These 13 Movies Are Perfect as a Double Feature to Accompany Netflix's He's All That

We can't overlook the '90s original! In an attempt to bounce back from getting dumped by his girlfriend for a reality star, popular jock Zack bets that he can transform Laney, the school's quirky, prickly artist, into a prom queen. The more time they spend together, the more Zack starts to like Laney for herself, but the truth about the bet looms over their possible romance.

Watch She's All That on Amazon Prime.

If you love high school rom-coms with secrets to be overcome, then this millennial icon is for you! Unpopular teenage waitress Sam has a secret life online, where she messages with "PrincetonGuy," her soulful, anonymous penpal. Little does she know that her online confidant is actually Austin, the most popular guy at her school, who is struggling with decisions about his future, too.

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Watch A Cinderella Story on HBO Max.

Like He's All That, this underrated Lindsay Lohan comedy is loosely based on the Pygmalion story. Here, it's a little more meta. Lola, an aspiring actress, moves to suburban New Jersey with her family and struggles to fit in. She tries to boost her image with a series of increasingly outlandish lies, all set against the backdrop of auditions for the school musical: a modern pop update of... Pygmalion.

Watch Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen on Disney+.

The unpopular/popular romance was a teen movie staple long before He's All That, and The DUFF continues the tradition with a self-aware twist. Bianca is horrified to discover that she's been designated the "DUFF" of her friend group: the one that is less popular and is seen as a way to get close to the actual popular friends. As she tries to shake this image, she strikes a deal with her childhood pal (and current football star) Wesley: she'll tutor him to pass a class if he'll help her with an anti-DUFF makeover.

Watch The DUFF on Amazon Prime.

A tangled web of lies and half-truths is at the heart of He's All That, and deception drives the conflict for Sierra Burgess, too. Instead of being based on Pygmalion, this flick is based on Cyrano de Bergerac. After a popular cheerleader tries to brush off a guy by giving him Sierra's number instead, Sierra starts texting him — and keeps going even after she realises that he believes he's texting her classmate, not her.

Watch Sierra Burgess Is a Loser on Netflix.

We can't talk about high school rom-coms without talking about To All the Boys and its sequels. Here, as with He's All That, a popular student (the charming Peter Kavinsky) wants revenge on an ex. He teams up with shy Lara Jean, whose secret love letters have been leaked, to fake a relationship for both their benefits. As they spend more time together, though, their fake relationship starts to turn into real feelings.

Watch To All the Boys I've Loved Before on Netflix.

He's All That is a classic "makeover" movie, and so is What a Girl Wants, but with one major difference. Instead of the "makeover" being connected to a love interest, the main relationship in What a Girl Wants is between a daughter and her estranged father. When Daphne goes to London to try to meet her father, he's surprised but happy to meet her, but Daphne quickly learns that the rules of the British high society are very different than American high school.

Watch What a Girl Wants on Netflix.

High school hierarchy has never been more delightful than in Clueless, the '90s classic inspired by Jane Austen's Emma. Cher rules the social ladder at her elite Beverly Hills school, and when new student Tai arrives, Cher decides to take her under her wing, give her a makeover, and try to play matchmaker for her. Naturally, nothing goes according to plan!

Watch Clueless on Hulu.

The makeover trope is a high school comedy staple, and it doesn't get much better than having Julie Andrews as the one leading the charge. Awkward teenager Mia has her life thrown into chaos when her estranged grandmother arrives and reveals that Mia is the heir to the throne of Genovia. As Mia tries to adjust to the reality of being a princess, she still has to navigate the indignities of high school life, crushes, mean girls, and the horrors of gym class.

Watch The Princess Diaries on Disney+.

Lying to a love interest? Check. Wooing someone for material gain? Check. Falling for someone you shouldn't? Absolutely check! 10 Things is a perfect pairing for He's All That! Troublemaker Patrick agrees to flirt with Kat so that nerdy Cameron can try to woo Kat's popular sister, Bianca. The first problem: Kat does not want to be flirted with. The second: Patrick starts to fall for Kat for real.

Watch 10 Things I Hate About You on Disney+.

"Be yourself" is ultimately the mantra of movies like He's All That, and Dumplin' takes that theme and gives it a slight twist. To prove a point to her pageant-obsessed mom, Willowdean enters a pageant, expecting to be able to prove how messed-up and damageing pageants are. Though she does have a point, she also is surprised to find that the pageant world is a little different than she expected it to be.

Watch Dumplin' on Netflix.

Why should high school students get to have all the fun? This rom-com takes some of the same themes as He's All That — an opposites-attract romance, a secret that could blow up their relationship — and creates a charming romance for college students. Collegiate Paige is laser-focussed on her medical school dreams, so she has zero patience for Eddie, a party-boy transfer student who she's stuck with as a lab partner. Just when their relationship starts to thaw, she discovers the truth: Eddie is actually Edvard, the Danish crown prince.

Watch The Prince and Me on Netflix.

She's The Man, like He's All That, takes a classic work of literature and transforms it into a modern-day madcap high school comedy. She's The Man takes its inspiration from Shakespeare's cross-dressing twin-swap Twelfth Night and centres on Viola, who secretly takes her twin brother's place at a boarding school so she can play football. Hijinks — and an inconvenient attraction to a teammate (a young Channing Tatum nonetheless) — ensue.

Watch She's The Man on Amazon Prime.