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Teen angst meets a third-wave feminist revolution in "Moxie." It begins when quiet teen Vivian (Hadley Robinson) becomes inspired by her mom's (Amy Poehler) rebel past and decides to write and distribute an anonymous feminist zine at school. At the start of the 2021 film, Rockdale High is organized by a social hierarchy, but through the collective support for Vivian's zine "Moxie!," the students come together and transcend their cliques and social barriers.

"Moxie" is reminiscent of "Mean Girls": Both Cady and Vivian expend their energy trying to take down the school's bullies. For Cady, it's Regina George and The Plastics, but for Vivian it's Mitchell and the toxic masculinity he represents. However, unlike "Mean Girls," which exists entirely within the confines of its North Shore High School universe, "Moxie" also provides a timely social commentary.

The other similarities between the films are not hard to spot, beginning with having women at the forefront of "Moxie," both on screen and behind-the-scenes. And of course, there's Poehler, who's not only the film's director but who replicates her parental status from Regina's "cool mom" in "Mean Girls" to Vivian's former feminist rebel mom in "Moxie." The film's other notable cast members include Alycia Pascual-Peña, Anjelika Washington, Josephine Langford, Josie Totah, and Clark Gregg.