chick-flick

chick flick

A movie that is primarily appealing or marketed to a female audience, and often focused on relationships and romance. That new romantic comedy seems like a real chick flick, so my girlfriends and I are going to go see it this weekend.
See also: chick, flick
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chick-flick

n. a movie intended for women and female interests. I hate chick-flicks. It’s a guy thing.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • chick flick
  • flick
  • jim-dandy
  • brain candy
  • pink tax
  • tax
  • there's one for (record) the book(s)
  • a turn-up for the book
  • a turn-up for the book(s)
  • a turn-up for the books
References in periodicals archive
Chick-flick on many people's guilty pleasures list.
Christmas chick-flick that appears on many people's "Guilty Pleasures" movie list.
CHALET GIRL Film4 6.55PM So impressive in The Thoery Of Everything, Felicity Jones was still a relatively unknown prospect in this drippy chick-flick. She plays Kim, who takes a catering job in a ski resort then falls for a handsome toff played by Gossip Girl's Ed Westwick.
Hilary Swank is great in the lead, and helps the feature to transcend any 'chick-flick'' trappings.
Two thirds of the partners became misty-eyed during a romantic chick-flick, with 'The Notebook,' 'Titanic' and 'Love Actually' - all making it in to the top 10 films to make men cry.
Following a trio of twentysomething female friends (including Kate Bosworth) whose camping trip to a remote island--unexpectedly inhabited by trigger-happy young war vets becomes a nightmare, the short pic overstays its welcome through inauthentic chick-flick banter and survivalist action so ineptly staged as to appear laughable.
Check out Khan's first look of yet another chick-flick offering, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, starring Kareena Kapoor.
Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem stars opposite Roberts and believes the film stretches beyond the "chick-flick" tag.
Both of the film's two (different) trailers paint it as a quirky chick-flick with a bit of drama thrown in from the makers of the Oscar-nominated Little Miss Sunshine.
Still, while it may not be overtly represented, many chick-flick heroines--from Bridget Jones to Legally Blonde's Elle--clearly do engage in sex outside of marriage and juggle multiple partners.
Think pink pyjama parties and marathon chick-flick sessions.
TVs in the hotel will instead show continuous re-runs of the chick-flick films Dirty Dancing, Bridget Jones and Pretty Woman.
While Hansen does his best, there a sneaking suspicion that he isn't at ease in the chick-flick genre, though he does manage to keep Shirley Maclaine under control which is worth a few brownie points.
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air has grown up and proved there is no film genre he cannot conquer - with the exception of Westerns (remember Wild Wild West?) Aimed firmly at the romcom chick-flick market, Hitch seems to push all the right buttons albeit with a highly predictable plot.
But instead of the usual chick-flick cliches, Henna Night explores an awkward encounter between a woman and her ex's new girlfriend, with unforgettable consequences for both characters.