Many consider The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement to be one of the few sequels to keep pace with the brilliance of the original. That’s a pretty tall order, considering the charm oozing out of every frame of the first, a heartfelt tale that launched Anne Hathaway into the stratosphere by combining her excruciating beauty with the clumsiest character of all time: unsuspecting heir to the throne of Genovia, high schooler Mia Thermopolis. Also starring a regal but still warm Julie Andrews as the queen grandmother, a dreamy Robert Schwartzman and his M&M-eating keyboard skills, and Heather Matarazzo as the sidekick BFF with an actual life of her own. Stick around for the sequel and you’ll get all that plus Chris Pine as Mia’s throne-hungry enemy-to-lover. – Lina Fisher
