1. The To-Do List, 2013
Spotted! An issue of Cosmo on Brandy's (Aubrey Plaza) bedside table. No wonder she knew just how to pleasure herself...
2. Pretty Little Liars, 2012
Aria (Lucy Hale) had the inside scoop on online dating: "Everyone exaggerates on this thing—I read it in Cosmo."
3. The Mindy Project, 2012
An issue of Cosmo casually lying on the floor next to bombshell Mindy? Check!
4. Something Borrowed, 2011
"And I read it in Cosmopolitan today. Well, I skimmed it. And it said it's normal for the best friend and the fiancé to be upset about losing the attention of the bride."
5. Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, 2011
Trent/Charmaine Pierce (Brandon T. Jackson): "How about I go back to reading my Cosmo?"
6. The Other Guys, 2010
Allen (Will Ferrell): "Terry, you don't have to be polite. She looks kind of shitty."
Terry (Mark Wahlberg) "Don't speak to her like that, Allen."
Allen: "Look, if I put that into my Cosmo questionnaire, you got a D-."
7. Love Happens, 2009
Marty (Judy Greer): "So, my ass don't fit no Cosmo cover."
8. Smart People, 2008
Vanessa Wetherhold (Ellen Page) schooled her dad on rebounding: "You know, I read in Cosmopolitan that it takes about half the time you date someone to get over them. And, what, you've dated Janet for just a few months?"
Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid): "You read Cosmopolitan?"
Vanessa Wetherhold: "I glance at it. Like, at the supermarket, if the line's particularly long."
9. Good Luck Chuck, 2007
Charlie (Dane Cook) remembered playing Seven Minutes in Heaven with his classmate Anisha, who has a crazy crush on him.
Young Anisha (Sasha Pieterse): "I read in my mom's Cosmo that this increases the pleasure." (Scratches Charlie's chest.)
Young Charlie (Connor Price): "Ow!"
10. The Hills, 2006
When Lauren and Heidi were BFFs, Cosmo was a staple in their apartment. Because...boy problems. (DAMN YOU, SPENCER!)
11. Proof, 2005
Hal (Jake Gyllenhaal): "You read a lot of maths."
Catherine (Gwyneth Paltrow): "No. I read Cosmo. That's just window dressing."
12. Lucky 13 , 2005
Bleckman (Hardland Williams): "Forget about her. That's Cosmo's advice."
Zach Baker (Brad Hunt): "What?"
Bleckman: "Look, you wanna go on safari, you read National Geographic. You wanna bake a fucking pancake, you read Martha Stewart. You wanna know about women, you read Cosmo."
13. The L Word, 2004
Marina (Karina Lombard): "Have you read anything by Anne Carson?"
Jenny (Mia Kirshner): "The Autobiography of Red. Eros the Bittersweet. I think...um, those books practically changed my life. What about you, have you...have you read them?"
Marina: "Yeah."
Alice (Leisha Hailey): (laughing) "Wow! You guys should totally take the Cosmoromance compatibility quiz!"
14. Secretary, 2002
Lee Holloway (Maggie Gyllenhaal): "Cosmo's advice for 'getting your man to share his feelings more intimately' is to first try some 'breezy humor.'"
15. D-Tox, 2002
Jake Malloy (Sylvester Stallone): "Roses? Obviously you haven't been reading Cosmopolitan."
16. Clockstoppers, 2002
Zak Gibbs (Jesse Bradford): "A foreign girl in a foreign land, she's lonely and vulnerable. I've read about this in Cosmo. I got to talk to her."
17. The Cat's Meow, 2001
Historical drama! Thomas Ince tries to convince W.R. Hearst to take him on as partner in Cosmopolitan because he needs money.
Hearst (Edward Herrmann): "What's in it for you?"
Ince (Cary Elwes): "The stories in Cosmopolitan and other magazines, for starters."
18. Legally Blonde, 2001
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon): "I brought you some necessities—some Calvin Klein 720 count sheets, the entire Clinique skin care line, some aromatherapy candles, a loofah, and the Bible." (Holds up a copy of Cosmo.)
Brooke Taylor Windham (Ali Larter): "You're an angel."
Aaand...
Reporter: "Elle, how did you know Chutney was lying?"
Brooke Taylor Windham: "Because she's brilliant, of course."
Elle Woods: "The rules of hair care are simple and finite. Any Cosmo girl would've known."
19. But I'm a Cheerleader, 1999
Megan (Natasha Lyonne): "Everyone reads Cosmo. Everyone looks at other girls."
20. 10 Things I Hate About You, 1999
Joey (Andrew Keegan): "Hey. Your little Rambo look is out, Kat. Didn't you read last month's Cosmo?"
Kat (Julia Stiles): "Run along."
21. Urban Legend, 1998
Parker (Michael Rosenbaum) gossipping about Sasha Thomas (Tara Reid): "She devours every issue of Cosmo. Calls it her Bible."
22. Music From Another Room, 1998
Anna (Gretchen Mol): "Come on. We always used to do it on the desk."
Eric (Jon Tenney): "Did we?"
Anna: "Did we? Yes, we did."
Eric: "You've been reading Cosmopolitan again."
Anna: "Very funny. Come on. Do what you used to do to me."
Eric: "What would that be?" Anna: "You know."
23. Dawson's Creek, 1998
Dawson (James Van Der Beek): "What are you doing reading Cosmopolitan?"
Pacey: "Listen, I have three mentally diverse sisters. Cosmo is my standpoint."
Pacey (Joshua Jackson): "Come on, man, be assertive. Get in there, talk to her, alright? You know, you should be the one reading Cosmo. It'll build up your female esteem."
24. Trainspotting, 1996
Tommy (Kevin McKidd): "How's it going with Gail?"
Spud (Ewen Bremner): "No joy yet."
Tommy: "How long is it?"
Spud: "Six weeks."
Tommy: "Six weeks!"
Spud: "It's a nightmare. She told me she didn't want our relationship to start on a physical basis as that is how it would be principally defined from then on."
Tommy: "Where did she come up with that?"
Spud: "She read it in Cosmopolitan."
25. Now and Then, 1995
Everybody takes the Cosmo quiz!
Teeny (Thora Birch): "Samantha, you look before you leap and walk the fine line between romanticism and sex appeal. Don't be afraid to take the plunge. You might surprise yourself."
Samantha (Gaby Hoffmann): "I'll keep that in mind."
Teeny: "Chrissy, Let go of your inhibitions before you dry up like a prune."
Chrissy (Ashleigh Aston Moore): "What's that suppose to mean?"
Teeny: "Now me. Teeny, you are a sexual magnet attracting men from the four corners of the world. Pace yourself."
26. Milk Money, 1994
Tom Wheeler (Ed Harris): "They're assigning Cosmopolitan as homework?"
27. "Baby Got Back" Sir Mix A Lot, 1992
"So Cosmo says you're fat / Well I ain't down with that!"
28. Pink Cadillac, 1989
Lou Ann McGuinn (Bernadette Peters): "That doesn't mean I'm not feminine. I just need a strong man to help me. I guess that makes me like a Cosmo fugitive."
29. An Officer and a Gentleman, 1982
Paula Pokrifki (Debra Winger): "Got to program yourself. It'll happen. You've just got to see yourself making it. I read this article in Cosmo about that."
30. Norma Rae, 1979
Vernon (Pat Hingle): "You comin' straight back?"
Norma Rae (Sally Field): "No. After that I'm goin' to the drugstore to buy myself some Kotex pads and a Cosmopolitan magazine."
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