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Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Actor and producer, also director · Born February 22, 1975 (51) · Culver City, California, USA

Golden Globe winner · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as five Emmy Award nominations and a BAFTA nomination. She is a member of the Barrymore family of actors and the granddaughter of John Barrymore. Barrymore achieved fame as a child actress with her role in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Following a highly publicized childhood marked by drug and alcohol abuse, she released an autobiography Little Girl Lost. She starred in a string of successful films during the 1990s and 2000s, including Charlie's Angels, Never Been Kissed, Poison Ivy, Boys on the Side, Mad Love, Batman Forever, Scream and Ever After. Barrymore starred with Adam Sandler in several films, including The Wedding Singer, 50 First Dates and Blended. Her other films include Firestarter, Donnie Darko, Riding in Cars with Boys, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Fever Pitch, Music and Lyrics, Going the Distance, Big Miracle and Miss You Already. She also starred in her directorial debut film Whip It. She won a SAG Award and a Golden Globe for her role in Grey Gardens. She starred in the Netflix series Santa Clarita Diet and currently hosts her syndicated talk show The Drew Barrymore Show. Barrymore is the founder of the production company Flower Films. It produced several projects in which she has starred. She launched a range of cosmetics under the Flower banner in 2013, which has grown to include lines in make-up, perfume and eyewear. Her other business ventures include a range of wines and a clothing line. E. P. Dutton published a collection of Barrymore's autobiographical essays in a book titled Wildflower in 2015. Barrymore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2004.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 22, 1975 (51)
From
Culver City, California, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
82 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Drew Barrymore's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 63 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 31 · Serious 18 · Dark 14

A split, not a type: Grounded 32 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 9

Gentle 19 · Charged 33 · Intense 11

Steady 27 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 30 · Funny 15

Slow burn 24 · Even-paced 35 · Relentless 4

Casual 36 · Engaged 25 · Full focus 2

A split, not a type: Easy watch 29 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 12

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

40 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 20 of 40 analyzed roles.

Hero
20 of 40
Ally
7 of 40
Shapeshifter
6 of 40
Shadow
3 of 40
Trickster
2 of 40
Herald
1 of 40
Mentor
1 of 40
Show the 40 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
29
Tense
21
Melancholic
27
Warm
23
Absurd
18
Other
73

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy30
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous13
  • Cyclical2
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Drew Barrymore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 59 of their 82 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Drew Barrymore's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 82 with a MovieCove page; 87 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Outcome(2026)

    as Drew Barrymore

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Hollywood Squares(2025)

    Show 42 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
  • Smile 2(2024)

    as Drew Barrymore

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Jackpot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Drew Barrymore

  • Princess Power(2023)

    Show 45 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows
  • Scream(2022)

    as Principal (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
  • And Just Like That...(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew Barrymore

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • The Stand In(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Paula / Candy

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Drew Barrymore Show(2020)

    Show 407 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
  • Get Organized with the Home Edit(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows
  • Charlie's Angels(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The World's Best (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Judge

  • Freak Show(2017)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • First Dates (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Narrator (voice)

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · as Sheila Hammond

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • How to Be Single(2016)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Rattled(2016)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Miss You Already(2015)

    as Jess

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Animal(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Blended(2014)

    as Lauren

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Happy Camp(2014)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Knife Fight(2013)

    Show 66 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • Triple Fisher: The Lethal Lolitas of Long Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Amy Fisher (archive footage from "The Amy Fisher Story")

  • Big Miracle(2012)

    as Rachel Kramer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Charlie's Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Going the Distance(2010)

    as Erin Rankin Langford

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Tough Love Couples (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Grey Gardens(2009)

    as Little Edie

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Various (archive footage)

  • Whip It(2009)

    Director · Producer · as Smashley Simpson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • He's Just Not That Into You(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Mary Harris

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua(2008)

    as Chloe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Lucky You(2007)

    as Billie Offer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Music and Lyrics(2007)

    as Sophie Fisher

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Curious George(2006)

    as Maggie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story(2005)

    as Drew Barrymore (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • So You Think You Can Dance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as (archive footage)

  • Fever Pitch(2005)

