Rachel McAdams

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{{Infobox person
| name = Rachel McAdams
| image = Rachel McAdams by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = McAdams at the 2016 [[San Diego Comic-Con International]]
| birth_name = Rachel Anne McAdams
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|17}}
| birth_place = [[London, Ontario]], Canada
| residence = [[Harbord Village]], [[Ontario]]
| alma_mater = [[York University]]
| occupation = {{flat list|
* Actress
* activist
}}
| awards = [[List of awards and nominations received by Rachel McAdams|Full list]]
| yearsactive = 2001–present
}}

'''Rachel Anne McAdams''' (born Nov. 17 1978) is a Canadian actress.
After graduating from a four-year theatre program at [[York University]] in 2001, she initially 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 and Arrows]]'' (for which she won a [[Gemini Award]]). In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy ''[[The Hot Chick]]''. McAdams rose to fame in 2004 with her roles in the comedy ''[[Mean Girls]]'' and the romantic drama ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]''. In 2005, she starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'', the psychological thriller ''[[Red Eye (2005 American film)|Red Eye]]'', and the family comedy-drama ''[[The Family Stone]]''. She was hailed by the media as Hollywood's new "[[it girl]]",<ref name="elle2007"/><ref name="itgirlew"/> and received a [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|BAFTA]] nomination for [[Rising Star Award, BAFTA|Best Rising Star]].

After a two-year career break, McAdams appeared in two limited release films in 2008; the [[film noir]] ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]'' and the road trip comedy-drama ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]''. She returned to prominence in 2009 by appearing in the political-thriller ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'', the science-fiction romantic drama ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (film)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]'' and the mystery action-adventure film ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''. In 2010, McAdams appeared in her first [[star vehicle]], the comedy ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]''. In 2015, her highest profile roles were in season two of [[HBO]]'s crime drama ''[[True Detective]]'', and as journalist [[Sacha Pfeiffer]] in ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]''. For her performance in ''Spotlight'', she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].

==Early life==
Rachel McAdams was born in [[London, Ontario]], the daughter of Sandra Kay (née Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and [[moving company|furniture mover]],<ref name="nytimes10info">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/movies/31roze.html?_r=1 |title=An Actress on the Brink of a Blockbuster |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=Leah |last=Rozen |date=October 29, 2010 |accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref> and grew up in nearby [[St. Thomas, Ontario|St. Thomas]].<ref name="canada.com"/> She is of [[English Canadian|English]], [[Irish Canadian|Irish]], [[Scottish Canadian|Scottish]], and [[Welsh Canadian|Welsh]] descent;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/rachel-mcadams-talks-shooting-in-the-rain-for-about-time_video_1832837 |title=Rachel McAdams Talks Shooting In The Rain For About Time |publisher=Access Hollywood |date=October 28, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/who-do-you-think-you-are/rachel-mcadams-photos.htm |title=Photos: Rachel McAdams Canadian Cinema Darling |publisher=TLC |accessdate=August 5, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/starsandstories/9041802/Rachel-McAdams-I-love-the-British-sense-of-humour.html |title=Rachel McAdams: 'I love the British sense of humour' |first=Elaine |last=Lipworth |date=February 10, 2012 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |publisher=''The Telegraph'' |location=London}}</ref> McAdams' maternal fifth great-grandfather, James Gray, was a [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalist]] [[Queen's Rangers|ranger]] during the [[American Revolution]] and fled to Canada after the [[Battles of Saratoga]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corporate.ancestry.com/press/press-releases/2014/7/Researchers-from-Ancestrycom-Help-Explore-the-Oregon-Trail-Klondike-Gold-Rush--more-on-New-Season-of-TLC-Series-Who-Do-You-Think-You-Are/ |title=Researchers From Ancestry.com Help Explore the Oregon Trail, Klondike Gold Rush, & More on New Season of TLC Series "Who Do You Think You Are?" |date=July 23, 2014 |publisher=Ancestry.com |accessdate=August 3, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2014/08/07/who-do-you-think-you-are-recap-rachel-and-kayleen-mcadams-discover-land-grant-for-a-loyalist/ |title=Who Do You Think You Are? Recap: Rachel and Kayleen McAdams Discover Land Grant for a Loyalist |publisher=Ancestry.com |date=August 7, 2014 |accessdate=August 7, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/2014/08/07/kayleen-and-rachel-mcadams-discover-the-sacrifices-their-ancestors-made/ |title=Kayleen and Rachel McAdams Discover the sacrifices Their Ancestors Made |publisher=Ancestry.com |date=August 7, 2014 |accessdate=August 9, 2014 }}</ref> McAdams is the eldest of three children with a sister, Kayleen, a celebrity [[make-up artist]], and a brother, Daniel.<ref name="vogue1092">{{citation |title=The Notebook, Part Two |first=Sally |last=Singer |work=Vogue |date=January 2010 |issue=8449 |page=92}}</ref> She grew up in a [[Protestant]] household.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/new-movies/spotlight-star-rachel-mcadams-talks-oscar-nominations-the-catholic-church-and-the-marvel-universe/news-story/51c0b8fe21a91cd3af462c809bb94c46 |title=Spotlight star Rachel McAdams talks Oscar nominations, the Catholic Church and the Marvel Universe |publisher=news.com.au |date=January 27, 2016 |accessdate=April 15, 2016 }}</ref> When she was four years old, she began [[figure skating]], but turned down an opportunity to move to [[Toronto]] when she was nine years old for pair skating training.<ref name="vogue1092"/> Then skating became merely "a hobby".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/where-her-heart-is/article26853/ |title=(need membership to access) |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Canada |accessdate=December 12, 2011 |date=March 13, 2009}}</ref> She competed in skating until the age of eighteen, winning regional awards.<ref name="canada.com"/><ref name="peoplebio1">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/rachel_mcadams/biography |title=Rachel McAdams |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.darkhorizons.com/features/731/rachel-mcadams-lacey-chabert-amanda-seyfried-for-mean-girls Interview: Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried for "Mean Girls"] April 29, 2004, Dark Horizons</ref> She has since said that skating prepared her for physical acting, because it trained her to be "in tune" with her body.<ref name="wilson2005">Interview Magazine. Rachel McAdams by Owen Wilson. July 2005 edition.</ref> McAdams was educated at Myrtle Street Public School, and later [[Central Elgin Collegiate Institute]].<ref name="canada.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/story.html?id=4381af31-ed12-42bc-bbab-3c8d46b151d3&k=71091 |title=Rachel McAdams' roots are in smalltown Ontario |work=[[Postmedia News]] |publisher=CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc |date=May 22, 2007 |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/03/14/a-peak-at-rachels-third-grade-notebook/ |title=A Peek at Rachel's Third Grade "Notebook" |work=''[[TMZ.com]]'' |date=March 14, 2007 |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref> She did not enjoy academic work and often would pretend to be sick to avoid going to school.<ref name="vogue1090"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/interview-rachel-mcadams-actor-1-2071793 |title=Interview: Rachel McAdams, actor |publisher=''The Scotsman'' |date=January 23, 2012 |accessdate=April 13, 2014 }}</ref> Nonetheless, she was active in student life. In addition to playing sports (including volleyball, badminton, and soccer),<ref>{{citation |title=Control freak role was a mean feat for Rachel McAdams: The Two- Minute Interview |work=National Post |date=May 5, 2004 |issue= }}</ref> McAdams served on the [[student council]], participated in the [[Crime Stoppers International#Crime Stoppers in Canada|Crimestoppers]] program, and was a member of the [[Peer mentoring|Peer Helping Team]].<ref name="canada.com"/> She worked at a [[McDonald's]] restaurant during the summer holidays for three years.<ref name=glamjan12>{{cite web | url = http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2012/01/rachel-mcadams-glamour-magazine-cover-interview-ok-we-love-this-girl?currentPage=all | title = Rachel McAdams: OK, We Love This Girl! | first = Alexandra | last = Marshall | date = January 2012 | work = Glamour magazine | accessdate = January 4, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="peoplefull">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/rachel_mcadams |title=Rachel McAdams | work=People | accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

McAdams first developed an interest in performing when she was seven years old, and while her parents did not discourage her, they did not "go out and find [her] an agent".<ref name="latimes2005">{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/08/entertainment/ca-mcadams8 |title=Well above the mean – Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=May 8, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012 |first=Robert |last=Abele}}</ref> She attended both [[Disney]] and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] summer camps as a child.<ref name="latimes2005"/> From the age of twelve, McAdams participated in Original Kids Theatre Company, London productions.<ref name="nytimes10info"/><ref name="nytimespage2"/> In her late teens, she directed children's theatre productions.<ref name=glamjan12/> She also was involved in school stage productions, most notably winning a performance award at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival.<ref name="canada.com"/><ref name="professionallyspeaking1">{{cite web|url=http://professionallyspeaking.oct.ca/december_2005/remarkable.asp |title=Remarkable Teachers – Professionally Speaking – December 2005 |publisher=Professionally Speaking |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012 }}</ref> She was inspired by two of her teachers, who taught her English and drama, respectively, in the eleventh and twelfth grades.<ref name="professionallyspeaking1"/> McAdams intended to take [[Cultural studies]] at the [[University of Western Ontario]]<ref name="lfpress">{{cite news|url=http://www.lfpress.com/2013/06/13/actress-makes-time-for-wall-of-fame-induction |title=Rachel McAdams credits high school teachers for inspiration |first=Ben |last=Forrest |publisher=''London Free Press'' |date=June 14, 2013 |accessdate= August 31, 2013}}</ref> before being persuaded by her [[Dramatic arts|drama]] teacher that a professional acting career was a viable option.<ref name="canada.com"/><ref name="professionallyspeaking1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/thenotebook/a/notebkrm062004_3.htm |title=The Notebook Movie – Rachel McAdams Interview |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=June 17, 2010 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> She enrolled in [[York University]]'s four-year theatre program and graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] honours degree in 2001.<ref name="nytimespage2">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/movies/31roze.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2 |first=Leah |last=Rozen |title=An Actress on the Brink of a Blockbuster |work=The New York Times |date=October 29, 2010 |accessdate=June 16, 2011}}</ref><ref name="proactorslab1">{{cite web|url=http://www.proactorslab.com/related/macleans050714.htm |title=Rachel's all the rage (MacLean's Interview July 14, 2005) |publisher=Proactorslab.com |date=July 14, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012 }}</ref> While at university, McAdams worked with the Toronto-based Necessary Angel Theatre Company.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1807791956/bio Bio] at Yahoo Movies</ref>

