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Acting

Rachel McAdams

Career

Active from 2002 to 2026, busiest in 2015 with 5 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Spotlight
Spotlight
GoodWatch score86/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Critics' Choice Awards · Best Cast

    2016 · Won · 22nd Critics' Choice Awards

    Spotlight

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

    2016 · Won · 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards

    Spotlight

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance

    2005 · Won · 2005 MTV Movie Awards

    Mean Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss

    2005 · Won · 2005 MTV Movie Awards

    The Notebook

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Female Performance

    2005 · Won

    Mean Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards · MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo

    2005 · Won · 2005 MTV Movie Awards

    Mean Girls

    Source: Wikidata

  • Academy Awards · Actress in a Supporting Role

    2016 · Nominated · 88th Academy Awards

    Spotlight

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

17

The characters Rachel McAdams played, best-known titles first.

Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer
Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides
Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler
Rachel McAdams as Allie Hamilton
Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer
Rachel McAdams as Regina George
Rachel McAdams as Claire Cleary
Rachel McAdams as Maureen Hope
Rachel McAdams as Paige Collins
Rachel McAdams as Lisa Reisert
Rachel McAdams as Della Frye
Rachel McAdams as Linda Liddle
Rachel McAdams as Jessica Spencer/Clive Maxtone
Rachel McAdams as Sigrit Ericksdottir
Rachel McAdams as Amy Stone
Rachel McAdams as Becky Fuller
Rachel McAdams as Esti Kuperman

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Rachel McAdams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    3.1, average 4.1
  • Crime
    2.7, average 3.5
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Romantic Drama 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Emotional Catharsis 3
  • Emotional Journey 2
  • Chemistry-Driven 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • Witty Banter 2
  • Introspective 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
The Families Stone
The Families Stone

as Amy Stone

BARRE VALE ♡
BARRE VALE ♡

Actor's Assistant

2020s

8 titles · average score 71
Lizard Music
Lizard Music (2027)

as (voice)

Send Help
Send Help (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

as Linda Liddle

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023)
GoodWatch score 84

as Barbara Simon

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
GoodWatch score 62

as Dr. Christine Palmer

What If...?
What If...? (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Christine Palmer (voice)

Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends (2021)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Dr. Christine Palmer (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
GoodWatch score 62

as Sigrit Ericksdottir

DAVE
DAVE (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Rachel McAdams

2010s

19 titles · average score 65
Game Night
Game Night (2018)
GoodWatch score 67

as Annie

Disobedience
Disobedience (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

as Esti Kuperman

Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange (2016)
GoodWatch score 73

as Dr. Christine Palmer

Spotlight
Spotlight (2015)
GoodWatch score 86

as Sacha Pfeiffer

Southpaw
Southpaw (2015)
GoodWatch score 65

as Maureen Hope

Aloha
Aloha (2015)
GoodWatch score 37

as Tracy Woodside

About Time
About Time (2013)
GoodWatch score 67

as Mary

Passion
Passion (2013)
GoodWatch score 46

as Christine Stanford

The Vow
The Vow (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Paige Collins

Midnight in Paris
Midnight in Paris (2011)
GoodWatch score 78

as Inez

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Irene Adler

Morning Glory
Morning Glory (2010)
GoodWatch score 59

as Becky Fuller

2000s

15 titles · average score 62
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
GoodWatch score 65

as Irene Adler

The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
GoodWatch score 57

as Clare Abshire

State of Play
State of Play (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

as Della Frye

The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones (2008)
GoodWatch score 54

as Colee Dunn

Married Life
Married Life (2008)
GoodWatch score 58

as Kay Nesbitt

Red Eye
Red Eye (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

as Lisa Reisert

Wedding Crashers
Wedding Crashers (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Claire Cleary

The Family Stone
The Family Stone (2005)
GoodWatch score 58

as Amy Stone

The Notebook
The Notebook (2004)
GoodWatch score 65

as Allie Hamilton

Mean Girls
Mean Girls (2004)
GoodWatch score 70

as Regina George

My Name Is Tanino
My Name Is Tanino (2003)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sally Garfield

Slings & Arrows
Slings & Arrows (2003)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Kate McNab

1990s

1 title · average score 65
Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict (1997)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Christine Bickwell