Drew Barrymore movies in order

In 1978, Drew Barrymore made her film debut via an uncredited role in the movie, Suddenly, Love. From here she followed up her film acting work with appearances in movies such as Bogie, Altered States, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

To begin with, her on-screen roles in movies were small parts, which is true of many actors in the industry, but soon her star status began to grow as audiences took the actor to their hearts. This increased her presence on the big screen, and propelled her career toward the icon she would eventually become.

Over the years she has appeared in a string of movies including Charlie’s Angels, Firestarter, Batman Forever, and Mad Love. She also took a memorable (and iconic) part in 1996 horror-slasher, Scream.

But how familiar are you with Drew Barrymore’s back catalogue of movies? If you were asked to name them all what would you say?

Well, don’t worry, because I can help. In this post you will find a list of all Drew Barrymore’s movies, presented in chronological order, starting with minor roles and bit parts in her early pictures, and running through to more substantial roles in later life.

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1970s and 1980s

As noted above, Drew Barrymore made her on-screen debut with an uncredited role in the movie, Suddenly, Love. She followed this up with roles in Bogie, and Altered States, before capturing the attention of audiences with her turn as Gertie in Steven Spielberg‘s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

More movies followed, including Firestarter, and Cat’s Eyes. She then rounded off the decade with See You in the Morning, and Far From Home.

Drew Barrymore’s movies during the 1970s and 1980s included:

• Suddenly, Love (1978)*
• Bogie (1980)
• Altered States (1980)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Firestarter (1984)
• Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
• Cat’s Eye (1985)
• Star Fairies (1985)**
• Babes in Toyland (1986)
• A Conspiracy of Love (1987)
• See You in the Morning (1989)
• Far from Home (1989)

*Uncredited role

**Voice role

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1990s

Moving into the 1990s now, which became a big decade for Barrymore’s acting career. She began the ’90s with Motorama, before moving onto Poison Ivy, Waxwork II: Lost in Time, Sketch Artist, and Guncrazy.

In 1995, Barrymore took on the role of Sugar in the action blockbuster, Batman Forever, while in 1996 Barrymore popped up in the iconic opening scene of successful slasher, Scream. Although Barrymore only appeared briefly in Scream, she became the poster girl for the film and her scene ranks as one of the greatest openings in a movie, ever!

Other films during this decade included The Wedding Singer with Adam Sandler, and EverAfter with Dougray Scott. Barrymore also took the lead in the romantic comedy, Never Been Kissed.

Drew Barrymore’s movies during the 1990s included:

• Motorama (1991)
• Poison Ivy (1992)
• Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
• Sketch Artist (1992)
• Guncrazy (1992)
• No Place to Hide (1992)
• Beyond Control: The Amy Fisher Story (1993)
• Doppelganger (1993)
• Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
• The Roots of Roe (1994)**
• Bad Girls (1994)
• Inside the Goldmine (1994)
• Boys on the Side (1995)
• Mad Love (1995)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
• Scream (1996)
• Best Men (1997)
• Wishful Thinking (1997)
• The Wedding Singer (1998)
• EverAfter (1998)
• Home Fries (1998)
• Never Been Kissed (1999)
• Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)**

**Voice role

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2000s

Sliding into the 2000s and Barrymore continued to push ahead with her film career, appearing in at least one new movie every year. She began the decade with The Wonder of Sex, and ended it with Everybody’s Fine.

In between, Drew Barrymore appeared in Donnie Darko, Freddy Got Fingered, Riding in Cars with Boys, Music and Lyrics, and Whip It. In 2004 she re-teamed with Adam Sandler for 50 First Dates, while in 2000 and 2003 she joined Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu for two Charlie’s Angels movies.

Drew Barrymore’s movies during the 2000s included:

• The Wonder of Sex (2000)
• Titan A.E. (2000)**
• Charlie’s Angels (2000)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
• Riding in Cars with Boys (2001)
• Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
• Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
• Duplex (2003)
• 50 First Dates (2004)
• The Perfect Catch (2005)
• Curious George (2006)**
• Music and Lyrics (2007)
• Lucky You (2007)
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)**
• He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
• Grey Gardens (2009)
• Whip It (2009)
• Everybody’s Fine (2009)

**Voice role

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2010s

Into the 2010s and Drew Barrymore’s movie output began to slow. In 2010 she starred in Going the Distance, while in 2014 she reunited with Adam Sandler for Blended.

Barrymore’s movies during the 2010s included:

• Going the Distance (2010)
• Big Miracle (2012)
• Blended (2014)
• Miss You Already (2015)

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2020s

Into the 2020s and Drew Barrymore has continued to appear in movies, although mostly via cameos or voice roles, such as a brief, uncredited voice-over in 2022’s Scream, and an appearance in Smile 2. Her reduction in movie appearances in this decade is due to Barrymore’s commitment to her talk show, The Drew Barrymore Show.

Barrymore’s movies during the 2020s included:

• The Stand-In (2020)
• A Castle for Christmas (2021)***
• Scream (2022)* **
• Smile 2 (2024)***
• Miracle on 74th Street (2025)

*Uncredited role

**Voice role

***Cameo

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Above are all of Drew Barrymore’s movie appearances, but which are your favourites? Is Never Been Kissed your No.1 film, or is Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle your go-to picture? Perhaps you adore The Perfect Catch, or maybe Grey Gardens?

Whichever Drew Barrymore movie is your favourite, sound off in the comments below and let everyone know.

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Writer/Editor/Scream Queen

Alex Wiggan

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