==Career==

===2001–2005: Early work and breakthrough===
In 2001, McAdams made her television debut in the [[MTV]] pilot ''Shotgun Love Dolls'' as Beth Swanson, which was filmed during [[spring break]] from York University.<ref name="latimes2005"/> She also made her Canadian film debut that year in the comedy ''[[My Name is Tanino]]''. The Italian-Canadian co-production was filmed in [[Sicily]] when McAdams was 22 years old, and it marked her first time on an airplane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/rachel_mcadams |title=Rachel McAdams |publisher=People.com |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/redeye/a/redeye071705.htm |title=Red Eye Movie – Rachel McAdams on Red Eye, Wes Craven, and Her Fears |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=August 19, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> McAdams later earned a [[Genie Awards|Genie Award]] nomination in her native Canada for her role in the drama ''[[Perfect Pie]]''.<ref name="peoplebio1"/> In 2002, she made her Hollywood film debut in the comedy ''[[The Hot Chick]]'', which McAdams has described as a "huge milestone" in her career.<ref name="vogue1090">{{citation |title=The Notebook, Part Two |first=Sally |last=Singer |work=Vogue |date=January 2010 |issue=8449 |page=90}}</ref> She played a catty high school student who [[body swap|swaps bodies]] with [[Rob Schneider]]'s character, a small-time criminal.<ref name="peoplebio1"/> Kevin Thomas of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' felt she "emerges as a young actress of much promise"<ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Kevin|title=MOVIE REVIEW: There's sly humor in 'The Hot Chick'|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/13/entertainment/et-kevin13|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=December 13, 2002}}</ref> while Christopher Tookey of the ''[[Daily Mail]]'' described McAdams and [[Anna Faris]] as "talents to watch, but they are let down by everything around them".<ref>Cool on the surface ... stone cold beneath. Tookey, Christopher. Daily Mail [London (UK)] May 23, 2003: 52.</ref> The film grossed $54 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hot Chick (2002)|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hotchick.htm|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Afterwards, McAdams returned to Canada to star as Kate McNab in ''[[Slings and Arrows]]'', a comedy mini-series about backstage theatre life at the fictional New Burbage Shakespearean Festival.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/02/enjoy-the-delig.html |title=DVD alert: Enjoy the delightful (and moving) backstage antics of 'Slings & Arrows' |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 5, 2008 }}</ref> She was written out of the second season of the program following her success in the United States.<ref name="proactorslab1"/> She received two [[Gemini Award]] nominations for her work on the program, with one win.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20041213/gemini_awards_041212?s_name=I&no_ads= |title='Shattered City' big winner at Gemini Awards |publisher=CTV.ca |date=December 13, 2004 |accessdate=March 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name="geminiawards1">[http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini21/releases/gagallnominees.pdf The 21st annual Gemini Awards nominees are...] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216161519/http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini21/releases/gagallnominees.pdf |date=February 16, 2012 }}</ref>

McAdams' break-out role came in 2004, when she starred in the comedy film ''[[Mean Girls]]'' opposite [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Lacey Chabert]] and [[Amanda Seyfried]]. McAdams was 25 years old when she was cast as the high school [[queen bee (subculture)|queen bee]] Regina George, and she modelled her character on [[Alec Baldwin]]'s performance in ''[[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' (1992).<ref>'Mean Girls' star McAdams comes clean about being mean Nguyen, Hanh. Tribune News Service [Washington] April 26, 2004</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/movies/from-internet-chat-to-related-projects-mean-girls-endures.html?_r=0 |title=10 Years Later, the Clique Still Reigns |publisher=''The New York Times'' |date=April 25, 2014 |accessdate=April 25, 2014 |first=Megan |last=Angelo }}</ref> Mike Clark of ''[[USA Today]]'' praised her "comic flair"<ref>{{cite news|last=Clark |first=Mike |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2004-04-29-mean-girls_x.htm |title=Scathing 'Mean Girls' does its job nicely |work=[[USA Today]] |date=April 29, 2004 |accessdate=July 26, 2011}}</ref> while Jenny McCartney of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' found her "delightfully hateful".<ref>Cinema by Jenny McCartney. The Sunday Telegraph [London (UK)] June 27, 2004</ref> Mick LaSalle of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' felt that "McAdams brings glamour and magnetism to Regina, but also the right hint of comic distance."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/04/30/DDGV56CFRK1.DTL#ixzz1P2xAITuC |title=It's yet another high school comedy, but 'Mean Girls' has a talented cast and a wickedly intelligent script |first=Mick |last=LaSalle |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=April 30, 2004 |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref> The film grossed $129 million worldwide<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=meangirls.htm |title=Mean Girls |work=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref> and earned McAdams two [[MTV Movie Awards]].<ref name="mtv05won">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2005/ |title=2005 MTV Movie Awards |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> ''Mean Girls'' later reached No. 12 in an ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' list of the Greatest Ever High School Movies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20215825_20016825,00.html#1065822 |title=Head of the Class: The 25 All-Time Best High School Movies | Photo 1 of 26 |publisher=EW.com |date=September 17, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Tina Fey]], who co‑starred in the film and wrote the screenplay, has credited McAdams with teaching her how to act in front of a camera rather than an audience: "She's a film actor. She's not pushing. And so I kind of learned that lesson from watching her."<ref>{{cite web|last=Fey |first=Tina |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=135247195 |title=Tina Fey Reveals All (And Then Some) In 'Bossypants' |work=[[NPR]] |date=April 13, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

Later in 2004, McAdams starred opposite fellow Canadian [[Ryan Gosling]] in the romantic drama ''[[The Notebook (2004 film)|The Notebook]]''. She played Allie Hamilton, a wealthy [[southern belle]] who has a forbidden love affair with Gosling's poor labourer.<ref name="peoplebio1"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-06-24-rachel-mcadams_x.htm |first=Susan |last=Wloszczyna |title=Hot off 'The Notebook' |work=USA Today |date=June 24, 2004 |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref> McAdams spent time in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] prior to filming to familiarize herself with the southern accent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+gossip's+now+over+Rachel.-a0118313856 |title=The gossip's now over Rachel. – Free Online Library |publisher=Thefreelibrary.com |date=June 18, 2004 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> and took ballet and [[etiquette]] classes.<ref name="proactorslab1"/> Filming took place from late 2002 to early 2003.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-97853280/notebook-pivotal-mcadams.html | work=The Post and Courier | first=Bill | last=Thompson | title='Notebook' pivotal for McAdams | date=February 19, 2003}}</ref> Although McAdams and Gosling became romantically involved in 2005, they had a combative relationship on set.<ref name="independent">{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/rachel-mcadams-never-expected-to-date-ryan-gosling-after-the-notebook-29522600.html |title=Rachel McAdams 'never expected' to date Ryan Gosling after The Notebook |work=[[Irish Independent]] |accessdate=August 24, 2013 |date=August 23, 2013 }}</ref><ref name="notebook combative">{{cite web|title=Director Baffled By Gosling/Mcadams Romance|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/director-baffled-by-goslingmcadams-romance_1016757|work=[[Contact Music]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=December 16, 2006}}</ref> "We inspired the worst in each other," Gosling has said. "It was a strange experience, making a love story and not getting along with your co-star in any way."<ref>{{cite news|last=Wood|first=Gaby|title='I live on Skid Row. You can't filter out reality there'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2007/feb/18/awardsandprizes.oscars|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=February 18, 2007|location=London}}</ref> At one point, Gosling asked director [[Nick Cassavetes]] to "bring somebody else in for my off-camera shot" because he felt McAdams was being uncooperative.<ref name="notebook combative" /> Stephen Holden of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised the "spontaneous and combustible" performances of the two leads<ref>{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E0DE5D91E39F936A15755C0A9629C8B63 | work=The New York Times | first=Stephen | last=Holden | title=FILM REVIEW; When Love Is Madness And Life a Straitjacket | date=June 25, 2004}}</ref> while [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' was won over by the "beauty and clarity" of McAdams's performance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040625/REVIEWS/406250303/ |title=The Notebook :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews |publisher=Rogerebert.suntimes.com |date= June 25, 2004|accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Michael WIlmington of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' declared her "a real discovery" who "infuses young Allie with that radiant, breathlessly winning ingénue grace and charm that breaks hearts".<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilmington|first=Michael|title=In 'Notebook,' love transcends youth and age|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2004-06-25/entertainment/0406250384_1_noah-calhoun-bridges-of-madison-county-notebook|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=June 25, 2004}}</ref> The film grossed over $115 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=ryangosling.htm |title=Ryan Gosling |publisher=Boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref> McAdams won an MTV Movie Award and four [[Teen Choice Awards]].<ref name="mtv05won"/><ref name="tca05won">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1507574/napoleon-dynamite-wins-big-at-teen-choice-awards.jhtml |title='Napoleon Dynamite,' Kelly Clarkson Win Big At Teen Choice Awards |first=Corey |last=Moss |date=August 16, 2005 |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'' has said that the movie contains the All-Time Best Movie Kiss<ref>{{cite web|last=Ross |first=Dalton |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/06/06/the-notebook-all-time-movie-kiss/ |title=All-time best movie kiss: Does anything even come close to 'The Notebook'? |publisher=Popwatch.ew.com |date=June 6, 2011 |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> while the ''Los Angeles Times'' has included a scene from the film in a list of the 50 Classic Movie Kisses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimesmagazine.com/2010/02/50-kisses.html |title=50: Classic Movie Kisses |work=LA Times Magazine |date=February 2010 |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> ''The Notebook'' has appeared on many Most Romantic Movies lists.<ref>{{cite news|last=McGuire |first=Judy |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879389_1879392_1879400,00.html |title=The Notebook – Romance, Movie Style |work=TIME |date=February 28, 2009 |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/romantic-movie-moments-the-notebook#fbIndex4 |title=The Most Romantic Scene from The Notebook |work=Marie Claire |date=February 1, 2011 |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2010/05/25_most_romantic_movie_quotes.php |title=25 Most Romantic Movie Quotes |publisher=Extratv.warnerbros.com |date=May 15, 2010 |accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-verdict-on-hollywoods-most-romantic-onscreen-couples-20110324-1c7wc.html |title=Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet Romantic movie couples Photos |publisher=Smh.com.au |date= March 24, 2011|accessdate=December 23, 2011}}</ref> "I'm so grateful to have a film that people respond to in that way", McAdams told [[Elle (magazine)|''Elle'']] in 2011. "It was a big deal".<ref name="ellejun11222"/>