    Producer · as Lindsey Meeks

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Choose or Lose Presents: The Best Place to Start (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • 50 First Dates(2004)

    as Lucy Whitmore

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Duplex(2003)

    Producer · as Nancy Kendricks

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle(2003)

    Producer · as Dylan Sanders

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Barbara Hernandez (archive footage)

  • Players (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Riding in Cars with Boys(2001)

    as Beverly Donofrio

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Freddy Got Fingered(2001)

    as Davidson's Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Donnie Darko(2001)

    Executive Producer · as Karen Pomeroy

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Charlie's Angels(2000)

    Producer · as Dylan Sanders

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Titan A.E.(2000)

    as Akima (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Skipped Parts(2000)

    as Fantasy Girl

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • Olive, the Other Reindeer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer · as Olive (voice)

  • Wishful Thinking(1997)

    as Lena

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Never Been Kissed(1999)

    Executive Producer · as Josie Geller

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jillian Russell (voice) · as Mrs. Lockhart (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Home Fries(1998)

    as Sally Jackson

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Ever After: A Cinderella Story(1998)

    as Danielle de Barbarac

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Wedding Singer(1998)

    as Julia Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Best Men(1997)

    as Hope

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Scream(1996)

    as Casey

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Everyone Says I Love You(1996)

    as Skylar Dandridge

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • E! True Hollywood Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • TFI Friday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Batman Forever(1995)

    as Sugar

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Mad Love(1995)

    as Casey Roberts

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Boys on the Side(1995)

    as Holly Pulchik-Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • Inside the Goldmine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Daisy

  • Bad Girls(1994)

    as Lily Laronette

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Wayne's World 2(1993)

    as Bjergen Kjergen

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • Roots of Roe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Letters of Margaret Sanger (voice)

  • Doppelganger(1993)

    as Holly Gooding

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • The Amy Fisher Story(1993)

    as Amy Fisher

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • No Place to Hide(1992)

    as Tinsel Hanley

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Guncrazy(1992)

    as Anita

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • 2000 Malibu Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lindsay Rule

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew Barrymore

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Waxwork II: Lost in Time(1992)

    as Vampire Victim #1

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Poison Ivy(1992)

    as Ivy

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Sketch Artist(1992)

    as Daisy Drew

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Motorama(1991)

    as Fantasy Girl

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Drew Barrymore (voice) · as Sophie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Far from Home(1989)

    as Joleen Cox

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • See You in the Morning(1989)

    as Cathy Goodwin

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows
  • A Conspiracy of Love(1987)

    as Jody Woldarski

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Babes in Toyland(1986)

    as Lisa Piper

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Star Fairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Hillary (voice)

  • Amazing Stories(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as girl on train (cameo)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Con Sawyer

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Heather Leary

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
  • Cat's Eye(1985)

    as Our Girl

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Irreconcilable Differences(1984)

    as Casey Brodsky

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Firestarter(1984)

    as Charlie McGee

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan

  • Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Leon's Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jenny

  • Altered States(1980)

    as Margaret Jessup

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Bogie(1980)

    as Leslie Bogart

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Suddenly, Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Bobbi Graham

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 6 episodes · as Lila (voice) · as Self · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self (uncredited) · as Self / Ann Coulter (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 106 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1999.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 40 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting95 of 107: 84 only acting, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting2 of 107: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing22 of 107: 10 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score38thOther crew1 of 107: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

107 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s18 · acting1990s31 · 31 acting · 2 crew2000s27 · 26 acting · 8 crew2010s17 · 9 acting · 9 crew2020s11 · 8 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 36% of 55 roles
809095000510

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award from 7 major nominations, 1983–2010.

WinNomination
  1. 2010
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  2. 2009
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie
  3. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming More Than One Hour)
  4. 1993
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
  5. 1985
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  6. 1983
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Outstanding Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Drew Barrymore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 67; across their 63 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 63

Midcredits score across 82 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th28

Shape of the crowd

29 of their 82 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser29
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed27

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 56 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Drew Barrymore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 41 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore30 titles7–89 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity41 titles15–54 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity35 titles29–84 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs27 titles10–53 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles5–81 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Drew Barrymore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Drew Barrymore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nancy Juvonen shares the most, 16.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles