Editing Drew Barrymore (section)

==Career==
{{main|Drew Barrymore filmography}}

===1980–1989: Early roles as a childhood actress ===
[[File:President Reagan with Drew Barrymore at a ceremony launching the Young Astronauts program on the south lawn. October 17, 1984.jpg|thumb|upright|Barrymore and [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1984]]
Barrymore appeared in a [[dog food]] commercial when she was eleven months old. After her film debut with a small role in ''[[Altered States]]'',<ref name="Hello-Profile" /> she played Gertie in ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''. Director Steven Spielberg felt she had the right imagination for the role after she impressed him with a story that she led a punk rock band.<ref>{{cite video|title=E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary Celebration|medium=DVD|publisher=Universal, directed by Laurent Bouzereau|year=2002}}</ref> ''E.T.'' was the [[List of highest-grossing films|highest-grossing film]] of the 1980s and made Barrymore one of the most famous child actors of the time. She won the [[Young Artist Award]] for [[4th Youth in Film Awards#Best Young Performer in a Feature Film|Best Young Supporting Actress]]<ref name="ActorsStudio" /><ref name="Young Artist Awards 4">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm |title=4th Annual Youth in Film Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |work=[[Young Artist Award]]s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310011550/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms4.htm |archive-date=March 10, 2008 }}</ref> and was nominated for the [[BAFTA Rising Star Award|Rising Star Award]] at the [[British Academy Film Awards]]. In the [[Saturday Night Live (season 8)|eighth season]] of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', she became the youngest person to [[List of Saturday Night Live guests|guest-host]] the series at 7 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=VanDooijeweert |first=Kara |date=2023-02-17 |title=The 10 Youngest 'SNL' Hosts Of All Time |url=https://decider.com/2023/02/17/youngest-snl-hosts-all-time/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Decider |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021121423/https://decider.com/2023/02/17/youngest-snl-hosts-all-time/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Barrymore said that "nobody treated me like a kid there" and she didn't feel different than any other cast member despite her age.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travis |first=Emlyn |date=2025-01-23 |title=Drew Barrymore confirms she's attending 'SNL' 50th anniversary special: 'I'll be there' |url=https://ew.com/drew-barrymore-attending-snl-50th-anniversary-special-8779357 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

In the [[Firestarter (1984 film)|1984 film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s 1980 novel ''[[Firestarter (novel)|Firestarter]]'', Barrymore played a girl with [[pyrokinesis]], and the target of a secret government agency known as The Shop. That year, she also played a young girl divorcing her famous parents in ''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]'' and was nominated for her first [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name="ActorsStudio" /><ref name="gg">{{cite web|title=Drew Barrymore |url= https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/drew-barrymore |access-date=June 21, 2020|publisher=Golden Globes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501113816/http://www1.goldenglobes.org/browse/member/28761 |archive-date=May 1, 2008 }}</ref> In his review in the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', [[Roger Ebert]] wrote: "Barrymore is the right actress for this role precisely because she approaches it with such grave calm."<ref>{{cite web|first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/irreconcilable-differences-1984 |title=Irreconciable Differences film review |access-date=June 21, 2020 |date=January 1, 1984|publisher=RogerEbert.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216140033/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19840101%2FREVIEWS%2F401010349%2F1023 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref>

[[File:Drew Barrymore Corey Feldman (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Barrymore and [[Corey Feldman]] at the [[61st Academy Awards]] in 1989]]
Barrymore endured a troubled youth and continued acting during the decade. She starred in the anthology horror film ''[[Cat's Eye (1985 film)|Cat's Eye]],'' also written by King. It received positive reviews and Barrymore was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cats_eye/|title= Cat's Eye|website= Rotten Tomatoes|date= October 2002|access-date= February 3, 2017|archive-date= February 3, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170203162439/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cats_eye/|url-status= live}}</ref> For ''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'', Barrymore declined the role of Cecile, which went to [[Uma Thurman]]. Barrymore starred in the romance film ''[[See You in the Morning (film)|See You in the Morning]]''. [[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' criticized the "fashionable phoniness" of the film, but positively singled out Barrymore.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE4DA173EF932A15757C0A96F948260|date=21 April 1989|last=Canby|first=Vincent|title=Review/Film; The Jumbling of Households in 'See You'|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=February 7, 2017|archive-date=February 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203163721/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE4DA173EF932A15757C0A96F948260|url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[Far from Home (1989 film)|Far from Home]]'', she played a teenager who gets stranded with her father in a small, remote desert town. The film went largely unnoticed by audiences and received negative reviews from critics, who dismissed the sexual portrayal of her role.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scoopy.com/farfromhome.htm|publisher=Scoopy.net|last1=Scoopy|first1=Uncle|last2=Wroblewski|first2=Greg|title=Far From Home (1989) from Tuna and Johnny Web|access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-date=May 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520133456/http://www.scoopy.com/farfromhome.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1990–1999: Leading roles and stardom ===