In 2005, McAdams starred in the romantic comedy ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''. McAdams played the daughter of an influential politician, who is caught in a [[love triangle]] with [[Owen Wilson]] and [[Bradley Cooper]]'s characters.<ref name="Rachel McAdams">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=rachelmcadams.htm |title= Rachel McAdams |work=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/theweddingcrashers/a/weddingrm071005.htm |title=Rachel McAdams Interview – Wedding Crashers, Improv, Christopher Walken |publisher=Movies.about.com |date=June 17, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> McAdams listened repeatedly to [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s 1975 song "[[Landslide (Fleetwood Mac song)|Landslide]]" to prepare for emotional scenes and Wilson has said the song made her cry immediately: "It was like turning on a faucet".<ref name="wilson2005"/> She trained for a sailing certification for a boating sequence because her character was said to be an accomplished sailor.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marshall |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2012/01/rachel-mcadams-glamour-magazine-cover-interview-ok-we-love-this-girl?currentPage=1 |title=Rachel McAdams: OK, We Love This Girl!: Entertainment |publisher=glamour.com |date=January 6, 2012 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] of ''The New York Times'' felt McAdams "makes the most of her underdeveloped character" and "grows more appealing with every new role".<ref>{{cite news|last=Dargis |first=Manohla |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/07/15/movies/15wedd.html |title=Dudes Toasting the Newlyweds (and Their Bodacious Guests) – New York Times |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=July 15, 2005 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Brian Lowry of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found her "a beguiling presence" who "actually creates a real character – a rarity for females in one of these [[List of men's magazines#Lads' mags|lad-mag]] escapades".<ref>{{cite news|last=Lowry |first=Brian |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927584/ |title=Variety Reviews – Wedding Crashers – Film Reviews – New U.S. Release – Review by Brian Lowry |publisher=Variety.com |date=July 7, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> From a production budget of $40 million, the film grossed over $285 million worldwide.<ref name="Rachel McAdams"/>

Afterwards, McAdams starred opposite [[Cillian Murphy]] in [[Wes Craven]]'s thriller ''[[Red Eye (2005 American film)|Red Eye]]'', playing a young hotel manager who is held captive by Murphy's character while aboard a [[red-eye flight]]. Craven has said McAdams was the only actress he considered for the part.<ref>{{cite web|author= Jeff Otto |url=http://movies.ign.com/articles/642/642925p1.html |title=Interview: Wes Craven, Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy – Movies Feature at IGN |publisher=Movies.ign.com |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> She was drawn to the relatable qualities of her character: "She was not some sweaty, tank-top-wearing, [[Uzi]]-carrying super woman".<ref>{{cite web|author=Louis B. Hobson |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/M/McAdams_Rachel/2005/08/14/pf-1172205.html |title=CANOE – JAM! – All eyes on Rachel McAdams |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |date=August 15, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Robert Koehler of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' found her "increasingly impressive"<ref>{{cite news|last=Koehler |first=Robert |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927901?refcatid=31 |title=Variety Reviews – Red Eye – Film Reviews – New U.S. Release – Review by Robert Koehler |work=Variety |date=August 14, 2005 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> while [[Roger Ebert]] of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' asserted that "she brings more presence and credibility to her role than is really expected; she acts without betraying the slightest awareness that she's inside a genre. Her performance qualifies her for heavy-duty roles."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050818/REVIEWS/50823001 |title=Red Eye :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews |publisher=Rogerebert.suntimes.com |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |date=August 18, 2005}}</ref> Upon release, the film, which was made on a budget of $26 million, earned over $95 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=redeye.htm |title=Red Eye (2005) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=October 13, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

In late 2005, McAdams starred in the seasonal family comedy-drama ''[[The Family Stone]]'', which gave McAdams an opportunity to play a dishevelled and sardonic sister, rather than the usual "obvious" girlfriend or wife roles.<ref>{{cite web|agency=Associated Press |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2005/08/15/mov_445579.shtml |title=Q&A with actress Rachel McAdams |publisher=chronicle.augusta.com |date=August 15, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref><ref name="allure05192">{{citation |issue=8429 |title=The Girl On Top |first=Judy |last=Bachrach |work=[[Allure (magazine)|Allure]] |page=192 |date=November 2005}}</ref> She was eager to work with Keaton and remarked, "It's never about line counts for me. It's about the people I get to work with."<ref>{{cite web|author=Louis B. Hobson |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/M/McAdams_Rachel/2005/08/14/1172205.html |title=CANOE – JAM! Movies – Artists – McAdams, Rachel : All eyes on Rachel McAdams |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |date=August 15, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Justin Chang of ''Variety'' noted that "a deglammed but still radiant McAdams proves once again that she's the real deal, delivering a deliciously feisty performance".<ref>{{cite news|last=Chang |first=Justin |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929090?refcatid=31 |title=Variety Reviews – The Family Stone – Film Reviews – New U.S. Release – Review by Justin Chang |publisher=Variety.com |date=December 12, 2005 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' felt that her "engaging screen presence holds your attention and sympathy despite the handicap presented by her character's personality."<ref>{{cite news|last=Dargis |first=Manohla |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2005/12/16/movies/16ston.html |title=The Family Stone – Review – Movies – New York Times |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=December 16, 2005 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> The film was a commercial success: it cost $18 million to make and grossed over $92 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=familystone.htm |title=The Family Stone (2005) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=March 30, 2006 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

===2006–2010: Career hiatus and return===
At this point in her career, McAdams was hailed as "the next [[Julia Roberts]]"<ref name="elle2007"/> and the new "Hollywood [[it girl]]".<ref name="itgirlew"/> ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' invited McAdams, along with actresses [[Scarlett Johansson]] and [[Keira Knightley]], to appear on its March 2006 cover, the annual [[Vanity Fair (magazine)#Hollywood Issue|Hollywood issue]]. Upon arrival on the photo set, McAdams discovered it was a nude session, declined and left. She later parted ways with her publicist at the time, who had not informed her in advance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2005/12/tom-fords-indecent-proposal.php |title=Tom Ford's Indecent Proposal |publisher=Radar Online |date=January 30, 2008 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Knightley later recounted, "Quite early on Rachel just said, 'No, I'm not into that.' She's a lovely girl, and I really respect her for doing that."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/pop/Keira-Knightley-Downplays-Her-Nude-Shoot-With-McAdams-579.html |title=Keira Knightley Downplays Her Nude Shoot With McAdams |publisher=Cinemablend.com |date=July 15, 2006 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> When asked about the incident in 2008, McAdams had "no regrets".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/where-her-heart-is/article1053240/ |title=Where her heart is |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=March 17, 2008 |first=Bob |last=Strauss |accessdate=October 26, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026073706/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/where-her-heart-is/article1053240/ |archivedate=October 26, 2014 |location=Toronto}}</ref>

[[File:RachelMcAdamsO7TIFF.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=An image of a Caucasian women wearing a green dress with an intricate beaded pattern. Her dark brown hair is pinned back and she is signing autographs for a crowd of fans behind a barrier. A security guard looks on.|McAdams at the [[2007 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
McAdams took a break from her film career from 2006 to 2007.<ref name="itgirlew">{{cite web |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/06/15/rachel-mcadams/ |title=Can 'Time Traveler's Wife' reestablish Rachel McAdams as Hollywood's 'it' girl? |first=Jeremy |last=Medina |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=June 15, 2009 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> "There were a lot of cooks in the kitchen, a lot of voices around me, and I wanted to step away so I could hear my own voice again", McAdams said in 2013. "Truthfully, I never really wanted to be a big movie star. I never even wanted to work outside of Canada, or outside of the theatre."<ref name="thetimesuk">{{cite news|url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film/article3850348.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2013_08_22 |title=Rachel McAdams: the $100 million queen of the screen |first=Kevin |last=Maher |work=[[The Times]] |date=August 23, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> During that period, McAdams turned down roles in the films ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]'', ''[[Casino Royale (2006 film)|Casino Royale]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' and ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]''.<ref name="elle2007">{{Citation |last=Millea |first=Holly |title=Next Stop Wonderland |url=http://www.elle.com/Pop-Culture/Cover-Shoots/Next-Stop-Wonderland |
newspaper=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media |page=288 |issue=260 |date=March 12, 2007}}</ref> In February 2006, she made a one-off stage appearance in ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' at [[St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts]], Toronto to raise funds for [[V-Day (movement)|V-Day]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Feminine expressions for v-day|url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=c3bdfedd-1be7-4c09-b4b1-c5c59fe13796&sponsor=|publisher=canada.com|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=February 25, 2006}}</ref> That same year, McAdams received a [[Rising Star Award, BAFTA|Rising Star Award]] nomination from the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]<ref name="bafta">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4596368.stm |title=Britons up for 'new star' award |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=January 10, 2006 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> and hosted the [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement|Academy Awards for Technical Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/transformations/photos/0,,20290122_20296471_20654643,00.html |title=Rachel McAdams 2006 |work=[[InStyle]] |accessdate=June 12, 2011}}</ref>

McAdams returned to her film career in 2008. She starred in the 1940s [[film noir]] ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]'' where she played Kay Nesbitt, a young widow who wins the affections of [[Pierce Brosnan]] and [[Chris Cooper]]'s older characters. In preparation for the role, McAdams studied old films, particularly those of [[Kim Novak]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecinemasource.com/blog/interviews/rachel-mcadams-interview-for-married-life/ |title=Rachel McAdams Interview for Married Life |publisher=The Cinema Source |date=March 11, 2008 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> She has said the film shoot re-energized and re-inspired her and made her eager to continue working more often again.<ref name="collider08">{{cite web |url=http://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/7200/cid/13/tcid/1 |title=Rachel McAdams Interview – Married Life |author=Frosty |publisher=Collider |date=March 6, 2008 |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref> Lisa Schwarzbaum of ''Entertainment Weekly'' found McAdams "a particularly delightful vision after her two-year intermission".<ref>{{cite news|author=Lisa Schwarzbaum |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20182340,00.html |title=Married Life Review | Movie Reviews and News |publisher=EW.com |date=March 6, 2008 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''Variety'' criticized her break from the big screen but felt that, despite a performance of "tender feeling", "her natural vivaciousness and spontaneity are straightjacketed" by the film noir format.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy |first=Todd |url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117934879?refcatid=31 |title=Variety Reviews – Married Life – Film Reviews – – Review by Todd McCarthy |publisher=Variety.com |date=March 6, 2008 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> The film had a [[limited release]] and was a box-office failure. It grossed just over $2 million worldwide, failing to recoup its production budget of $12 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marriedlife.htm |title=Married Life (2008) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref>

