In the mid-2000s, the teen movie genre was flooded with high school rom-coms. Yet, few have aged as gracefully or remained as rewatchable as "She's the Man," directed by Andy Fickman and released in 2006. Starring a then-19-year-old Amanda Bynes in her final leading film role, the movie is a whip-smart, athletic update of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night . The Plot: A Case of Mistaken Identity The film follows Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes), a passionate soccer player at a prestigious private school. When the school cuts the girls’ soccer team, Viola refuses to give up. Her plan? After her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), ditches town for a music gig in London, Viola disguises herself as him and enrolls at his new boarding school, Illyria.
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