Over 120 of the Most Iconic Bikini Moments in Movies

Phoebe Cates was immortalized in film history when she, er, revealed herself to a fantasizing Judge Reinhold in this ’80s comedy.

Mendes has a bangin’ beach body in this silly comedy.

Don’t underestimate this smiley, two-pieced historian. She will kick your ass into next week.

Ah, the orange bikini. Berry put past Bond girls to shame when she rocked this little number in Die Another Day.

I like to think of this as the first bikini.

Honey Ryder (Ursula Andress) is the original Bond girl, whose white-hot bikini look inspired many after her (see Halle Berry in Die Another Day and Heather Graham in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me).

These Valley girls brought their mad ’80s style to the beach, including skimpy tops, big sunglasses, and headbands.

This movie came in out 1998, and Angela Bassett looks exactly the same.

Don’t be deceived by Devon Aoki’s girlie ruffled suit; her character is actually an incredibly skilled drag racer.

It’s a bikini-and-sunglasses uniform for the girls’ trip to the beach.

If there’s one surfer chick I would not mess with, it’s Eden, the badass with a chip on her shoulder.

The stunning actress was the first black woman to be romantically involved with James Bond onscreen in the 1973 film – and looked good as hell while doing it.

Partnered with Paul Walker in Into the Blue, Alba is just one half of a crazy sexy couple.

The English actress sizzled in the surfer/biker film from 1968.

Aly Michalka rocks a teeny bikini in this sequel.

Forget about the white dress billowing over the subway grate – this Monroe moment is worth celebrating, too.

Usually I do my backyard martial arts training in sweats, but Cameron seems to be doing alright in her skimpy red number.

Bikinis are the only way to go for the Spring breakers.

Kebbel fearlessly mixes her plaid prints on the beach.

The French actress has an amazing body – and poolside perch – in this thriller.

Robbie kills it in that bikini.

Don’t you wish you were on vacation right now?

No cheesy horror movie is complete without some female eye candy.

Looking great is a sure thing when you’re Nicollette Sheridan.

Rodriguez just hates clothing.

Martino plays a sexy seductress in this Adam Sandler movie.

Sadly the rest of Snatched is not nearly as relaxing for Amy Schumer’s character as this pool scene is.

I can practically feel the slow-motion run through my computer screen.

The American Idol belts out beachside tunes and bares her belly in this musical comedy.

Jennifer Love Hewitt and Sigourney Weaver’s gold digging characters use their feminine wiles (including great bikini bodies) on love interests like Jason Lee and Ray Liotta.

I’m jealous of Allie’s adorable swimwear, but I’m even more jealous of her wave-frolicking partner.

Thanks to her shiny gold bikini top, Foxxy Cleopatra definitely has the “foxy” part down.

This horror film will make your jaw drop for multiple reasons.

Denise Richards‘s insane bikini bod is just one of the notorious memorable things about cult classic Wild Things.

What’s in the bottle? Probably not SPF.

Nothing goes with a leopard-print bikini quite like wedge sandals in the sand.

Channing approves of your cute suit, Cody.

A classic bikini moment.

Looks like George Clooney even has good fake-dad genes.

I kind of hate Sarah Marshall, but I totally love her pink bikini.

This gingham two-piece is sweet as pie.

Bunny Lebowski may have been infamous for asking The Dude to blow on her freshly painted toes, but to me she’ll always be the girl in the lime-green suit and matching scrunchie.

Bikinis and flip-flops – standard courtroom attire.

Messing’s two-piece is skimpy, yet her scuba instructor’s suit is skimpier. Go figure.

It should be easy to resuscitate the spark in your marriage when you look that good in your bathing suit.

Holy smokes!

Is there some kind of mandatory bikini clause in Cameron Diaz‘s contracts?

Bosworth has that sporty-chic look down pat. The surf training didn’t hurt her physique either.

Raquel Welch remains one of the sexiest ’60s bombshells, hands-down.

If you’ve seen Project X, then you know this doesn’t even scratch the surface of the crazy stuff that goes down at this party.

Trading protein-shake tips or just complimenting each other on their supertight abs?

Couples Retreat: better known as that movie with tons of stars and not much clothing.

I don’t think wearing your bikini around is going to make your unwanted house guest want to leave any sooner.

Wait, are they dancing in the water?

One of the OG Bond girls.

Not only does Amanda Seyfried have a bangin’ bikini bod, but she also gets to hug it out with a shirtless Channing Tatum. Lucky.

Salma’s look is less beachy and more demonic as she entrances vampire hunters George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino with her wiles.

Michelle Trachtenberg‘s character in Eurotrip is all about partaking in the cultural customs abroad, even the nude beaches.

Gwyneth Paltrow has it made in the shade in The Talented Mr. Ripley. She gets to cavort around Europe with not one but two sexy men.

Julianne Hough shows off her dancer’s body on the beach in Safe Haven.

This bikini is almost as hot as the woman in it. Almost.

Making the case for high-waisted shorts.

Sara Foster is more than just a pretty face (and killer bod) as a sneaky gold digger.

Why didn’t Dwayne Johnson have to wear a bikini, hmm?

This risqué film has plenty of bathing suit shots from all four of its leads.

Ramirez’s suit is cute, but unfortunately it makes her an ogling victim of Stifler and co.

How do you turn tension into sexual tension? Two words: Black. Bikini.

The bangin’ bod is just part of the arsenal of the younger trophy wife Bell plays in It’s Complicated.

Who needs a devil in a blue dress when you can have a devil in a red bikini?

Ah, the ’90s. The era of neon and bicycle shorts.

Rebecca Ferguson’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation character is one of the franchise’s most badass.

There may be no space bikini more iconic than Princess Leia’s prisoner duds in Episode VI. The suit is hot, but I can’t say as much about the company.

Mila Kunis and Kirsten Dunst rock the classic bikini/platforms combo poolside in Get Over It.

Faris’s Playboy Bunny Shelley knows there’s no better fundraiser than a bikini car wash!

Of course Leonardo DiCaprio falls for this French stunner in this drama.

Welch steamed up the screen as Lust in the original version of Bedazzled back in 1967.

Before she was a Bond girl, Berry hit the beach in tropical prints in this 1996 film.

. . . and there goes everyone else’s self esteem. Thanks, Brooklyn!

Among Penélope’s onscreen skills? Seducing the likes of Johnny Depp in her white bikini.

Not many people can look like this in a white bikini.

I kind of dig Olivia’s modest cover-up/hat combo, not that she needs humility with a figure like that.

Pro surfer Lake, as Lena, was always my favorite of the group in this Hawaii-set movie.

Shirtless Matthew McConaughey and bikini-clad Penélope Cruz were meant to be together.

Daisy Duke’s body is rockin’, and she shows it off in this bikini in addition to her namesake short-shorts.

Well hello, Babs!

Who knew lifeguard suits could be so cute?

Before she changed the ’80s workout game forever, Fonda showed skin in the cult classic Barbarella.

Sexy Bond girl Ursula Andress has maybe the most iconic bikini moment of all time in this 1962 film.

The blond French bombshell defines ’50s sex appeal.

Oona Chaplin dons a retro suit in this blast from the past.

How great is this two-piece?

Dakota Johnson takes a break from the hot sun by dipping into the pool.

High-cut bikini bottoms and plaid prints? So ’90s.

It’s all about the neon for this bikini-clad crew.

Thoughtful bikini time.

Halle Berry still looks stupendous in a bikini. Can we get the number of her trainer?

The bikini queen of the ’60s strikes again!

This little two-piece is deceivingly innocent, like Lohman’s character.