The 30 Best Hairstyles in Movie History

Jean Seberg in Breathless

You can thank Seberg (shown here post-Breathless) for the rise of gamine, borrowed-from-the-boys close crops.

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Penélope Cruz in Vanilla Sky

So sensual: a Spanish accent plus touchable, pushed-to-the-side bangs and cascades of chestnut hair.

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Brigitte Bardot in Contempt

The volume! The texture! The headband! This is the original bombshell hair.

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Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby

Where did Rosemary get hair this good? She says it was from Vidal Sassoon. More like the devil!

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Winona Ryder in Reality Bites

The piecey, textured, tucked-behind-the-ears crop that sent Gen-Xers to salons in droves—#WinonaForever.

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Jane Birkin in Blow Up

This swinging 60's style looks like it's fresh from a modern-day Chloé campaign, right?

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Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Clementine's rainbow parade of hair colors makes watching this movie slightly less heart-obliterating.

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Halle Berry in Die Another Day

You don't need long, luscious strands to snag James Bond. But it doesn't hurt to be Halle Berry.

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Léa Seydoux in Blue is the Warmest Color

The best part of her Smurf hair is how washed out it is—you can spot glimpses of blonde underneath, which makes it look less movie-set manicured.

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Meryl Streep in Manhattan

Hair goals: There are clips and gifs circulating the internet dedicated to this over-the-shoulder style just blowing in the wind!

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Pam Grier in Foxy Brown

It is not insignificant that Grier was the first African-American woman action star, and that she did it with big, beautiful, natural hair.

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Franka Potente in Run Lola Run

The flaming red shade is equal parts punk and cartoon character.

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Audrey Tautou in Amélie

Ah, Amélie. She makes a really strong case for fate. And mini bangs.

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Zoë Saldana in Guardians of the Galaxy

The fuchsia tips on Gamora's perfectly-waved hair really bring out the green in her face, don't you think?

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Demi Moore in Ghost

Who knew a bowl cut (the style my mother saddled me with from the ages of 4 through 6) could be so cool?

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Salma Hayek in Desperado

This is a #girlboss—a bookstore owner who can walk away from a burning building and thwart assassins with her soft spirals still in perfect condition.

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Madonna in Desperately Seeking Susan

Everyone in this movie is desperately seeking Susan—and Susan's smartly-accessorized, wild new-wave hair.

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Alicia Silverstone in Clueless

Cher's hair is like spun silk. I wonder if her shampoo was from, like, a totally important designer?

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Nicole Kidman in Days of Thunder

Who needs a wind machine when you've got Nascar? There's a lot of footage of her beautiful, strawberry blonde curls dancing around in the wind on the racetrack.

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Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface

Elvira shines—from her trophy-wife hair to her barely-there gowns.

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Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

Why was she hiding the prettiest, bounciest auburn curls in the universe underneath all those prostitute wigs?

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Angela Bassett in Waiting to Exhale

Don't cheat on Bernie: she'll burn your car and then rise from the ashes like a phoenix with sexy, short hair.

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Anna Karina in A Woman is a Woman

Oh, yes—a stripper with a heart of a gold! But this one is played by legendary bangs icon, Anna Karina (shown here later in the decade still wearing her signature style).

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Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice

Janet Jackson is incapable of having mediocre hair (ever seen her The Velvet Rope album cover?)—and this is fully supported by her turn as poet/hair stylist Justice, whose braids are swingy, sexy and cool.

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