Rachel McAdams
Biography: Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress. After graduating from a theatre degree program at York University in 2001, she worked in Canadian television and film productions, such as the drama film Perfect Pie (2002), for which she received a Genie Award nomination, the comedy film My Name Is Tanino (2002), and the comedy series Slings & Arrows (2003–2005), for which she won a Gemini Award. In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy The Hot Chick. She rose to fame in 2004 with the comedy Mean Girls and the romantic drama The Notebook. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, the psychological thriller Red Eye, and the comedy-drama The Family Stone. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "it girl" and received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Rising Star. After a hiatus, McAdams gained further prominence starring in the films The Time Traveller's Wife (2009), Sherlock Holmes (2009), Morning Glory (2010), Midnight in Paris (2011), The Vow (2012), and About Time (2013). For her portrayal of journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the drama Spotlight (2015), she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This was followed by roles in the superhero film Doctor Strange (2016) and its sequel Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), the romantic drama Disobedience (2017), the comedies Game Night (2018) and Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020), and the comedy-drama Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023). On television, she starred in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama series True Detective (2015), earning a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie nomination. She made her Broadway debut in the Amy Herzog play Mary Jane (2024), for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rachel McAdams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: November 17, 1978
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Sherlock Holmes
2009-12-23
Sherlock Holmes
Overview: Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-12-23
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Mean Girls
2004-04-30
Mean Girls
Overview: Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-30
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The Notebook
2004-05-25
The Notebook
Overview: An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-25
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Red Eye
2005-08-10
Red Eye
Overview: An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-10
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Married Life
2008-03-28
Married Life
Overview: A very gentle middle-aged man is married, but when he falls in love with another woman, he decides that to divorce his wife would humiliate her too much – so instead he decides to kill her.
Genres: Crime Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-28
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The Hot Chick
2002-12-13
The Hot Chick
Overview: Not only is Jessica Spencer the most popular girl in school -- she is also the meanest. But things change for the attractive teen when a freak accident involving a cursed pair of earrings and a chance encounter at a gas station causes her to switch bodies with Clive, a sleazy crook. Jessica, in the form of the repulsive Clive, struggles to adjust to this radical alteration and sets out to get her own body back before the upcoming prom.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-13
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The Time Traveler's Wife
2009-08-14
The Time Traveler's Wife
Overview: Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-14
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The Family Stone
2005-12-15
The Family Stone
Overview: An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-15
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Wedding Crashers
2005-07-13
Wedding Crashers
Overview: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-07-13
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To the Wonder
2013-02-22
To the Wonder
Overview: After falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-22
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The Lucky Ones
2008-09-26
The Lucky Ones
Overview: The story revolves around three soldiers — Colee, T.K. and Cheaver — who return from the Iraq War after suffering injuries and learn that life has moved on without them. They end up on an unexpected road trip across the U.S.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-09-26
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Morning Glory
2010-11-10
Morning Glory
Overview: A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-11-10
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State of Play
2009-04-17
State of Play
Overview: When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-04-17
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The Vow
2012-02-05
The Vow
Overview: Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-02-05
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My Name Is Tanino
2003-05-30
My Name Is Tanino
Overview: During a sunny Sicilian summer Tanino has a sweet and tender story with Sally, a young American tourist. But when summer is over, Sally flies back to the States forgetting Tanino and her camera. He instead cannot forget the girl and he decides to go to the States with the excuse of bringing back her the camera and to see the dreamland of any Sicilian. Tanino will discover that dreams don't always match with reality...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 2003-05-30
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Midnight in Paris
2011-05-11
Midnight in Paris
Overview: While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-11
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011-11-22
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Overview: There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Genres: Adventure Action Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-11-22
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About Time
2013-09-04
About Time
Overview: The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.