Afterwards, McAdams starred in the road trip comedy-drama ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]'', a story about three [[Iraq War]] soldiers on a brief road trip back in the United States. She trained at a real boot camp, at [[Fort Campbell]], Kentucky, prior to filming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowshi.com/?p=3803 |title=Interview: Director Neil Buger on His Film "The Lucky Ones" |publisher=Knowshi.com |date=September 7, 2011 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, McAdams said that Colee Dunn was "probably one of my favorite characters I've ever played".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzinefilm.com/interviews/film-interview-midnight-paris-rachel-mcadams-05162011 |title=Film Interview: Rachel Mcadams |publisher=buzzinefilm.com |date=May 20, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The film also had a limited release and Laura Kern of ''The New York Times'' found her "luminous as always"<ref>{{cite news|last=Kern |first=Laura |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/movies/26luck.html?partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes&ei=5083 |title=Movie Review – 'The Lucky Ones' – Tim Robbins Finds Surprises and Epiphanies on a Road Trip – Review |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=September 26, 2008 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> while Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' hailed the performance as "her coming of age as an actress".<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com">{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080925/REVIEWS/809250305 |title=The Lucky Ones :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews |publisher=Rogerebert.suntimes.com |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |date=September 25, 2008}}</ref> "Previously she has been seen mostly as a hot chick or an idealized sweetheart", he wrote. "Here she is feisty, vulnerable, plucky, warm, funny ... Watch the poignancy of the scene when she meets her boyfriend's family."<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com" /> Owen Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' found her "feisty, gorgeous, and as mercurial as a mood ring".<ref>{{cite news|author=Owen Gleiberman |date=September 24, 2008 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20228525,00.html |title=The Lucky Ones Review | Movie Reviews and News |publisher=EW.com |accessdate=2012-01-11}}</ref> ''The Lucky Ones'' is the least commercially successful film of McAdams's career as of 2012, having grossed just $266,967 worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=luckyones.htm |title=The Luck Ones |work=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=June 11, 2011}}</ref>

In 2009, McAdams starred with [[Russell Crowe]], [[Helen Mirren]], and [[Ben Affleck]] in the political thriller ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]'', based on the [[State of Play (TV serial)|BBC drama television series of the same name]]. McAdams played Della Frye, an online reporter who investigates a possible conspiracy with Crowe's character, a veteran print journalist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.salon.com/entertainment/movies/review/2009/04/17/state_play/index.html |title=State of Play |first=Stephanie |last=Zacharek |work=''[[Salon.com]]'' |publisher=Salon Media Group |date=April 14, 2009 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> McAdams visited ''[[The Washington Post]]'''s offices and met with politicians on [[Capitol Hill]] for her research.<ref name="collider1">{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/11573/cid/13/tcid/1 |title=Rachel McAdams Interview STATE OF PLAY |publisher=Collider.com |date=April 14, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' felt she was "perfectly cast as an ambitious [[wonkette]]"<ref>{{cite news|author=Owen Gleiberman |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20272247,00.html |title=State of Play Review | Movie Reviews and News |publisher=EW.com |date=April 15, 2009 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> while Sukhdev Sandhu of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' noted that "McAdams, with her lively eyes and large, expressive forehead, holds her own against Crowe. Mercifully, she avoids any temptation to play girly and demure to his grizzled [[alpha male]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/5207131/State-of-Play-review.html |title=State of Play: review |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |first=Sukhdev |last=Sandhu |date=April 24, 2009 |accessdate=June 10, 2011 }}</ref> The film grossed over $87 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=stateofplay.htm |title=State of Play (2009) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=June 18, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Rachel McAdams 3.jpg|thumb|McAdams at the premiere of ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' in 2009]]

Also in 2009, McAdams starred opposite [[Eric Bana]] in the science fiction romantic drama ''[[The Time Traveler's Wife (film)|The Time Traveler's Wife]]'', based on [[Audrey Niffenegger]]'s best-selling [[The Time Traveler's Wife|novel of the same name]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Michael |last1=Fleming |first2=Dave |last2=McNary |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963263.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |title=New Line finds its cast on 'Time' |work=Variety |date=April 17, 2007 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/09/29/rachel-mcadams-left-bookish-by-the-time-travelers-wife/ |title=Rachel McAdams Left Bookish By 'The Time Traveler's Wife' |first=Larry |last=Carroll |work=MTV |publisher=Viacom |date=September 29, 2008 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> McAdams fell "madly in love" with the novel,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/717774-rachel-dreamed-of-traveller-role |title=Rachel 'dreamed' of Traveller role |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=August 11, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> but was initially slightly hesitant to accept the role because Clare Abshire, the long-suffering wife is a "character that people have already cast in their heads".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/Artists/M/McAdams_Rachel/2009/08/07/pf-10391521.html |title=CANOE – JAM! – McAdams happy with career path |publisher=Jam.canoe.ca |date=August 9, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Peter Travers]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' said, "I'd watch the vibrant Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in anything, but ''The Time Traveler's Wife'' is pushing it."<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Travers |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/time-travelers-wife-20090813 |title=Time Traveler's Wife | Rolling Stone Movies | Movie Reviews |work=Rolling Stone |date=August 13, 2009 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> Betsy Sharkey of the ''Los Angeles Times'' found her "luminous [yet], sadly, her facility as an actress is mostly wasted."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/14/entertainment/et-time-traveler14 |title=Time Traveler's Wife Review | 'The Time Traveler's Wife' – Los Angeles Times |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=August 14, 2009 |accessdate=August 5, 2011 |first=Betsy |last=Sharkey}}</ref> Writing in ''The Chicago Tribune'', [[Michael Phillips (critic)|Michael Phillips]], in an otherwise tepid review, said of her performance: "Every scene she's in, even the silly ones, becomes better—truer, often against long odds—because she's in it. Her work feels emotionally spontaneous yet technically precise. She has an unusually easy touch with both comedy and drama, and she never holds a melodramatic moment hostage."<ref>{{cite web|last=Phillips |first=Michael |url=http://chicago.metromix.com/movies/movie_review/movie-review-the-time/1391079/content |title=Movie review: 'The Time Traveler's Wife' | Metromix Chicago |publisher=Chicago.metromix.com |date=August 13, 2009 |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, earning over $101 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=timetravelerswife.htm |title=The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=December 3, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

In late 2009, McAdams starred in the mystery/action-adventure film ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' with [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] and [[Jude Law]]. She played [[Irene Adler]], an antagonist and love interest of Downey's title character [[Sherlock Holmes (character)|Sherlock Holmes]], and welcomed the opportunity to play a character who is "her own boss and a real free spirit".<ref name="parade09">{{cite web |first=Jeanne |last=Wolf |url=http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/2009/0811-rachel-mcadams-time-travelers-wife.html |title=Rachel McAdams: Nudity Shouldn't Be A Big Deal |work=Parade |publisher=Parade Publications |date=August 11, 2009 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> Todd McCarthy of ''Variety'' felt her character was "not very well integrated into the rest of the story, a shortcoming the normally resourceful McAdams is unable to do much about".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117941784?refcatid=31 | work=Variety | first=Todd | last=McCarthy | title=Sherlock Holmes | date=December 14, 2009}}</ref> A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' stated, "Ms. McAdams is a perfectly charming actress and performs gamely as the third wheel of this action-bromance tricycle. But Irene feels in this movie more like a somewhat cynical commercial contrivance. She offers a little something for the ladies and also something for the lads, who, much as they may dig fights and explosions and guns and chases, also like girls."<ref>{{cite news|author=A. O. Scott |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/12/25/movies/25sherlock.html |title=Robert Downey, Jr. as a Superhero Sherlock, and Jude Law as Dr. Watson – NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=December 24, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The film was a major commercial success, earning over $524 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes.htm | title = Sherlock Holmes (2009)| work= [[Box Office Mojo]] | accessdate = February 4, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2010, McAdams starred with her ''The Family Stone'' co-star Diane Keaton and [[Harrison Ford]] in the comedy ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]''. She played a television producer attempting to improve the poor ratings of a morning television program. The film was billed as a [[star vehicle|starring vehicle]] for McAdams.<ref name="ellejune2011"/> She initially felt she was unsuited to the role saying, "I'm not funny. So I said, 'if you need me to be funny, you might want to look somewhere else'".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.rachelmcadams.org/videos/421/morning-glory;-madrid-press-conference-interview-#1 |title=Morning Glory; Madrid Press Conference Interview #1 |publisher=Media.rachelmcadams.org |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> Director [[Roger Michell]] had a number of dinners with McAdams and persuaded her to join the cast.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rozen |first=Leah |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/movies/31roze.html |title=Rachel McAdams Stars in Roger Michell's ‘Morning Glory’ |publisher=NYTimes.com |date=October 29, 2010 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOJ3wycvez0 |title=Roger Michell on Morning Glory |publisher=YouTube |date=January 24, 2011|accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> Since working with Keaton, McAdams has described her as a mentor figure.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marshall |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2012/01/rachel-mcadams-glamour-magazine-cover-interview-ok-we-love-this-girl?currentPage=all |title=Rachel McAdams: OK, We Love This Girl!: Entertainment |publisher=glamour.com |date=January 6, 2012 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> [[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said McAdams "gives the kind of performance we go to the movies for"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2010/nov/10/entertainment/la-et-morning-glory-20101110 |title=Movie review: 'Morning Glory' |first=Kenneth |last=Turan |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 10, 2010 |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> while Roger Ebert of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' felt she played "as lovable a lead as anyone since [[Amy Adams]] in ''[[Junebug (film)|Junebug]]''" in an otherwise "routine" movie.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Morning Glory|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101109/REVIEWS/101109973|work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=November 9, 2010}}</ref> Lou Lumenick of the ''[[New York Post]]'' was impressed by "her gift for physical comedy",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/the_latest_weather_forecast_is_partly_sJ5PEKxZRffwIsG7fDIqvO |title='Morning Glory' with Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford is partly funny |publisher=NYPOST.com |date=November 9, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2012 |first=Lou |last=Lumenick}}</ref> as was ''Variety'''s Andrew Barker.<ref>{{cite news|last=Barker |first=Andrew |url=http://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/morning-glory-1117943985/ |title=Variety Reviews – Morning Glory – Film Reviews – New U.S. Release – Review by Andrew Barker |publisher=Variety.com |date=November 3, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> While Manohla Dargis of ''The New York Times'' felt she "plays her role exceptionally well" and is "effortlessly likable", it called on Hollywood to give her parts "worthy" of her talent. "Ms. McAdams has to rely on her dimples to get by. She does, but she could do better."<ref>{{cite news|last=Dargis |first=Manohla |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/movies/10morning.html |title=‘Morning Glory’ Stars Rachel McAdams – Review – NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=November 9, 2010 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> The film was a modest commercial success, grossing $58 million worldwide from a production budget of $40 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=morningglory10.htm |title=Morning Glory |work=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=June 10, 2011}}</ref> McAdams later expressed disappointment that the film failed to find a larger audience.<ref name="ellejun11222">{{Citation |last=Shone |first=Tom |title=The Romantic |url=http://rachelmcadams.org/library/elle-the-romantic/ |newspaper=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media |page=222 |issue=310 |date=June 2011}}</ref>

