Rachel McAdams – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 22, 2026

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Rachel McAdams announced herself in 2004 with two very different roles in the same year: icy queen bee Regina George in Mean Girls and the devoted Allie in The Notebook, still her most enduring romantic performance. She kept a foothold in comedy with Wedding Crashers and Game Night while building dramatic credibility in Spotlight, as one of the journalists who broke the Boston Globe’s abuse story. Midnight in Paris, Doctor Strange, State of Play, The Vow and Red Eye round out the list.

The Notebook (2004)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 55% Metacritic 53

The gold standard for a proper cry, still working two decades later.

“If you’re a bird, I’m a bird.”

Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

12 wins & 10 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Mean Girls (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A homeschooled teenager infiltrates her new school's most powerful and vicious clique.

“Get in, loser. We’re going shopping.”

Directed by Mark Waters · 1h 37m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Spotlight (2015)

IMDb ★ 8.1 RT 97% Metacritic 93

A team of investigative journalists exposes decades of institutional cover-up within the Catholic Church.

“They knew and they let it happen.”

Directed by Tom McCarthy · 2h 09m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars124 wins & 146 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Midnight in Paris (2011)

IMDb ★ 7.6 RT 93% Metacritic 81

A writer's midnight walks through Paris keep dropping him into the city's glamorous 1920s.

“You’re in love with a fantasy.”

Directed by Woody Allen · 1h 34m · Rated PG-13

Won 1 Oscar26 wins & 103 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Doctor Strange (2016)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 89% Metacritic 72

A brilliant but arrogant surgeon is trained in the mystic arts after a career-ending accident.

“You’re a man looking at the world through a keyhole.”

Directed by Scott Derrickson · 1h 55m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar21 wins & 68 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Game Night (2018)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A couple's competitive game night spirals into a real kidnapping plot they mistake for part of the fun.

“How can that be profitable for Frito-Lay?”

Directed by John Francis Daley & Jonathan Goldstein · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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State of Play (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.1 RT 84% Metacritic 64

A reporter's investigation into a colleague's death exposes a much bigger political conspiracy.

“This is bigger than all of us.”

Directed by Kevin Macdonald · 2h 07m · Rated PG-13

2 wins & 4 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Wedding Crashers (2005)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 75% Metacritic 64

Two friends who crash weddings for easy romance both fall for the same family's daughters.

“I think we have a connection.”

Directed by David Dobkin · 1h 59m · Rated R

11 wins & 11 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Vow (2012)

TMDB ★ 7.2

Rachel McAdams features in this romantic drama based on a true story, about love tested by tragedy after a car accident wipes her memory.

“I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness…”

Directed by Michael Sucsy · 1h 44m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Starz Apple TV channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Red Eye (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.4

A hotel manager on a red-eye flight is coerced into a political assassination plot by the man in the next seat.

“If anything happens to my father, I will kill you.”

Directed by Wes Craven · 1h 25m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Rachel McAdams – 10 Best Movies

The Notebook (2004)

Mean Girls (2004)

Spotlight (2015)

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Doctor Strange (2016)

Game Night (2018)

State of Play (2009)

Wedding Crashers (2005)

The Vow (2012)

Red Eye (2005)

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