Movies starring Rachel McAdams

Guilt by Association (2002)

100 mins     Drama, TV Movie      

Movie Review - Guilt by Association (2002) Mercedes Ruehl stars as Susan who finds herself facing a mandatory 20 years in prison when she is caught up in a former boyfriend's drug dealing but lacking any information on his co...

The Hot Chick (2002)

104 mins     Comedy      

Can someone just confirm for me, comedies are meant to make you laugh aren't they? I ask because 20 minutes into "The Hot Chick" I hadn't laughed once; I hadn't laughed at Clive getting brain freeze when he put his head under...

The Notebook (2004)

123 mins     Romance      

As with many modern movies I had heard far too much hype about "The Notebook" before watching it. I'd heard reports of it being a great romance, a modern love story and as is normal when a movie gets so much hype I was scepti...

Mean Girls (2004)

97 mins     Comedy, Drama      

On first glance "Mean Girls" looks like just another high school clique movie made for teen girls, you could lump it in with "Clueless", "Heathers" and even "Election" although that has much broader appeal. But what director ...

Wedding Crashers (2005)

128 mins     Comedy, Romance      

Whilst there is no doubting that "Wedding Crashers" is one heck of a stupid movie and at times unbelievably juvenile it is also at times incredibly funny as well as entertaining. Following the trend in recent cinema to create...

The Family Stone (2005)

103 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

The Family Stone: Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Meredith who is meeting her boyfriend's parents at a Christmas family get together only to turn out to be unpopular...

Red Eye (2005)

85 mins     Action , Thriller      

I am kind of conflicted as to how I feel about "Red Eye" as it is certainly entertaining but is it a great movie or at least as great as some of the reviews I read when it was released. I am not sure and I am not sure whether...

The Time Traveller's Wife (2009)

107 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Romance      

So you're husbands a time traveller who has no control over when he will suddenly disappear into another dimension. That is an idea which could go either way in a movie, played for laughs with him disappearing say during sex ...

State of Play (2009)

127 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

Let me tell you something, if you haven't watched "State of Play" yet when you do watch it you will want to watch it again, not because it is something new or different but because it is well made. Here we have a movie which ...

Sherlock Holmes (2009)

128 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

I should think I am not in the minority when I say that prior to Guy Ritchie's 2009 vision of Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" I knew just the bare essentials of the character. By that I mean I knew he was a sleuth, he lived a...

Morning Glory (2010)

107 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

When it comes to "Morning Glory" I am sure there are going to be those who think what's the point because here is a comedy with a female lead but it doesn't fit the romantic comedy formula. Of course there is some romance inv...

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

129 mins     Action , Adventure , Crime      

Movie Review - Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams, Jared Harris, Stephen Fry, Paul Anderson, Kelly Reilly...

The Vow (2012)

104 mins     Drama, Romance      

"The Vow" is actually inspired by a true story yet I doubt for a minute that the real life couple are anything like Paige and Leo. Why? Well this is Hollywood giving us that absolutely perfect picture of love, two good lookin...

To the Wonder (2012)

112 mins     Drama, Romance      

Passion (2012)

102 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I am trying to picture what Brian De Palma's reaction is when he receives a script for a movie. Now I reckon some directors when they read a script will consider how interesting the story is and how interesting the characters...

About Time (2013)

123 mins     Drama, Fantasy, Romance      

Movie Review - About Time (2013) Domhnall Gleeson stars as Tim who, like other men in his family, has the gift to go back in his own time to relive and redo the past. But as he discovers, there are not only consequences to go...

Southpaw (2015)

124 mins     Drama, Sport      

Do you know why the "Rocky" movies were so entertaining? It is because every movie had multiple levels to them whilst having that underdog element leading to mostly a triumphant conclusion. And that is exactly what you get in...

Doctor Strange (2016)

115 mins     Action , Adventure , Fantasy      

Movie Review - Doctor Strange (2016) after a car crash leaves brilliant neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) with hands which shake uncontrollably it leads him on a quest for a cure, a quest which takes him...