Legally Blonde is a fy2001 American comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon, produced by Marc E. Platt for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios and directed by Robert Luketic. It is based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Amanda Brown (Amanda Brown (novelist)).

The film tells the story of fashion merchandising major and bubbly sorority girl Elle Woods quest to be regarded seriously at Harvard Law School, and to win back her boyfriend Warner.

The film was a Golden Globe Award nominee for Best Motion Picture: Musical or Comedy; Witherspoons performance also received a nomination.

Legally Blonde ranks number 29 on Bravos (Bravo (television network)) 2007 list of "100 Funniest Movies".

The movies box office success spawned a 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde and 2009 direct-to-DVD sequel, Legally Blondes. Additionally, Legally Blonde: The Musical (Legally Blonde (musical)) premiered on January 23, 2007 in San Francisco (San Francisco, California) and opened in New York City at the Palace Theatre (Palace Theatre (Albany, New York)) on Broadway (Broadway theatre) on April 29, 2007, starring Laura Bell Bundy. The musical has since closed on Broadway.