Clueless (1995), directed by Amy Heckerling, is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma. While Austen’s novel takes place in early 19th-century England, Clueless reimagines the story in a 1990s Beverly Hills high school. Cher Horowitz, like Austen’s Emma Woodhouse, is a wealthy, well-meaning but naïve young woman who enjoys matchmaking and meddling in others’ lives. Both characters undergo similar journeys of self-awareness as their attempts to help others expose their own misunderstandings about love, class, and personal growth.