What's your favourite chick flick? The Notebook? 10 Thing I Hate About You? Mean Girls? It's hard to choose, isn't it? There's nothing better than curling up on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn and settling into your favourite chick flick. An evening spent in the company of your favourite characters can solve a multitude of problems. Here are seven crucial ingredients for the ultimate chick flick. 1. A love triangle Whether it's Mark, Daniel and Bridget, or Ali, Noah and Lon, nothing keeps us more entertained than a good old-fashioned love triangle. And all the better if there's a really, really cringe-worthy fight: 2. Eye candy Lots and lots of eye candy. Probably the most important ingredient in every great chick flick. Ryan, Leo, Jude, Colin, Ashton. We're not fussy. We just like looking at their beautiful faces on the big screen. 3. Drama The climax of every great chick flick lies in one totally dramatic moment. We don't care if it's an emotional poetry reading (big shout out to Julia Stiles), an over-the-top romantic gesture or a massive girl fight. As long as there's drama, we're happy. 4. Some major style moments Lights, camera, fashion. Carrie and Big may have broken up during the SATC movie, but let's be honest, we were all more interested in her shoes. We also know that mean girls wear pink on Wednesdays and that the reason Clueless is a classic lies in Cher's iconic wardrobe. 5. The couple who start out hating eachother... Before falling madly and deeply in love. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, Bridget and Mr. Darcy, we can't get enough of a relationship that goes from ice cold to steamy hot in a couple of short hours. 6. The hilarious sidekick Behind every lead character in our favourite chick flicks is an always-entertaining BFF. There by their side during the good times and bad, these characters sometimes steal the show. And for good reason. 7. The happy ending The kisses, the weddings, the babies. A chick flick just isn't a chick flick without a happy ending. An ending so happy that you're left smiling throughout the end credits. Love going to the cinema? Three customers can get 2 cinema tickets for €10 in any IMC or ODEON cinema Sunday – Thursday all year round. Register now with 3Plus to get this exclusive cinema deal as well as competitions and offers on shopping & eating out.