Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

2002 film directed by Stephen Daldry

1998 film directed by Anand Tucker

1999 film by Kimberly Peirce

专栏作家凯莉（萨拉·杰西卡·帕克 Sarah Jessica Parker 饰）、公关经理萨曼莎（金·卡特拉尔 Kim Cattrall 饰）、律师米兰达（辛西娅·尼克松 Cynthia Nixon 饰）还有理想主义者夏洛特（克里斯汀·戴维斯 Kristin Davis 饰）是生活在纽约曼哈顿中的四位时尚女性。她们之间有着坚固的友谊，却有着各自的个性。不同的性格带领她们走向不尽相同的生活方式，她们自知自己已不再年轻，周旋在各式男人身边寻找情欲。她们不过是想在那个忙碌且充满欲望诱惑的城市里，努力寻找自己的真爱。现实让她们一次次落空，借着友谊的力量继续向着自己的理想往前走。