The Princess Diaries has to be one of the most wholesomely entertaining chick flicks there is. And it stars Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews - as far as we're concerned, you really can't go wrong with such a winning combination. Released in 2001, the film was a massive success and spawned a sequel, The Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement, three years later.
The story is based on the novel of the same name, written by Meg Cabot. It follows Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), a dorky teenager who discovers she's actual royalty. Julie Andrews plays her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, with whom Mia must take 'princess lessons' in order to prepare to take the throne one day. There are obviously some ups and downs, but in the end everything works out for the best, as it usually does.