===2011–2014: Big-name auteur projects===
In 2011, McAdams starred in [[Woody Allen]]'s fantasy romantic comedy ''[[Midnight in Paris]]'' with her ''Wedding Crashers'' co-star Owen Wilson and [[Michael Sheen]]. The film opened the [[2011 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="cannes11">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/woody-allens-midnight-paris-open-95633 |first=Rebecca |last=Leffler |title=Woody Allen's 'Midnight in Paris' to Open Cannes Film Festival |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 2, 2011 |accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> McAdams played Inez, the shrewish fiancée of Wilson's character Gil. Allen wrote McAdams' part for her, after hearing "glowing reports" from his friend and her former co-star Diane Keaton.<ref name="ellejune2011">{{Citation |last=Shone |first=Tom |title=The Romantic |newspaper=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |publisher=Hachette Filipacchi Media |page=221 |issue=310 |date=June 2011}}</ref> He said that he was "crazy about Rachel"<ref>{{cite web|last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |url=http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2011/06/woody-allen-movie-muses |title=Woody's Women: Celebrities |publisher=Wmagazine.com |date=August 1, 2011 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> and wanted to give her the opportunity to play something other than "beautiful girls".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/midnight-in-paris-woody-allen-279390 |title=Woody Allen Reveals How He Conjured Up His Biggest Hit 'Midnight in Paris' |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 7, 2012 |accessdate=January 14, 2012 |first=Gregg |last=Kilday}}</ref> The film was shot on location in Paris and McAdams has said that the experience "will always have a great place in my heart".<ref>''OK Magazine'', ''Romance in Paris'', July 13, 2011</ref> Hadley Freeman ''[[The Guardian]]'' bemoaned that she "has morphed from the sweet thing in ''Wedding Crashers'' to the dream-crushing bitch that, according to American comedies, women become once they ensnare their man".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/may/31/hadley-freeman-hangover-funny-women |location=London |work=The Guardian | first=Hadley | last=Freeman | title=Funny women do exist in the movies – Hadley Freeman | date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> [[Richard Corliss]] of ''[[TIME (magazine)|Time]]'' "felt sorry for McAdams, whose usually winning presence is ground into hostile cliché".<ref>{{cite news|last=Corliss |first=Richard |url=http://specials.blogs.time.com/2011/05/11/midnight-in-paris-woody-allens-off-key-love-song/ |title=Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen's Off-Key Love Song – Corliss at Cannes – TIME.com |publisher=Specials.blogs.time.com |date=May 11, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> However, Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt she "deftly handles a part that is less amiable than usual for her"<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/20/entertainment/la-et-midnight-paris-20110520 | work=Los Angeles Times | first1=Kenneth | last1=Turan | first2=Film | last2=Critic | title=Movie review: 'Midnight in Paris' | date=May 20, 2011}}</ref> and A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' found her "superbly speeded-up".<ref>{{cite news|author=A. O. Scott |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/movies/midnight-in-paris-by-woody-allen-with-owen-wilson-review.html?smid=tw-nytimesmovies&seid=auto |title=‘Midnight in Paris,’ by Woody Allen, With Owen Wilson – Review – NYTimes.com |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |date=May 19, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> It became Allen's highest-grossing film ever in North America<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/midnight-paris-becomes-woody-allens-212254 |title='Midnight in Paris' Becomes Woody Allen's Top Film of All Time in North America |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 16, 2011 |accessdate=July 26, 2011 |first=Pamela |last=McClintock}}</ref> and was the most commercially successful independent film of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/midnight-in-paris-top-grossing-indie-films-of-2011-paramount-leads-majors-at-the-box-office?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter# |title='Midnight In Paris' Top Grossing Indie Film Of 2011; Paramount Leads Majors At The Box Office | The Playlist |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> With a production budget of $17 million, the film has grossed over $151 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=midnightinparis.htm |title=Midnight in Paris (2011) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> McAdams, along with six other members of the cast, received a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|title=2012 Screen Actors Guild Nominees and Winners|url=http://movies.about.com/od/awards/a/2012-sag-awards.htm|publisher=[[About.com]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012}}</ref> Allen won the [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay]] and the film itself was nominated for three other Academy Awards, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-winners-list-academy-awards-295127 |title=Oscars 2012: Complete Winners List |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 26, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2012}}</ref>

McAdams reprised her role as Irene Adler in the mystery/action-adventure sequel ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]'',<ref>{{cite web |first=Mandi |last=Bierly |url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/02/04/rachel-mcadams-sherlock-holmes-2/ |title=Rachel McAdams cameo confirmed for 'Sherlock Holmes' sequel |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 4, 2011 |accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> but the female lead role was played by [[Noomi Rapace]]. [[Joel Silver]], the film's producer, has said that "we always intended to have a different kind of girl for each movie" in the vein of [[Bond girls]].<ref name="iamrogue1">{{cite web|url=http://www.iamrogue.com/news/interviews/item/5456-iar-exclusive-interview-producers-joel-silver-and-susan-downey-talk-sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows.html |title=IAR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Producers Joel Silver and Susan Downey talk 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' |publisher=iamROGUE.com |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> He found it "complicated" to persuade McAdams to return in a smaller role: "She loved being with us, but she hoped to have a bigger role."<ref name="iamrogue1"/> Joe Morgenstern of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' felt "she vanishes all too soon in this overproduced, self-enchanted sequel, and so does the spirit of bright invention that made the previous film such a pleasant surprise."<ref>{{cite news|last=Morgenstern |first=Joe |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204026804577100360158018568.html |title=Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol | Carnage | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Stylish Spectacle Makes This 'Mission' Possible | Film Reviews by Joe Morgenstern – WSJ.com |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=December 16, 2011 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> Scott Mendelson of ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' remarked that she "exhibits far more personality and roguish charm in her few moments here than she did in all of the previous film. Freed from the constraints of being the de-facto love interest, McAdams relishes the chance to go full-villain."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-mendelson/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows_b_1140172.html |title=Scott Mendelson: Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date=December 9, 2011 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> The film has grossed over $543 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes2.htm |title=Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=December 16, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 2012, McAdams starred opposite [[Channing Tatum]] in the romantic drama ''[[The Vow (2012 film)|The Vow]]'', based on a true story.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/film/story/2010/09/03/vow-rachel-mcadams.html |title=Rachel McAdams film The Vow shoots in Toronto |work=[[CBC News]] |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Company]] |date=September 3, 2010 |accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref> McAdams and Tatum played a newlywed couple who try to rebuild their relationship after a car crash leaves the wife with no recollections of who he is or their marriage. McAdams was drawn to the "roller coaster" faced by her character<ref name="glamour1">{{cite web|last=Marshall |first=Alexandra |url=http://www.glamour.com/entertainment/2012/01/rachel-mcadams-glamour-magazine-cover-interview-ok-we-love-this-girl?currentPage=3 |title=Rachel McAdams: OK, We Love This Girl!: Entertainment |publisher=glamour.com |date=January 6, 2012 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> and found it interesting that the story was told "through the guy's eyes".<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Bob|title=Rachel McAdams' return to romantic love|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Rachel+McAdams+return+romantic+love/6079400/story.html|work=[[Times Colonist]]|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=January 31, 2012}}</ref> A. O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' stated that "the dimply and adorable Rachel McAdams" brings "enough physical charm and emotional warmth to distract from the threadbare setting and the paper-thin plot".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/movies/the-vow-with-rachel-mcadams-and-channing-tatum.html | work=The New York Times | first=A. O. | last=Scott | title=‘The Vow,' With Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum | date=February 9, 2012}}</ref> Joseph Amodio of ''[[Newsday]]'' felt that McAdams, "exuding her usual uncanny warmth on-screen", "is the real draw".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/review-she-s-got-amnesia-in-the-vow-1.3514404 |title=Review: She's got amnesia in 'The Vow' |publisher=Newsday.com |date=February 8, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2012}}</ref> However, Betsy Sharkey of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt she was "wasted" in the role: "She is such an appealing actress that it's hard not to wish someone could make better use" of her.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-the-vow-20120210,0,4999213.story | work=Los Angeles Times | first1=Betsy | last1=Sharkey | first2=Film | last2=Critic | title=Movie review: 'The Vow' | date=February 10, 2012}}</ref> Mary Pols of ''Time'' found the film an example of McAdams "coasting" in "unabashedly romantic" movies and asserted that "she's a much more versatile and clever actress" than such projects would suggest.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/02/10/the-vow-how-many-more-movie-romances-does-rachel-mcadams-have-in-her/?iid=ent-main-lede#ixzz1m4wPoWOo | work=Time | date=February 10, 2012|title=The Vow: How Many More Movie Romances Does Rachel McAdams Have In Her?}}</ref> The film, financed for $30 million, was a major commercial success and became her biggest box-office hit in a leading role.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rachel McAdams’ Biggest Hit: THE VOW|url=http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/rachel-mcadams-biggest-hit-the-vow/|publisher=Alt Film Guide|accessdate=May 22, 2012|author=D. Zhea|date=March 4, 2012}}</ref> It topped the U.S. box office and has grossed over $196 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/02/vow-safe-house-star-wars-box-office.html | work=Los Angeles Times | title=Company Town | date=February 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=vow.htm |title=The Vow (2012) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |date=February 10, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Rachel McAdams, TIFF 2012 (bright crop).jpg|thumb|upright|right|alt=|McAdams at the <br>[[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

