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From Cher Horowitz To Cruella De Vil - The Best Movie Hair Styles Of All Time

Hair inspo straight from the silver screen

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At first glance master villain Cruella De Vil, 70s groupie extraordinaire Penny Lane and Demi Moore's G.I. Jane don't appear to have much in common, but look a little closer and you'll see each one of them shares something, yup, we're talking about totally iconic hair.

From Sandy's 80s meets 50 perm, to Mia Wallace's blunt black bangs, when Instagram's hairspo just isn't doing it for you, check out our edit of the most iconic Hollywood film hair, Marie Antoinette included.

1

Penny Lane In Almost Famous

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Effortless curls and the best sheepskin coat in town, we still want to be Penny Lane.

2

Amélie

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Those timeless French girl chic bobs you see whenever you're in Paris? Yup, totally inspired by Amélie.

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3

Sean Young In Blade Runner

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Micro fringe? Check. Victory roll-esque curls? Double check. The trickiest film hair style to pull off? Probs.

4

Cher Horowitz In Clueless

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Now that's a head of hair. Swishy, blonde and so cute, Cher Horowitz's mane was the original Serena Van Der Woodsen.

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5

Glen Close As Cruella De Vil

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The most fabulous villain ever, as much as we love the puppies, we sort of salute Cruella De Vil's misguided commitment to fashion.

6

Milla Jovovich In The Fifth Element

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Tangerine dreads? We're all in.

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7

Beyoncé As Foxxy Cleopatra

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Can Beyoncé do any wrong? Answer - no. Her turn as Foxxy Cleopatra included rocking the best caramel afro ever.

8

Demi Moore In G.I. Jane

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The original red carpet buzz cut, Demi Moore's shaved head changed the game.

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9

Angelina Jolie In Girl Interrupted

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Angelina's blonde micro fringe in Girl Interrupted inspired a generation.

10

Sandy In Grease

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It might have been set in the 50s but Grease took serious inspiration from the 80s for Sandy's bad girl perm.

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11

Daisy Buchanan In The Great Gatsby

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Working the best collection of hair accessories we've ever seen, Daisy Buchanan was 1920s perfection.

12

Harley Quinn

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Harley Quinn's red and blue stained bunchies might look sweet but don't be fooled.

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13

Madeleine Swann In Spectre

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Pure class, Lea Seydoux's bond girl was more perfect blowdry than bikini babe.

14

Morticia Addams

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Goth gets glam with Morticia Addams uber long raven hair.

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15

Galadriel In Lord Of The Rings

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Furthering our obsession with ridiculously long hair, Galadriel's adorned blonde locks are major wedding hair inspo.

16

May Day In A View To A Kill

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Making flat tops look badass, May Day was the bond girl (read: woman) that got s**t done.

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17

Kirsten Dunst In Marie Antoinette

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Ok, they might be wigs but Marie Antoinette's elaborate coifs are so magical we don't even care.

18

Molly Ringwald In The Breakfast Club

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Everyone's favourite princess, Molly Ringwald's red  hair was the perfect accessory to her Mean Girls-esque all pink ensemble.

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19

Mystique In X-Men

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Who knew red hair and blue skin was a classic combination?

20

Audrey Hepburn In My Fair Lady

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Yes, Audrey Hepburn's hair in Breakfast At Tiffanys is iconic but her updo in My Fair Lady was twice as tall and with double the bling.

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George Driver was the former Senior Beauty Editor - Digital at ELLE UK.

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