Barrymore's rebelliousness played itself out on screen and in print. She played a poor teenage girl in ''[[Poison Ivy (1992 film)|Poison Ivy]]'', which was a [[box-office bomb]], but was popular on video and [[Cable television|cable]].<ref name="Hello-Profile" /><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|url=https://ew.com/article/1992/05/08/poison-ivy-2/|title=Poison Ivy Review|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=May 8, 1992|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=May 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523154330/https://ew.com/article/1992/05/08/poison-ivy-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Her character "Ivy" was ranked at #6 on the list of the top 26 "bad girls" of all time by ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/gallery/lethal-ladies-26-best-big-screen-bad-girls/#5|title=Lethal Ladies: 26 Best Big-Screen Bad Girls|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=22 April 2008|last=Bernardin|first=Marc|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=October 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015222216/https://ew.com/gallery/lethal-ladies-26-best-big-screen-bad-girls/#5|url-status=live}}</ref> Barrymore was 17 when she posed nude with her then-fiancé, actor [[Jamie Walters]], for the cover of the July issue of ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'' magazine; she also appeared nude in pictures inside the issue.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Weber |first1=Bruce |author1-link=Bruce Weber (photographer) |title=Splendor in the Grass Starring Drew Barrymore |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_interview_1992-07_22_7/page/n67/ |access-date=3 March 2023 |magazine=[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]] |date=July 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|first=Bronwen|last=Hruska|title=Summer Sneaks Drew, We Hardly Knew Ye The littlest Barrymore finally seems back on track in solid film roles. Though she's already lived several lives, her future looks bright. After all, she's only 20.|date=May 14, 1999|journal=[[Los Angeles Times]]|page=5}}</ref>

In ''[[Guncrazy]]'', Barrymore played a teenager who kills her abusive stepfather.<ref name="gg" /> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' remarked that she "pulls off impressively" her character,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/guncrazy-2-1200429667/|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|date=19 May 1992|magazine=Variety|title=Review: 'Guncrazy'|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=January 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106231734/https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/guncrazy-2-1200429667/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Barrymore was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award]] for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. She played the younger sister of a murdered ballerina in ''[[No Place to Hide (1993 film)|No Place to Hide]]'' and a writer followed by what is apparently her evil twin in ''[[Doppelganger (1993 film)|Doppelganger]]''. Both films were panned by critics and failed to find an audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/noplacetohiderharrington_a0ab68.htm|title='No Place to Hide' (R)|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=19 April 1993|access-date=August 26, 2017|archive-date=December 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210180333/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/noplacetohiderharrington_a0ab68.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=noplacetohide.htm|title=No Place to Hide|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=December 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202112650/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=noplacetohide.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/doppelganger_1993/|title=Doppelganger (1993)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=December 17, 2002 |access-date=February 3, 2017|archive-date=February 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085547/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/doppelganger_1993/|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared in the western film ''[[Bad Girls (1994 film)|Bad Girls]]'', which follows four former prostitutes on the run following a justifiable homicide and prison escape. [[Roger Ebert]], in his review for the film, wrote for ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'': "What a good idea, to make a Western about four tough women. And what a sad movie."