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Drew Barrymore goes from straight-laced reporter to a peculiarly fashionable student. Her undercover disguise is priceless.
Jennifer Lopez stars as a maid, Marisa, who gets a serious makeover before she goes out with the wealthy Chris (Ralph Fiennes).
It's a tale as old as time. Cinderella is transformed into a beautiful princess for a ball, but only until midnight! Luckily, her prince finds her slipper and doesn't stop until he finds her.
Claire Standish (Molly Ringwald) gives Allison Reynolds (Ally Sheedy) a little feminine touch while they are stuck in school. Reynolds goes from a grungy, dark goth style to a very feminine one.
From a slightly dorky assistant Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) transforms into a stylish woman for fashion week. Her new look is on point.
Lenny Kravitz plays Cinna. With his eyes lined with gold, he dresses up the insurgent Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) for her winning interview.
It doesn't get much better than this in terms of makeovers. From absolute nerd with glasses and frizzy hair, Anne Hathaway as Princess Mia becomes a gorgeous royal.
The iconic film shows Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) changed from a down-to-earth, safari girl, into a hot mean girl.
Viola (Amanda Bynes) dresses up as her twin brother to take his place at boarding school while he skips off. It's an entertaining change, especially when she has to deal with her brother's love affairs.
Roberta (Rosanna Arquette), a bored housewife, transforms herself to look like Susan (Madonna). As you can see, she does a pretty good job!
The cheeky twins, both played by Lindsay Lohan, have a makeover session at camp to become each other.
"Diner girl" Sam (Hilary Duff) has to prepare for a school Halloween ball but must go in disguise. She wears Rhonda's (Regina King) beautiful wedding gown and turns into a princess for the night.
To stick it to the stupid reputations the other students give her, Olive (Emma Stone) decides to dress exactly as they expect her to.
From a saucy prostitute to a classy lady at the races, Vivian (Julia Roberts) is completely transformed. There is also a very satisfying shopping sequence in the film to accompany the makeover.
She changes from a secretary to a boss in an effort to punish her boss (Harrison Ford) for stealing her idea. You can clearly sense the business vibe in her new look.
From flower girl to an heiress, Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) changes from rags to designer dresses.
The wonderful Cher plays Loretta Castorini who falls for her fiancé's brother. Before a ball, she gets all done up in a great makeover sequence.
Before her wedding day, Toula (Nia Vardalos) has to have a huge makeover done by the whole, huge Greek family.
This film contains one of the most satisfying makeover scenes ever made. Sandra Bullock plays a police officer who has to go undercover as a pageant queen.
The goody two-shoes Sandy Olsson gets a little help from her friends for a radical makeover that swaps poodle-skirt with tight black spandex.
From Barbie to books, Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) changes her ways and her looks. This is a makeover in body and mind.
Cal (Steve Carell) is given a makeover by lothario Jacob (Ryan Gosling). From loser divorcee, he comes an eligible bachelor.
An ex-playboy bunny transforms socially anxious girls into supermodels when she creates her new sorority.
They may not have kept up their new appearances, but these goofy clowns have a serious makeover in their hotel room.
It is hard to think of a bigger makeover in Hollywood history. Robin Williams (1951-2014) plays a father who transforms into a Nanny so he can spend more time with his kids and ex-wife.
From a terrible breakup Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) "chooses vodka" instead of festering in her flat. She then becomes healthy, fit, and confident in this great makeover scene.
As a kid she was geeky, but when Jenna Rink (Jennifer Garner) magically becomes 30, she takes her style into her own hands.
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This film best encapsulates the '90s trends. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) turns her skater friend Tai (Brittany Murphy) into a nineties goddess.
Before she puts on her big dance performance at the hotel, Baby (Jennifer Grey) turns into a woman. She wears a grown-up dress, wears lipstick, and shows everyone that she is Francis, not Baby.
No one can deny the power of a good makeover scene. Maybe it's the transformation of someone becoming beautiful, seeing the process tangibly unfold, or the potential we suddenly feel that we ourselves have for a makeover. Whatever it is, it's always an absolute joy.
So why not hunker down for a night with a face mask and some ice-cream and watch one of these films with the best makeover scenes in them? Click through to see the best of the best.
Films with the best makeovers
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No one can deny the power of a good makeover scene. Maybe it's the transformation of someone becoming beautiful, seeing the process tangibly unfold, or the potential we suddenly feel that we ourselves have for a makeover. Whatever it is, it's always an absolute joy.
So why not hunker down for a night with a face mask and some ice-cream and watch one of these films with the best makeover scenes in them? Click through to see the best of the best.