Mean Girls 2024 UK release date – how to watch
The musical version of the beloved teen comedy is arriving in cinemas this month.
It's hard to believe it's been twenty years since Mean Girls was first released in 2004.
Two decades on, the film has become a pop-culture phenomenon, with a whole slate of iconic phrases embedded in our culture.
And now, a new version of the film is arriving in cinemas and, while it follows the same plot as the 2004 original, the new Mean Girls movie includes songs from the hit 2017 Broadway musical of the same name.
The iconic roles of Cady Heron and Regina George, made famous by Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, are this time played by Angourie Rice and Reneé Rapp, the latter of whom previously starred in the stage version.
Original screenwriter Tina Fey has penned the script and reprises her role again as school's maths teacher Ms Norbury, a role she portrayed in the original film.
The Mean Girls movie landed in cinemas in the US on 12th January. But when can cinemagoers expect to see the film in the UK? And will it also be available to stream at home? Read on for everything you need to know.
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Mean Girls 2024 UK release date
In the UK, the film is getting a cinematic release on Wednesday 17th January 2024 – so get your best pink outfits picked out because, of course, "on Wednesdays we wear pink".
Based on the early reviews it looks like the film is "so fetch", so there's plenty of cause for fans of the original to be optimistic.
Where to watch Mean Girls 2024 – is it streaming?
Although it was originally envisaged as a Paramount Plus original, the film is now being given an exclusive theatrical window – which means that in the immediate future, the only way of seeing it is by making a trip to the pictures.
However it will eventually arrive on Paramount Plus at some point later in the year – likely at least three months after the cinema debut – so there will be the option of watching from home in the not so distant future.
We'll update you as and when more information is revealed regarding a streaming premiere date.
How long is the Mean Girls 2024 movie?
The film's runtime is 112 minutes, which is significantly shorter than the Broadway musical.
Mean Girls 2024 plot
Given the film is a faithful adaptation of the original, the plot will be very familiar to most film fans, but if you need a refresher you can find the official synopsis below:
"New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called The Plastics, ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen.
"However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis and Damian she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school."
Mean Girls 2024 trailer
You can get a further taste of what to expect by watching the trailer – which, oddly enough, doesn't draw much attention to the fact that it is a musical, with Olivia Rodrigo's Get Him Back the only song featured, rather than any of the tracks from the film.
Mean Girls was released in UK cinemas on Wednesday 17th January 2024. Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.
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Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
