Portrait of Molly Ringwald

Acting

Molly Ringwald

Career

Active from 1982 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for FEUD
FEUD
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Molly Ringwald Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.1, average 3.4
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Politics
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Mystery 4
  • Coming-of-Age 4
  • Coming-of-Age Story 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • Family Conflict 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Pop Culture References 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Psychological Horror 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Quirky Characters 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

84
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Saturday TV Funhouse
Saturday TV Funhouse

TV show ยท as Anne Frank (voice)

2020s

13 titles ยท average score 56
One Night Only
One Night Only (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

as Linda

Run Amok
Run Amok (2026)
GoodWatch score 44

as Aunt Val

Montauk
Montauk (2025)

as Wolcott

Pursued
Pursued (2023)
GoodWatch score 49

as Carol

Bad Things
Bad Things (2023)
GoodWatch score 38

as Miss Auerbach

DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Shari Dahmer

The Bear
The Bear (2022)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Moderator

A Brief History of Us
A Brief History of Us (2022)

as Narrator (voice)

Single Drunk Female
Single Drunk Female (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Alice

The Kissing Booth 3
The Kissing Booth 3 (2021)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mrs. Flynn

HouseBroken
HouseBroken (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Milly (voice)

The Kissing Booth 2
The Kissing Booth 2 (2020)
GoodWatch score 40

as Mrs. Flynn

2010s

17 titles ยท average score 54
All These Small Moments
All These Small Moments (2019)
GoodWatch score 60

as Carla Sheffield

Creepshow
Creepshow (2019)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Mrs. Porter (segment "Sibling Rivalry")

The Kissing Booth
The Kissing Booth (2018)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mrs. Flynn

FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Joanne Carson

Riverdale
Riverdale (2017)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Mary Andrews

SPF-18
SPF-18 (2017)
GoodWatch score 24

as Linda Sanders

Raising Expectations
Raising Expectations (2016)

TV show ยท as Paige Wayney

King Cobra
King Cobra (2016)
GoodWatch score 50

as Amy

Jem and the Holograms
Jem and the Holograms (2015)
GoodWatch score 36

as Aunt Bailey

Wishin' and Hopin'
Wishin' and Hopin' (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

as Madame Frechette

Rainbow Brite
Rainbow Brite (2014)

TV show ยท as Dark Princess

Doc McStuffins
Doc McStuffins (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Darla (voice)

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 55
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show ยท as Anne Juergens

The Wives He Forgot
The Wives He Forgot (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Charlotte Saint John

Psych
Psych (2006)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as McElroy

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front
Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)
GoodWatch score 69

as Helen McIntire

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Kathleen Walsh

The Big Time
The Big Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marion Powers

Cowboy Up
Cowboy Up (2002)
GoodWatch score 68

as Connie

In the Darkness of Time
In the Darkness of Time (2002)
GoodWatch score 73

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
GoodWatch score 44

as Flight Attendant

Cut
Cut (2000)
GoodWatch score 31

as Vanessa Turnbill / Chloe

In the Weeds
In the Weeds (2000)
GoodWatch score 61

as Chloe

The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree (2000)
GoodWatch score 23

as Penelope

1990s

21 titles ยท average score 53
Requiem for Murder
Requiem for Murder (1999)
GoodWatch score 68

as Anne Winslow

Twice Upon a Time
Twice Upon a Time (1998)
GoodWatch score 51

as Beth Sager

Office Killer
Office Killer (1997)
GoodWatch score 40

as Kim Poole

Townies
Townies (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Carrie Donovan

Baja
Baja (1996)
GoodWatch score 47

as Bebe Stone

Malicious
Malicious (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as Melissa Nelson

The Stand
The Stand (1994)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Frannie Goldsmith

Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (1994)
GoodWatch score 74

as Teresa Tatum

Face the Music
Face the Music (1993)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lisa Hunter

Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story
Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992)
GoodWatch score 71

as Alison Gertz

Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
GoodWatch score 43

as Kit (segment "Dusk Before Fireworks")

Betsy's Wedding
Betsy's Wedding (1990)
GoodWatch score 48

as Betsy Hopper

1980s

14 titles ยท average score 57
For Keeps
For Keeps (1988)
GoodWatch score 38

as Darcy Elliot Bobrucz

Fresh Horses
Fresh Horses (1988)
GoodWatch score 22

as Jewel

King Lear
King Lear (1988)
GoodWatch score 63

as Cordelia

The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
GoodWatch score 53

as Randy Jensen

P.K. and the Kid
P.K. and the Kid (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as P.K. Bayette

Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink (1986)
GoodWatch score 68

as Andie Walsh

Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Appleseed (1986)

as Jenny Smith

The Breakfast Club
The Breakfast Club (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

as Claire Standish

Surviving
Surviving (1985)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lonnie

Sixteen Candles
Sixteen Candles (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

as Samantha Baker

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
GoodWatch score 38

as Nikki

Tempest
Tempest (1982)
GoodWatch score 40

as Miranda

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 63
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Molly Parker

Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Molly Parker

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (1975)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Anne Frank (voice)