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-girls-1994|title=Bad Girls|publisher=rogerebert.com|last=Ebert|first=Roger|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429122946/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/bad-girls-1994|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barrymore posed nude for the January 1995 issue of ''[[Playboy]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Belinda|last=Luscombe|author-link=Belinda Luscombe|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717031814/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,983508,00.html|archive-date=July 17, 2007|title=Ms. Barrymore, Super Groupie|access-date=July 20, 2008|date=October 2, 1995|magazine=Time}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Christopher John |last=Farley |author-link=Christopher John Farley |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982738,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226193855/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,982738,00.html |archive-date=December 26, 2007 |title=Low Voltage, High Power |access-date=July 20, 2008 |date=March 27, 1995 |magazine=Time}}</ref> Soon after, her godfather Steven Spielberg gave her a quilt for her 20th birthday with a note that read, "Cover yourself up."<ref name="ActorsStudio" /> Enclosed in the quilt were copies of her ''Playboy'' pictures which had been altered by Spielberg's art department so that she appeared fully clothed.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[E! True Hollywood Story]]|title=Drew Barrymore|network=[[E!]]|air-date=November 28, 2007}}</ref> Barrymore later said that she would not let her own child make the same choice she did.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drew Barrymore Says She Would Never Let Daughter Pose for Playboy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/drew-barrymore-book-motherhood-film-adam-sandler/story?id=21522024 |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=ABC News |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021121423/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/drew-barrymore-book-motherhood-film-adam-sandler/story?id=21522024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

While appearing on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', Barrymore climbed onto the desk, flashed her breasts to [[David Letterman]] and gave him a kiss on the cheek as a birthday gift.<ref name="People-Bio" /> She modeled in a series of [[Guess (clothing)|Guess?]] jeans ads during this time.<ref>{{cite news|first=Amy M.|last=Spindler|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1D91F3AF931A2575AC0A965958260|title=Trash Fash|access-date=July 3, 2008|date=September 12, 1993|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=December 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216135822/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1D91F3AF931A2575AC0A965958260|url-status=live}}</ref> In the late 1990s, Barrymore re-established her image and continued to be a highly bankable star.<ref name="Hello-Profile" /><ref>{{cite web|first=Almar|last=Haflidason|title=Scream|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/05/24/scream_1996_review.shtml|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=May 24, 2001|publisher=BBC|archive-date=June 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602062031/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/05/24/scream_1996_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

In ''[[Boys on the Side]]'', Barrymore played a pregnant girl attempting to escape from her abusive boyfriend.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Lowry|title=Boys on the Side|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/boys-on-the-side-1200440000/|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=January 23, 1995|work=Variety|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621211025/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/boys-on-the-side-1200440000/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was a box office success and was positively received by critics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boys_on_the_side/|title=Boys on the Side|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=February 3, 1995 |access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202122137/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boys_on_the_side/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the superhero film ''[[Batman Forever]]'', she played one of the two female assistants for [[Two-Face]] ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]).<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Peter|last=Travers|title=Batman Forever|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5948895/review/5948896/batman_forever|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=December 8, 2000|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708013413/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5948895/review/5948896/batman_forever |archive-date=July 8, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite video|year=2005|title=Batman Forever|medium=DVD|publisher=[[Warner Bros.]]}}</ref>

[[File:Drew Barrymore 1997.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Barrymore in 1997]]
Barrymore had a small role in [[Wes Craven]]'s slasher film ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'' (1996). She read the film's script and was interested in being involved, approaching the production team herself to request a role. The producers were quick to take advantage of her unexpected interest and signed her to play the lead role of [[Sidney Prescott]]. However, after unexpected commitments, Barrymore played [[Casey Becker]] in a minor role and [[Neve Campbell]] took the leading one.<ref name="db">Diana Rico (October 31, 2001). ''E! A True Hollywood Story: Scream''. [[E!]] (Television Production)</ref> ''Scream'' was released to critical acclaim and made $173 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1074316-scream/|title=Scream|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=December 20, 1996 |access-date=January 29, 2017|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220232540/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1074316-scream|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream.htm |title=Scream (1996) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=1997-06-18 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802233708/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=scream.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She was nominated for the [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-02-11 |title=Past Saturn Awards |url=http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html |access-date=2024-08-26 |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906130320/http://www.saturnawards.org/past.html }}</ref>