Genres: Drama Romance Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-09-04
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Passion
2013-02-13
Passion
Overview: The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-02-13
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A Most Wanted Man
2014-07-25
A Most Wanted Man
Overview: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg and becomes a person of interest for a covert government team tracking the movements of potential terrorists.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-25
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The Making of 'Red Eye'
2006-01-10
The Making of 'Red Eye'
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Genres: Documentary Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-10
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Perfect Pie
2002-09-11
Perfect Pie
Overview: On the invitation of her childhood best friend Patsy McCann née Willets, famed opera singer Francesca Prine - whose real name is Marie Beck - returns to Marmora, Ontario to sing in a benefit concert. Patsy and Marie were best friends from the time Marie and her family arrived in Marmora when she was ten years old to the time she left Marmora at age fifteen, which was thirty years prior. With the exception of Don Rayford on who Marie had a crush, Patsy was shy Marie's only friend in Marmora. However, Marie and Patsy have not been in touch since due to issues that drove Marie out of town at the time. Those issues include Marie being physically abused by her alcoholic mother, but most specifically what happened the evening of the Sadie Hawkins dance - where Don accompanied Marie - and post dance down by the railroad tracks. Marie and Patsy's reunion may not be able to endure the thirty years of silence and the events of that night.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-11
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Every Thing Will Be Fine
2015-04-02
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Overview: One day, driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel, a writer named Tomas accidentally hits and kills a child. Will he be able to move on?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-04-02
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022-07-07
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Overview: Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-building to universe-building, hear first hand accounts from the cast and crew on what it took to design, create and make each universe unique and believable.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-07-07
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Southpaw
2015-03-24
Southpaw
Overview: Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and his manager. He soon finds an unlikely savior in Tick Willis, a former fighter who trains the city's toughest amateur boxers. With his future on the line, Hope fights to reclaim the trust of those he loves the most.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-24
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Spotlight
2015-11-06
Spotlight
Overview: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-06
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Aloha
2015-05-29
Aloha
Overview: A celebrated military contractor returns to the site of his greatest career triumphs and re-connects with a long-ago love while unexpectedly falling for the hard-charging Air Force watchdog assigned to him.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-29
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man
2015-02-27
The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Overview: Behind-the-scenes look at making the film adaptation of John le Carré's A Most Wanted Man.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-02-27
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Sonic Sea
2016-04-22
Sonic Sea
Overview: The devastating impact of industrial and military ocean noise on whales and other marine life.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-04-22
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The Little Prince
2015-07-29
The Little Prince
Overview: Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.
Genres: Adventure Animation Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-29
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Guilt by Association
2002-03-13
Guilt by Association
Overview: Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes when she discovers her perfect boyfriend is a drug dealer. Realising the danger this could bring to her family she tells him to leave. Suddenly her house is raided and Susan is arrested as a co-conspirator in Russell's drug business. Her situation goes from bad to worse when she finds herself behind bars with violent criminals. How will she ever prove her innocence when the system seems against her? Guilt By Association is a disturbing story based on true events.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-13
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Disobedience
2018-04-24
Disobedience
Overview: A woman learns about the death of her Orthodox Jewish father, a rabbi. She returns home and has romantic feelings rekindled for her best childhood friend, who is now married to her cousin.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-24
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Game Night
2018-02-15
Game Night
Overview: Max and Annie's weekly game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's brother Brooks arranges a murder mystery party -- complete with fake thugs and federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all supposed to be part of the game. As the competitors set out to solve the case, they start to learn that neither the game nor Brooks are what they seem to be. The friends soon find themselves in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn over the course of one chaotic night.
Genres: Mystery Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-15
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
2020-06-26
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
Overview: Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-06-26
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Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
2010-03-30
Sherlock Holmes: Reinvented
Overview: Making of featurette for Sherlock Holmes (2009).
Genres: Documentary Action Mystery Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-30
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Doctor Strange
2016-10-25
Doctor Strange
Overview: After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Genres: Action Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-25
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022-05-04
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Overview: Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
Genres: Fantasy Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-05-04
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023-03-29
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Overview: When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-03-29
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Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
2023-02-01
Harrison Ford: Hollywood Hero
Overview: Documentary detailing Harrison Ford's rise to global stardom while trying to maintain his privacy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-02-01
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Send Help
Send Help
Overview: Two colleagues who become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
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