In 2013, McAdams appeared opposite [[Ben Affleck]] in [[Terrence Malick]]'s romantic drama ''[[To the Wonder]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/to-the-wonder-release-date-april-2013/210900/ |author=Chitwood, Adam |title=Terrence Malick's 'To the Wonder' Aiming for April 2013 US Release |publisher=Collider |date= |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> McAdams played a horse ranch worker in [[Oklahoma]] and the love interest of Affleck's character.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/story/2012-02-05/rachel-mcadams-woody-allen-terrence-malick/52978870/1 |title=Rachel McAdams torn between two directors – |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=February 5, 2012 |accessdate=March 17, 2012}}</ref> She found Malick to be an "incredibly helpful" director; they discussed her character in detail and he took her on a tour of the local town, pointing out which house she would have grown up in and where she would have attended school.<ref name="ellejun11222"/> Upon its U.S. limited theatrical release, the film polarized film critics.<ref>http://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/rachel-mcadams-olga-kurylenko-discuss-the-challenges-thrills-of-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-251121/"</ref> Oliver Lyttelton of ''[[IndieWire]]'' noted that "McAdams has the least to do of the principals, but is wonderfully haunted and sad in her brief appearances".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/venice-review-terrence-malicks-to-the-wonder-is-a-raw-heartfelt-film-of-loss-and-longing-20120902?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter |title=Venice Review: Terrence Malick's 'To The Wonder' Is A Raw & Heartfelt Film Of Loss And Longing | The Playlist |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |date= |accessdate=November 6, 2012}}</ref>

Afterwards, McAdams starred in [[Brian De Palma]]'s [[erotic thriller]] ''[[Passion (2012 film)|Passion]]'' opposite [[Noomi Rapace]]. They played two business executives engaged in a power struggle.<ref name="deadline1">{{cite web|author=NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor |url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/brian-de-palma-has-passion-for-rachel-mcadams-and-noomi-rapace/ |title=Brian De Palma Has ‘Passion’ For Rachel McAdams And Noomi Rapace – |publisher=Deadline.com |date= |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> De Palma saw McAdams' performance in ''Mean Girls'' and decided to cast her as Christine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2013/08/brian-de-palma-q-a-passion-mcadams-vs-rapace-sex-tools-updated-new-trailer-196317/|title=Brian De Palma Q & A: ‘Passion,’ McAdams vs. Rapace, Sex Tools UPDATED (New Trailer) - IndieWire|first=Anne|last=Thompson|publisher=}}</ref> The movie was released in [[limited release|selected theaters]] in the US, receiving average reviews from critics. Gleiberman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' noted that McAdams "uses her sexy billboard smile and emphatic delivery to nail a certain type of troublemaker boss who embeds her aggression in pert 'sincerity'"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20687793,00.html |title=Passion (2013) |publisher=''Entertainment Weekly'' |author=Gleiberman, Owen |date=August 31, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> while Robert Abele of the ''Los Angeles Times'' remarked: "McAdams and Rapace are gesturally awkward and wildly miscast—more sorority sisters in a spat than cross-generational power antagonists."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-passion-review-20130831,0,3307853.story |title=Review: 'Passion'? It's not visible in Brian De Palma's directing |first=Abele |last=Robert |publisher=''Los Angeles Times'' |date=August 30, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013}}</ref>

In late 2013, McAdams starred in [[Richard Curtis]]' romantic comedy-drama ''[[About Time (2013 film)|About Time]]'' opposite [[Domhnall Gleeson]].<ref name=autogenerated3>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-mcadams-about-time-working-title-323151 |title=Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's 'About Time' (Exclusive) |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 17, 2011 |accessdate=May 23, 2012 |first=Borys |last=Kit}}</ref><ref name=autogenerated3 /> [[Zooey Deschanel]] was originally slated to play McAdams's role but dropped out shortly before filming began.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/rachel-mcadams-star-working-titles-323151 |title=Rachel McAdams to Star in Working Title's 'About Time' (Exclusive) |publisher=''The Hollywood Reporter'' |date= May 10, 2012 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 |first=Borys |last=Kit}}</ref> A fan of Curtis for years, McAdams wanted to work with him on what he stated would be his last project as a director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/rachel-mcadams-about-time-interview/|title=Rachel McAdams Talks ABOUT TIME, Why She Loves Love Stories, Working on Cameron Crowe's Next Movie, and More|date=October 29, 2013|publisher=}}</ref> The film was a commercial success at the international box office,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=abouttime.htm|title=About Time (2013) - Box Office Mojo|publisher=}}</ref> and McAdams had a positive reception among critics, with
Leslie Felperin of ''Variety'' praising her and Gleeson for their "radiant, believable chemistry" which "keeps the film aloft."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/film-review-about-time-1200575189/ |title=Film Review: 'About Time' |publisher=''Variety'' |author=Felperin, Leslie |date=August 8, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref>

In 2014, McAdams starred opposite [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] in an adaptation of [[John le Carré]]'s espionage thriller ''[[A Most Wanted Man (film)|A Most Wanted Man]]'', directed by [[Anton Corbijn]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/its-about-time-for-rachel-mcadams-richard-curtis-actress-lines-up-anton-corbijns-a-most-wanted-man-20120510# |title=It's 'About Time' For Rachel McAdams & Richard Curtis; Actress Lines Up Anton Corbijn's 'A Most Wanted Man' | The Playlist |publisher=Blogs.indiewire.com |date= |accessdate=May 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Holdsworth |first=Nick |url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054325 |title=Senator boards 'Wanted'|publisher=Variety |date=May 19, 2012 |accessdate=May 23, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2013/07/lionsgate-acquires-a-most-wanted-man-john-le-carre-adaptation-stars-philip-seymour-hoffman-and-rachel-mcadams/?_r=true |title=Lionsgate Acquires ‘A Most Wanted Man’; John Le Carre Adaptation Stars Philip Seymour Hoffman And Rachel McAdams |author=Fleming, Mike Jr. |publisher=Deadline.com |date=July 30, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> McAdams' attempt at a German accent was criticised by some reviewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/review-spy-tale-a-most-wanted-man-starring-philip-seymour-hoffman-rachel-mcadams-and-more-20140723|title=Review: Spy Tale 'A Most Wanted Man' Starring Philip Seym – The Playlist|author=Cory Everett|date=July 23, 2014|work=The Playlist}}</ref> Richard Lawson of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' noted that McAdams had a "little less success with her accent" than her co-star Hoffman but, nonetheless, she "proves as intelligent, soulful, and magnetic a presence as ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/a-most-wanted-man-review|title=*A Most Wanted Man* Features a Great, Sad __Philip Seymour Hoffman__ Performance – Vanity Fair|work=Vanity Fair}}</ref> In late 2014, McAdams received a star on [[Canada's Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductees/2014/rachel-mcadams |title=Rachel McAdams |publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=September 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/rachel-mcadams-ryan-reynolds-slated-for-stars-on-canada-s-walk-of-fame-1.2009631?hootPostID=7f7497877627511d9d8960ef90a5e4f2 |title=Rachel McAdams, Ryan Reynolds slated for stars on Canada's Walk of Fame |publisher=CTV News |date=September 16, 2014 |accessdate=September 16, 2014 }}</ref>