In ''[[The Wedding Singer]]'' (1998), Barrymore played a waitress in love with the titular character, played by [[Adam Sandler]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Brantley|title=The Wedding Singer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/theater/reviews/something-borrowed-something-renewed-the-return-of-the-80s.html|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=April 28, 2006|work=The New York Times|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023070535/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/theater/reviews/something-borrowed-something-renewed-the-return-of-the-80s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Variety'' found the film to be a "spirited, funny and warm saga" that serves them up "in a new way that enhances their most winning qualities".<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Leonard Klady |url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-wedding-singer-1200452909/ |title=The Wedding Singer |magazine=Variety |date=1998-02-11 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207063128/https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/the-wedding-singer-1200452909/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Budgeted at $18 million, the film grossed $123.3 million internationally.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=weddingsinger.htm |title=The Wedding Singer (1998) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=1998-04-17 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910052317/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=weddingsinger.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In ''[[Home Fries (film)|Home Fries]]'' (1998), Barrymore played a pregnant woman unknowingly falling for the stepson of the late father of her baby.<ref>{{cite news|first=Glenn|last=Lovell|title=Home Fries|url=https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/home-fries-1200455095/|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=September 21, 1998|work=Variety|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623034426/https://variety.com/1998/film/reviews/home-fries-1200455095/|url-status=live}}</ref> She starred in the historical drama film ''[[Ever After]]'' (1998), which made $98 million and was inspired by the fairy tale [[Cinderella]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everafter.htm|title=Ever After: ''A Cinderella Story'' (1998) – Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507065851/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everafter.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Roger Ebert said about Barrymore and the film: "she can hold the screen and involve us in her characters".<ref name="Roger Ebert">{{cite news|first=Roger|last=Ebert|title=Ever After|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ever-after-1998|date=July 31, 1998|work=RogerEbert.com|access-date=June 21, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623181143/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ever-after-1998|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barrymore voiced the titular [[anthropomorphic]] [[Jack Russell terrier]] in the Christmas television film ''[[Olive, the Other Reindeer]]'' and was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/drew-barrymore|title=Drew Barrymore Emmy Award Winner|publisher=Emmys.com|access-date=January 27, 2013|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515064404/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/drew-barrymore|url-status=live}}</ref> After establishing [[Flower Films]],<ref>{{cite web|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Flower grows into Warner Bros. pact|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000866691|access-date=October 12, 2008|date=April 6, 2005|publisher=Roger Ebert.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216135452/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000866691 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 }}</ref> Barrymore and [[Nancy Juvonen]] produced the company's first film, ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'', in which Barrymore played an insecure copy editor for the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' and a high school student. While reviews from critics were mixed, ''[[CNN]]'' noted: "There are two words which describe why this film works: Drew Barrymore. Her comedic timing and willingness to go all out in her quest for a laugh combine to make ''Never Been Kissed'' a gratifying movie-going experience".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9904/08/review.neverbeenkissed/index.html|title=Review: Barrymore shines in ''Never Been Kissed''|date=April 8, 1999|publisher=CNN|access-date=May 31, 2018|archive-date=September 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922214843/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Movies/9904/08/review.neverbeenkissed/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing $84.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|first=Roger|last=Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/never-been-kissed-1999|title=Never Been Kissed Review|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=April 9, 1999|work=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Roger Ebert.com|archive-date=June 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619051333/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/never-been-kissed-1999|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2000–2008: Established actress ===
In ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'', Barrymore, [[Cameron Diaz]], and [[Lucy Liu]] played the trio of investigators in Los Angeles. The film was a major box office success and helped solidify Barrymore's standing in her production company as one of the film's producers.<ref name="ActorsStudio" /><ref name="People-Bio-2" /> Barrymore starred in ''[[Riding in Cars with Boys]]'', as a teenage mother in a failed marriage with the drug-addicted father (based on [[Beverly Donofrio]]'s real-life story).<ref name="Hello-Profile" /> When the production of ''[[Donnie Darko]]'' was threatened, Barrymore stepped forward with financing from the company and played the title character's English teacher. Although the film was less than successful at the box office in the wake of [[9/11]], it reached [[cult film|cult]] status after the DVD release, inspiring numerous websites devoted to unraveling the plot twists and meanings.<ref name="darko">{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Snider|title='Darko' takes a long, strange trip|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-02-14-dvd-donnie-darko_x.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=October 12, 2008|date=February 14, 2005|archive-date=February 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110212091838/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-02-14-dvd-donnie-darko_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barrymore starred in [[George Clooney]]'s directorial debut ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'', based on the autobiography of television producer [[Chuck Barris]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Peter|last=Travers|title=Confessions of a Dangerous Mind|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947743/review/5947744/confessions_of_a_dangerous_mind|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=January 16, 2003|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203112415/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947743/review/5947744/confessions_of_a_dangerous_mind |archive-date=December 3, 2008 }}</ref> Barrymore reprised her role in ''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''<ref name="Hello-Profile" /><ref name="People-Bio-2" /> and starred with [[Ben Stiller]] in ''[[Duplex (film)|Duplex]]''. Flower Films and [[Happy Madison Productions]] produced the film ''[[50 First Dates]]'', in which Barrymore played an amnesiac woman and Sandler played a marine veterinarian.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nev|last=Pierce|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/04/05/50_first_dates_2004_review.shtml|title=50 First Dates|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=April 5, 2004|publisher=BBC|archive-date=September 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901234201/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/04/05/50_first_dates_2004_review.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Drew Barrymore hits milestone of 30|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-04-drew-barrymore-birthday_x.htm|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=April 4, 2005|work=USA Today|archive-date=January 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122202902/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-04-drew-barrymore-birthday_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Summing up Barrymore's appeal, Roger Ebert, in his review for the film, remarked that Barrymore displayed a "smiling, coy sincerity", in what he described as an "ingratiating and lovable" film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Roger|last=Ebert|title=Review: ''50 First Dates''|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20040213%2FREVIEWS%2F402130301%2F1023|access-date=September 7, 2008|date=February 13, 2004|publisher=Roger Ebert.com|archive-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014034935/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20040213%2FREVIEWS%2F402130301%2F1023}}</ref> ''50 First Dates'' was a commercial success; it made US$120.9 million in North America and US$196.4 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=50firstdates.htm|title=''50 First Dates'' (2004)|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011522/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=50firstdates.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:DrewBarrymoreMusicLyrics.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Barrymore at the premiere for ''Music & Lyrics'' in 2007]]In the 2005 American remake adaptation of the 1997 [[Fever Pitch (1997 film)|British film]] ''[[Fever Pitch (2005 film)|Fever Pitch]]'', Barrymore played the love interest of an immature schoolteacher ([[Jimmy Fallon]]). The film grossed a modest US$50 million worldwide and had generally favorable reviews by critics who felt it "has enough charm and on-screen chemistry between [Fallon and Barrymore] to make it a solid hit".