6 Best Fashion Industry Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 30, 2026

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The glamorous, cutthroat world of haute couture and high fashion has powered some of cinema’s sharpest dramas and comedies. In The Devil Wears Prada (2006): An aspiring journalist takes a job as assistant to a notoriously demanding fashion magazine editor. Also notable is Phantom Thread (2017): A renowned dressmaker’s meticulously ordered life is upended by his relationship with a strong-willed young woman.

A Good Year (2006) 01

A Good Year (2006)

IMDb ★ 6.5

A ruthless London trader inherits a French vineyard and rediscovers what truly matters in life.

Phantom Thread (2017) 02

Phantom Thread (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A renowned dressmaker's meticulously ordered life is upended by his relationship with a strong-willed young woman.

Zoolander (2001) 03

Zoolander (2001)

IMDb ★ 6.0

A dim-witted male model becomes the unwitting pawn in an assassination plot targeting a foreign prime minister.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006) 04

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.5

An aspiring journalist takes a job as assistant to a notoriously demanding fashion magazine editor.

Prêt-à-Porter (1994) 05

Prêt-à-Porter (1994)

IMDb ★ 5.0

A chaotic Paris fashion week is thrown into further disarray by a designer's sudden death and a media circus.

Funny Face (1957) 06

Funny Face (1957)

IMDb ★ 7.0

A bookish shop clerk is transformed into a glamorous high-fashion model by an ambitious photographer.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.