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'Some Like It Hot' (1959) -

Marilyn Monroe sang 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friends' in 1953, but a few years later she was wearing pearls.

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'Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous' (2005) -

We love Sandra Bullock in this movie (and in most movies, to be fair). She can be tough and look pretty at the same time. See, all you need are some pearls!

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'Girl with a Pearl Earring' (2003) -

Scarlett Johansson plays a young peasant maid turned model of one of the most iconic paintings by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer.

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'Beyond Borders' (2003) -

Angelina Jolie's character, Sarah Jordan, goes to Africa to help as an aid worker and falls in love with a doctor.

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'Anna Karenina' (2012) -

Keira Knightley plays Russian aristocrat Anna Karenina in this movie. Talk about pearl galore!

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'Fireflies in the Garden' (2008) -

Julia Roberts shows off her pearl earrings in this drama directed by Dennis Lee.

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'Cadillac Records' (2008) -

Beyoncé looks gorgeous in pearls in this movie about Chess Records and its many artists.

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'Rear Window' (1954) -

Grace Kelly looking classy as always in this beloved Alfred Hitchcock film.

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'The Taming of the Shrew' (1967) -

Elizabeth Taylor had to be in this gallery! Her tiara and earrings in this movie are magnificent.

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'The Great Gatsby' (2013) -

It was the Roaring Twenties, so Carey Mulligan's character had to wear pearls. And how amazing does she look in them?

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'Tootsie' (1982) -

Dustin Hoffman plays a struggling actor who reinvents himself as an actress in this award-winning movie.

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'Never Say Never Again' (1983) -

Can you recognize Kim Basinger in this James Bond movie? Her choker and earrings are so gorgeous.

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'Desperately Seeking Susan' (1985) -

Madonna wore lots of pearls back in the '80s. Here she is in a promo shot for the movie with co-star Rosanna Arquette.

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'Donnie Brasco' (1997) -

Anne Heche looks so good in this film costarring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.

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'Mona Lisa Smile' (2003) -

Julia Stiles looking classy in this period drama set in a 1950s all-women's private school.

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'Flawless' (2007) -

Demi Moore's character steals a bunch of diamonds in this movie, but she still prefers to wear her pearls instead.

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'The Uninvited' (2009) -

The beauty of Elizabeth Banks with her necklace distract us from the fact that this horror film is rather disturbing.

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'Molly's Game' (2017) -

Jessica Chastain costars with Kevin Costner in this biopic about Molly Bloom, a pro skier who ran an exclusive high-stakes poker game.

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'I Am Love' (2009) -

Do you take off your pearls before laying down in bed? Tilda Swinton doesn't!

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'Beautiful Creatures' (2013) -

How cool does Emmy Rossum look in this gothic fantasy movie?

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'Afterglow' (1997) -

Julie Christie's performance earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She looked so classy too!

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'The Last Emperor' (1987) -

Pearls are not just for women. Even the last Chinese emperor wore them (here played by John Lone).

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'High Heels' (1991) -

All you Pedro Almodóvar fans out there will probably remember Victoria Abril's character in this classic Spanish melodrama.

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'The Express' (2008) -

Nicole Beharie looks gorgeous in this movie about the football legend Ernie Davis, who was the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

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'Callas Forever' (2002) -

Fanny Ardant looks amazing in pearls as the opera icon Maria Callas.

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'Fill the Void' (2012) -

Hila Feldman looks super classy in this Israeli drama directed by Rama Burshtein.

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'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' (2020) -

Sidney Flanigan plays a rural teen who travels to New York City with her cousin looking for medical help, after discovering that she's pregnant.

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