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fever_pitch/|title=Fever Pitch|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=April 8, 2005 |access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161212075827/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fever_pitch/|url-status=live}}</ref> Barrymore starred in the 2006 animated film ''[[Curious George (2006 film)|Curious George]]'', based on the book series of the [[Curious George|same name]]. She and [[Hugh Grant]] starred in ''[[Music and Lyrics]]'', which focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for a reigning pop diva. The romantic comedy, released in February 2007, received largely positive reviews, with ''[[The Washington Post]]'' finding the two to be "great together" in it.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/13/AR2007021301081.html |title='Music and Lyrics': Work Is What Makes Life Hum |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909143808/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/13/AR2007021301081.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was a commercial success, grossing US$145 million globally.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/music_and_lyrics/|title=Music and Lyrics|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=February 14, 2007 |access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202122139/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/music_and_lyrics/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=musicandlyricsby.htm |title=Music and Lyrics (2007) |website=Box Office Mojo |date=2007-05-17 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919132529/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=musicandlyricsby.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Drew Barrymore headshot by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Barrymore at the premiere for ''Lucky You'' in 2007]]
In [[Curtis Hanson]]'s [[poker]] film ''[[Lucky You (film)|Lucky You]]'', Barrymore played an aspiring singer and the subject of the affections of a talented player.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Lisa|last=Schwarzbaum|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/02/14/music-and-lyrics-2/|title=Music and Lyrics|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=February 13, 2007|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926100810/https://ew.com/article/2007/02/14/music-and-lyrics-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Brian|last=Lowry|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/lucky-you-2-1200559701/|title=Lucky You|access-date=June 21, 2020|date=May 2, 2007|work=Variety|archive-date=September 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919163051/https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/lucky-you-2-1200559701/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[Raja Gosnell]]'s film ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]'', Barrymore voiced the titular character, a richly pampered pet who gets dognapped in Mexico and attempts to avoid the [[Dobermann]].

=== 2009–2019: Directorial debut and television roles === 
Barrymore starred in the ensemble romantic comedy ''[[He's Just Not That Into You (film)|He's Just Not That Into You]]'', which received mixed reviews, partly due to her limited time on screen,<ref>{{cite web |author=Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle |url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Movie-review-He-s-Just-Not-That-Into-You-3173080.php |title=Movie review: 'He's Just Not That Into You' |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=2009-02-06 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=February 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219235020/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Movie-review-He-s-Just-Not-That-Into-You-3173080.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Manohla |last=Dargis |date=5 February 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/movies/06into.html |title=Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Connelly as Women Stuck in the Dating Game |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202065614/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/06/movies/06into.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=John Anderson |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/he-s-just-not-that-into-you-1200473919/ |title=He's Just Not That Into You |magazine=Variety |date=2009-02-01 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=January 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107061033/https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/he-s-just-not-that-into-you-1200473919/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while it grossed US$178 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hesjustnotthatintoyou.htm |title=He's Just Not That Into You (2009) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510031724/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hesjustnotthatintoyou.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> She played [[Edith Bouvier Beale]], the daughter of [[Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale]] ([[Jessica Lange]]) in the [[HBO]] film ''[[Grey Gardens (2009 film)|Grey Gardens]]'', which is based on the 1975 documentary film. The television film was a huge success, winning five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and two [[Golden Globe Awards]]. ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' writer [[Peter Travers]] found Barrymore to be a "revelation" in her role.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/grey-gardens-20090416 |title=Grey Gardens |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=2009-04-16 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070528/http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/grey-gardens-20090416 }}</ref> Barrymore was nominated for the [[Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie]] and won the Golden Globe Award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild]] for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.