===2015–present: Critical achievements===
In 2015, McAdams appeared as journalist [[Sacha Pfeiffer]] in [[Thomas McCarthy (actor)|Thomas McCarthy]]'s ensemble drama ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]'', about the child-abuse scandal in Boston's Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/mark-ruffalo-michael-keaton-stanley-tucci-in-talks-to-star-in-catholic-church-sex-scandal-drama-exclusive/ |title=’Spotlight’ |author1=Jeff Sneider |publisher=TheWrap }}</ref> To prepare for her role, McAdams spent time with the journalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/article/rachel-mcadams-critics-choice-people-interview|title=VIDEO: Who Did Rachel McAdams 'Bug' to Ace Her Performance in Spotlight?}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/movie-news/oscars-best-supporting-actress-nominees/|title=Who are the 2016 Best Supporting Actress nominees?}}</ref> The movie garnered universal critical acclaim, mainly for its detailed story and the cast performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/spotlight|title=Spotlight}}</ref> Justin Chang of ''Variety'' felt she "imbues Pfeiffer with sensitivity and grit."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/spotlight-review-michael-keaton-tom-mccarthy-venice-film-festival-1201580933/|title=Film Review: 'Spotlight' |first=Justin |last=Chang |work=Variety |date=2015-09-03 |accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> Nonetheless, he was surprised by McAdams' subsequent Academy Award nomination: "[The performance] has the sort of fine-grained subtlety that voters too rarely notice. Take another look at that scene in which she gently, skillfully encourages an abuse survivor to lay bare his most lacerating secrets—a small master class in how the simple act of listening can become a conduit for compassion."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/columns/oscars-silver-linings-mad-max-charlotte-rampling-1201680126/|title=6 Silver Linings to the Oscar Nominations: From 'Mad Max' to Charlotte Rampling|first=Justin|last=Chang|publisher=Variety|date=2016-01-14|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> For her role, McAdams received nominations for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]], [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] nominations in the categories of [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]].<ref name="SAG Spotlight">{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/awards/sag-award-nominations-2016-nominees-full-list-1201657169/|title=SAG Awards Nominations: Complete List|work=Variety|date=December 9, 2015|accessdate=December 10, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Critics' Choice Spotlight">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2015/12/critics-choice-awards-nominations-2016-full-list-1201666326|title=Critics' Choice Awards Nominations: 'Mad Max' Leads Film; ABC, HBO, FX Networks & 'Fargo' Top TV|work=''[[Deadline.com|Deadline]]''|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=December 14, 2015|accessdate=December 14, 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Rachel McAdams at Jason Reitman's live table read of The Princess Bride, 2015 Toronto Film Festival.png|thumb|upright|McAdams at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
McAdams appeared in three other 2015 films. She starred opposite [[Emma Stone]], [[Bradley Cooper]], and [[Bill Murray]] in the [[Cameron Crowe]]-directed romantic comedy ''[[Aloha (film)|Aloha]]'', playing Cooper's former girlfriend who is now married and has two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/untitled-hawaii-project-cameron-crowe/|title=Cameron Crowe's Untitled Hawaii Project Delayed to 2015|date=July 21, 2014}}</ref> While the film received a negative reaction from critics and audiences alike,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/news/aloha-box-office-flop-cameron-crowe-bradley-cooper-1201508928/|title=‘Aloha’ Sinks Under Wave of Harsh Reviews With $10 Million|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> McAdams was praised. [[Wesley Morris]] of ''Grantland'' remarked: "Someone who can speak Crowe’s language really helps. McAdams might be the best he’s ever had ... [She] puts the perfect amount of air in her lines, giving the words a lightness that conflates optimism, amusement, and resignation. She’s never seemed lovelier, more instinctive, or more present, even though you get the sense there used to be a lot more of her performance."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/quakes-in-san-andreas-aloha/|title=Who's fault is this? Learning to like the mega-quakes in 'San Andreas' and the sloppiness of 'Aloha'|first=Wesley|last=Morris|publisher=Grantland|date=2015-05-29|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> Mark Olsen of the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt she "plays likely the strongest, most rounded female character Crowe has ever written, a woman suddenly face to face with the life she has and the one she might have had, and the actress brings a grounded, unforced earthiness to the role that is a joy to watch."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-aloha-review-20150529-story.html|first=Mark|last=Olsen|title=Cameron Crowe's 'Aloha' has its charms despite some of its baggage|publisher=LA Times|date=2015-05-28|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> She had a supporting role as the wife of [[Jake Gyllenhaal]]'s character in the boxing drama ''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/06/southpaw-adds-ex-champ-victor-ortiz-to-southpaw-cast/ |title=‘Southpaw’ Adds Ex-Champ Victor Ortiz To Cast |date=June 17, 2014 |author=Mike Fleming, Jr. |publisher=Deadline }}</ref> The film received mixed reviews but A.O. Scott of ''The New York Times'' conceded: "It features some pretty appealing players. There are worse things to see at the multiplex than Ms. McAdams playing a tough cookie standing by her man."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/movies/review-in-southpaw-jake-gyllenhaal-tries-to-box-his-way-back-from-tragedy.html|title=In 'Southpaw' Jake Gyllenhaal tries to box his way back from tragedy|publisher=New York Times|author=A. O. Scott|date=2015-07-24|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> Her next movie, [[Wim Wenders]]'s drama ''[[Every Thing Will Be Fine]]'', received an U.S. limited release in December 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/movies/column-post/rachel-mcadams-lilah-fitzgerald-join-james-franco-canadian-drama-112066|title=Rachel McAdams, Lilah Fitzgerald Join James Franco in Drama 'Every Thing Will Be Fine'|date=August 20, 2013}}</ref> Guy Lodge of ''Variety'' remarked: "Poor McAdams, sporting sensible hair and a truly mystifying cod-Continental accent, continues her thankless run of needy, tossed-aside love interests in big-name auteur projects."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/berlin-film-review-every-thing-will-be-fine-1201429546/|title=Berlin film review: 'Everything Will Be Fine'|first=Guy|last=Lodge|publisher=Variety|date=2015-02-10|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref>

In 2015 television work, McAdams starred as [[Ani Bezzerides]] in the [[True Detective (season 2)|second season]] of [[HBO]]'s anthology crime drama ''[[True Detective]]'', alongside [[Taylor Kitsch]], [[Vince Vaughn]] and [[Colin Farrell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hbob2b.vo.llnwd.net/u/mr_twitter/November2014/truedetective_season2_alert2.pdf |title=Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly join Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn in HBO's True Detective|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> While the season received mixed reviews, McAdams's work was praised. Richard Vine of ''The Guardian'' remarked: "If there's anyone with any chance of enjoying a McConaughaissance here it's probably McAdams – an actor whose characters are more usually associated with the death of the romcom than murders involving people with eyes burned out by acid. Here, her Ani is a convincing mess."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/jun/23/true-detective-two-review|title=True Detective review: 'Bad, bad men are still doing bad, bad things'|first=Richard|last=Vine|publisher=The Guardian|date=2015-06-23|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> She received a nomination for the [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries]] for her role.<ref name="Critics' Choice Spotlight"/> Also in 2015, McAdams played Buttercup in a one-off, staged [[Live Read|LACMA Live Read]] of ''[[The Princess Bride]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/film-festivals/toronto-2015/the-princess-bride-live-and-in-person|title='The Princess Bride', Live and In Person|first=Cara|last=Buckley|publisher=The New York Times|date=2015-09-13|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref>

In 2016, McAdams voiced The Mother of The Little Girl in an animated version of ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/voice-the-little-prince-movie.html |title=Lots of A-Listers You Love Will Voice The Little Prince Movie |publisher=Vulture.com |author=Dionne, Zach |date= June 5, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> and had a supporting role in the Marvel superhero film ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/rachel-mcadams-confirmed-for-dr-strange/ar-AAehxTg |title=Rachel McAdams confirmed for 'Dr. Strange' |first=Andrew |last=Kelly |publisher=Reuters |date=2015-09-14|accessdate=2016-03-28}}</ref> Peter Debruge of ''Variety'' said McAdams played "the most competent—and human—of Marvel’s window-dressing girlfriends"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/doctor-strange-review-marvel-studios-1201895862/|title=Film Review: ‘Doctor Strange’|first=Peter|last=Debruge|date=October 23, 2016|publisher=}}</ref> while Gregory Ellwood of ''Indiewire'' remarked: "It goes without saying that McAdams will never get the credit she deserves for transforming the barely sketched out role of Strange’s former medical colleague Christine Palmer into a captivating three-dimensional character that feels like an integral part of the storyline even when she isn’t."<ref>http://theplaylist.net/doctor-strange-benedict-cumberbatch-visual-wonder-enough-review-20161023/</ref> Also in 2016, [[Audible Inc.|Audible]] released an [[audiobook]] of [[Anne of Green Gables]], narrated by McAdams.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anne of Green Gables narrated by Rachel McAdams|url=http://www.audible.com/pd/Classics/Anne-of-Green-Gables-Audiobook/B01KGL13FI?ref_=a_hp_c2_3|website=Audible.com}}</ref>

In 2017, McAdams will star opposite [[Rachel Weisz]] in [[Sebastian Lelio]]'s ''Disobedience'', based on the [[Naomi Alderman]] novel of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://variety.com/2016/film/news/rachel-mcadams-cast-in-disobediance-naomi-alderman-book-adaptation-1201876705/|title=Rachel McAdams to Star With Rachel Weisz in Love Story ‘Disobedience’ (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=October 4, 2016|publisher=}}</ref> She is also attached to star in [[Thomas Vinterberg]]'s submarine survival drama ''Kursk'' with [[Colin Firth]] and [[Matthias Schoenaerts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vertigoweb.be/indrukwekkende-reeks-matthias-schoenaerts-projecten-bevestigd/|title=Indrukwekkende reeks Matthias Schoenaerts-projecten bevestigd - Vertigo|date=October 7, 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2016/05/colin-firth-talks-thomas-vinterberg-kursk-matthias-schoenaerts-submarine-drama-1201763012/|title=Colin Firth In Talks To Board Thomas Vinterberg’s ‘Kursk’|first=Ali|last=Jaafar|date=May 26, 2016|publisher=}}</ref>

==Philanthropy==

===Environmental activism===
McAdams is an [[environmentalist]]. She ran an [[environmentally friendly|eco-friendly]] lifestyle website GreenIsSexy.org with two of her friends for five years, from 2007 to 2011.<ref name="peoplegreen">{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20268785,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines |title=Rachel McAdams: I Just Heard About Twitter |first=Liz |last=Berman |work=People |date=March 30, 2009 |accessdate=June 15, 2011}}</ref> Her house is powered by [[Bullfrog Power|Bullfrog]] renewable energy.<ref name="nydailynews1">{{cite news|last=Ellwood |first=Mark |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/rachel-mcadams-headliner-sees-side-news-coverage-state-play-article-1.364485 |title=Rachel McAdams: A headliner sees the other side of news coverage in ‘State of Play’ |work=New York Daily News |date=April 11, 2009 |accessdate=April 19, 2014 |location=New York}}</ref> She travels around Toronto by bicycle and does not own a car,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ryanseacrest.com/2013/10/30/rachel-mcadams-doesnt-own-a-car-so-how-does-she-get-around/ |title=Rachel McAdams Doesn't Own a Car, So How Does She Get Around? |publisher=RyanSeacrest.com |date=October 30, 2013 |accessdate=April 13, 2014 |first=Sierra |last=Marquina }}</ref> but drives when in Los Angeles because it is "a harder town to cycle in".<ref name="nydailynews1"/> She volunteered in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB115585918251238897 |title=Playing Harder to Get |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 18, 2006 |accessdate=April 15, 2014 |first=Kate |last=Kelly }}</ref> in fall of 2005, as part of the clean-up effort following [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Post |first=National |url=http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=9ea0d079-2fa2-4a37-8fad-f89b99035f9e&sponsor= |title=Just how special is this pair? |publisher=Canada.com |date=December 8, 2005 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> McAdams sat on a [[TreeHugger]]/[[Live Earth (2007 concert)|Live Earth]] judging panel in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last=Alter |first=Lloyd |url=http://www.treehugger.com/about-treehugger/msn-treehugger-present-green-theatre-a-live-earth-video-contest.html |title=MSN & Treehugger Present Green Theatre: A Live Earth Video Contest |publisher=TreeHugger |date=June 5, 2007 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> She appealed for donations during the [[Canada for Haiti]] [[telethon]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Szklarski |first=Cassandra |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/celebrities-issue-emotional-pleas-for-haiti-82487497.html |title=Celebrities issue emotional pleas for Haiti |publisher=Winnipeg Free Press |date=January 23, 2010 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> She was involved in Matter of Trust's "hair boom" efforts following the [[Deepwater Horizon oil spill|2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=9a2b31ce-36da-4aa5-9218-72a291b2af24 |title=The Trouble With Tresses |publisher=Nationalpost.com |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/05/gulf-oil-spill-hair-boom-effort-cut-short-.html |title=Gulf oil spill: Hair boom effort is cut short – latimes.com |publisher=Latimesblogs.latimes.com |date=May 21, 2010 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, McAdams supported Foodstock, a protest against a proposed limestone mega quarry in [[Melancthon, Ontario]].<ref name="thegridto1">{{cite web|last=Liss |first=Sarah |url=http://www.thegridto.com/city/people/the-1st-annual-menschies/3/ |title=The 1st annual Menschies! |publisher=The Grid TO |date=December 23, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com/living/food/article/1054611--chefs-farmers-unite-for-foodstock |title=Chefs, farmers unite for Foodstock |publisher=thestar.com |date=September 17, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012 |location=Toronto |first=Jennifer |last=Bain}}</ref> In 2013, she filmed two promotional videos for the Food & Water First Movement, aiming to preserve prime farmland and source water in Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite AV media |year =2013 |title = People for food and water |url = http://vimeo.com/77280156 |accessdate = |publisher =Vimeo }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.orangeville.com/news-story/4170692-rachel-mcadams-toronto-promote-food-and-water-first/ |title=Rachel McAdams, Toronto, promote Food and Water First |date=October 23, 2014 |accessdate=April 16, 2014 |publisher=Orangeville.com |first=Bill |last=Tremblay }}</ref> In 2014, she narrated the feature documentary ''Take Me To The River'', which investigates what is being done to try to save iconic rivers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/takemetotheriverthefilm/info|title=TAKE ME TO THE RIVER|work=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spiralentertainment-ltd.com/|title=Spiral Entertainment -}}</ref>

