of Nietzsche and Baudrillard but becomes completely lost in her own darkness and moral compass.
3. 'Challengers', 2024
IMDb Score: 7.0/10
Tashi retired from the sport due to injury and has been training her husband, Art, to replace her. In the tennis final, Art will face Patrick, his former friend and Tashi's ex-boyfriend.
The young couple is engaged in a psychological battle that plays out not only on the court, but also in their relationship. It's a story about love for a partner, a friend, and a sport, where each element struggles for first place.
2. 'Phantom Thread', 2017
IMDb Score: 7.4/10
Like hundreds of other stories, this one begins with a young woman who is noticed by a powerful, wealthy, and experienced man because of her beauty.
London couturier Reynolds Woodcock chooses gentle waitress Alma as his muse – it seems like a happy life and a beautiful ending. However, Alma is no Victorian heroine – she isn't interested in Woodcock's secrets, his rivalry with his sister Cyril, or their career aspirations.
For Alma, the relationship is an opportunity to dictate her own rules, and she seizes it.
1. 'Before Sunrise', 1995
IMDb Score: 8.1/10
Céline and Jesse disembark from a train together in Vienna. They don't know each other and only have one night to change that. Their story is a long conversation between two lost young people.
There's no action, no crime, and no big words – just a little flirtation, a little trauma, and a lot of self-discovery through each other.
Before Sunrise is the first film in a cult love trilogy. Every nine years, director Richard Linklater reunited actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke to continue the story of Céline and Jesse.