===Other causes===
In 2006, McAdams took part in the "[[Great American Boycott|Day Without Immigrants]]" demonstration in Los Angeles, protesting the [[Federal government of the United States|federal government]]'s attempts to further criminalize illegal immigrants living in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|author=marQy |url=http://www.marqsish.com/2006/05/marqs-ish-70-day-without-immigrants.html |title=marQ's ish: Marq's Ish #70: A Day Without Immigrants |publisher=Marqsish.com |date=March 7, 2011 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> In 2011, she attended the [[Occupy Toronto]] demonstration.<ref name="thegridto1"/> In 2013, McAdams volunteered with [[Habitat for Humanity]] in her hometown of St. Thomas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blackburnnews.com/london/2013/08/30/hollywood-star-helps-habitat-for-humanity/ |title=Hollywood Star Helps Habitat For Humanity |first=Scott |last=Kitching |work=Blackburn News |date=August 30, 2013 |accessdate=August 31, 2013 }}</ref> She has also worked with charities including the Sunshine Foundation of Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/entertainment/story.html?id=3227911 |title=Fashion File |publisher=Canada.com |date=July 2, 2010 |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sunshine.ca/ |title=Sunshine Foundation of Canada |publisher=Sunshine.ca |date= |accessdate=2012-01-14}}</ref> the [[Alzheimer's Association]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elephantproject.org/AuctionPage.html |title=AuctionPage |publisher=Elephantproject.org |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref> the READ Campaign,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=2734 |title=Rachel McAdams Poster – I Love Libraries – Other READ Products – Posters – Products for Young Adults – ALA Store |publisher=Alastore.ala.org |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/showbiz/480858/Taylor-Swift-and-Rachel-McAdams-join-reading-campaign |title=Taylor Swift and Rachel McAdams join reading campaign |publisher=Daily Express |date=June 7, 2014 |accessdate=June 7, 2014 }}</ref> and [[United Way of Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.proactorslab.com/related/macleans050714.htm |title=Rachel's all the rage (MacLean's Interview July 14, 2005) |publisher=Proactorslab.com |date= |accessdate=January 14, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
McAdams resides in the [[Harbord Village]] neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.highbeam.com/2317/article-1G1-275744007/have-you-seen-woman |title=Celebrity watch: Have you seen this woman? |publisher=Toronto Life |date=January 1, 2012 |accessdate=February 22, 2012}}</ref> She holds a [[Permanent residence (United States)|U.S. green card]]<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1325647/Rachel-McAdams-ordered-stop-making-stupid-movies-immigration-official.html "Rachel McAdams ordered to 'stop making stupid movies' by US immigration official"] November 1, 2010, ''Daily Mail''</ref><ref name="voguemagazine">{{cite web|last=Singer |first=Sally |url=http://www.vogue.com/magazine/article/the-notebook-part-two/ |title=Rachel McAdams: The Notebook, Part Two – Magazine |publisher=Vogue |date=December 15, 2009 |accessdate=January 11, 2012}}</ref> but has remarked, "The world has become so small these days, and most films aren’t shot in Hollywood anymore, so there's no point living there."<ref name="thetimesuk"/>

McAdams dated Canadian actor [[Ryan Gosling]] from mid‑2005 to mid‑2007,<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Oliver|title=Scoop|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20221731,00.html|work=People|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=August 18, 2008}}</ref> and they briefly reunited in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Star Tracks – Friday, August 22, 2008 – The Hot Seat – McAdams and Gosling|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20220603_20499150,00.html|work=People|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=August 22, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Willard|first=Chris|title=Source: Ryan Gosling Still Loves Rachel McAdams|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20247055,00.html|work=People|accessdate=February 4, 2012|date=December 16, 2008}}</ref> She dated Welsh actor [[Michael Sheen]] from mid-2010 to early 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Slonim|first=Jeffrey|title=Michael Sheen & Rachel McAdams Confirm They Are Dating|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20490718,00.html|publisher=People}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Andrea |last=Billups |title=Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen Split |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20677708,00.html |publisher=People.com }}</ref> She dated Canadian music manager Patrick Sambrook from mid-2013 to mid-2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/598756/rachel-mcadams-celebrates-another-birthday-with-flowers-and-a-very-special-gift-from-her-boyfriend|title=Rachel McAdams Get a Special Birthday Gift From Her Boyfriend|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2619662/Rachel-McAdams-kisses-boyfriend-Patrick-Sambrook-tennis-date.html|title=Rachel McAdams kisses boyfriend Patrick Sambrook on tennis date|publisher=}}</ref> McAdams began dating American film director and screenwriter [[Jamie Linden (writer)|Jamie Linden]] in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3753890/Rachel-McAdams-new-boyfriend-Jamie-Linden-shop-bedroom-pillows-appear-building-comfy-love-nest.html|title=Rachel McAdams and new boyfriend Jamie Linden shop for home goods|publisher=}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2001
| ''Shotgun Love Dolls''
| Beth Swanson
| [[Television pilot|Pilot]]
|-
| 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Famous Jett Jackson}}''
| Hannah Grant
| Episode: "Food for Thought"
|-
| 2002
| ''Guilt by Association''
| Danielle Mason
| [[Television film|Movie]]
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]''
| Christine Bickwell
| Episode: "Atavus High"
|-
| 2003–05
| ''[[Slings & Arrows]]''
| Kate McNeil
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2015
| ''[[True Detective]]''
| [[Ani Bezzerides]]
| 8 episodes
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Director
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2002
| ''[[My Name is Tanino]]''
| Sally Garfield
| [[Paolo Virzì]]
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Perfect Pie]]''
| Patsy Grady (age 15)
| Barbara Willis Sweete
|
|-
| 2002
| ''{{sortname|The|Hot Chick}}''
| Jessica Spencer/Clive Maxtone
| [[Tom Brady (film director)|Tom Brady]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Mean Girls]]''
| Regina George
| [[Mark Waters (director)|Mark Waters]]
|
|-
| 2004
| ''{{sortname|The|Notebook|The Notebook (2004 film)}}''
| Allison "Allie" Hamilton
| [[Nick Cassavetes]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Wedding Crashers]]''
| Claire Cleary
| [[David Dobkin (director)|David Dobkin]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Red Eye (2005 American film)|Red Eye]]''
| Lisa Reisert
| [[Wes Craven]]
|
|-
| 2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Family Stone}}''
| Amy Stone
| [[Thomas Bezucha]]
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Married Life (2007 film)|Married Life]]''
| Kay Nesbitt
| [[Ira Sachs]]
|
|-
| 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Lucky Ones|The Lucky Ones (film)}}''
| Colee Dunn
| [[Neil Burger]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[State of Play (film)|State of Play]]''
| Della Frye
| [[Kevin Macdonald (director)|Kevin Macdonald]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Time Traveler's Wife|The Time Traveler's Wife (film)}}''
| Clare Abshire
| [[Robert Schwentke]]
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]''
| [[Irene Adler]]
| [[Guy Ritchie]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]''
| Becky Fuller
| [[Roger Michell]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Midnight in Paris]]''
| Inez
| [[Woody Allen]]
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]''
| Irene Adler
| Guy Ritchie
|
|-
| 2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Vow|The Vow (2012 film)}}''
| Paige Collins
| [[Michael Sucsy]]
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Passion (2012 film)|Passion]]''
| Christine Stanford
| [[Brian De Palma]]
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[To the Wonder]]''
| Jane
| [[Terrence Malick]]
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[About Time (2013 film)|About Time]]''
| Mary
| [[Richard Curtis]]
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[A Most Wanted Man (film)|A Most Wanted Man]]''
| Annabel Richter
| [[Anton Corbijn]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Every Thing Will Be Fine]]''
| Sara
| [[Wim Wenders]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Little Prince (2015 film)|The Little Prince]]''
| The Mother
| [[Mark Osborne (filmmaker)|Mark Osborne]]
| Voice role
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Aloha (film)|Aloha]]''
| Tracy Woodside
| [[Cameron Crowe]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Southpaw (film)|Southpaw]]''
| Maureen Hope
| [[Antoine Fuqua]]
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Spotlight (film)|Spotlight]]''
| [[Sacha Pfeiffer]]
| [[Tom McCarthy (director)|Tom McCarthy]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Doctor Strange (film)|Doctor Strange]]''
| [[Night Nurse (comics)#Christine Palmer|Christine Palmer]]
| [[Scott Derrickson]]
|
|-
|}


==Awards and nominations==
{{Main article|List of awards and nominations received by Rachel McAdams}}
McAdams has been given many awards and nominations, including winning one [[Screen Actors Guild Award]], out of three nominations, and a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for ''Spotlight''.

==References==
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==External links==
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