Barrymore starred in her [[directorial debut]] film ''[[Whip It (film)|Whip It]]''. It follows a high-schooler ([[Elliot Page]]) ditching the teen beauty pageant scene and participating in an [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] [[roller derby]] league.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vess|first=Laura|title=Roller Girl Fantasies in Drew Barrymore's 'Whip It'|url=http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=23275|publisher=SheWired.com|date=July 17, 2009|access-date=July 17, 2009|archive-date=July 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719164722/http://www.shewired.com/Article.cfm?ID=23275|url-status=live}}</ref> Barrymore worked with screenwriter [[Shauna Cross]] for months on script revisions, with Barrymore pushing her to "avoid her story's tidier prospects, to make things 'more raw and open ended.'"<ref>{{cite news| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/movies/27alme.html| title= Stepping Into the Skates of the Director| date= September 23, 2009| first= Michael| last= Almereyda| work= [[The New York Times]]| access-date= 2011-06-30| archive-date= June 26, 2018| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180626114536/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/movies/27alme.html| url-status= live}}</ref> While the film found limited box office receipts, it was favorably received;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whip-it |title=Whip It Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602072417/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/whip-it |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/10/whip-it-didnt-need-to-get-whipped-at-box-office.html |title='Whip It' didn't need to get whipped at box office &#124; Company Town |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2009-10-26 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902002829/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/10/whip-it-didnt-need-to-get-whipped-at-box-office.html |url-status=live }}</ref> according to review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], critics agreed that her "directorial debut has enough charm, energy, and good-natured humor to transcend its many cliches".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whip_it|title=Whip It (2009)|date=October 2, 2009 |via=rottentomatoes.com|access-date=May 31, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818005757/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whip_it/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | date= September 30, 2009 | url= http://miamiherald.typepad.com/reeling/2009/09/review-whip-it.html | title= Review: ''Whip It'' | first= Rene | last= Rodriguez | work= [[Miami Herald]] | access-date= June 30, 2011 | archive-date= September 18, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100918073756/http://miamiherald.typepad.com/reeling/2009/09/review-whip-it.html | url-status= live }}</ref> For her venture, Barrymore garnered nominations for a Bronze Horse at the [[Stockholm Film Festival]] and for the EDA Female Focus Award at the 2009 [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists]]. In ''[[Everybody's Fine (2009 film)|Everybody's Fine]]'', Barrymore played the daughter of a recently widowed retiree ([[Robert De Niro]]).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlxdDQAAQBAJ&q=everybody%27s+fine+drew+barrymore+interview&pg=PT30|title=Fabulous Facts: An Engaging Q & A Celebrating The Extraordinary, Quirky, Queer Community|first=S.G.|last=Ash|publisher=BookBaby|year=2012|isbn=978-1-62309-892-6|access-date=2017-01-31}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The drama flopped at the box office,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everybodysfine09.htm|title=''Everybody's Fine'' (2009)|website=boxofficemojo.com|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041920/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=everybodysfine09.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> but Stephen Holden for ''[[The New York Times]]'' considered Barrymore "as ingenuous as ever" in what he described as a "small role."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2629&p=.htm |title=Weekend Report: 'Blind Side' Tackles Post-Thanksgiving Blahs |website=Box Office Mojo |date=2009-12-07 |access-date=2017-01-31 |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203005047/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=2629&p=.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Holden|first=Stephen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/movies/04everybody.html|title=De Niro Packs His Suitcase, Heading to Geezer Territory|newspaper=The New York Times|date=2009-12-03|access-date=2017-01-31|archive-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070524/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/movies/04everybody.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barrymore starred with [[Justin Long]] in [[Nanette Burstein]]'s film ''[[Going the Distance (2010 film)|Going the Distance]]''. It follows a couple dealing the ups and downs of a [[long-distance relationship]], while commuting between New York City and San Francisco. It garnered generally mixed reviews by critics,<ref>{{cite web|first=Nell|last=Minow|url=http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2010/09/interview-nanette-burstein-of.html|title=Interview: Nanette Burstein of 'Going the Distance'|publisher=Beliefnet.com|date=September 10, 2010|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717070646/http://blog.beliefnet.com/moviemom/2010/09/interview-nanette-burstein-of.html|archive-date=July 17, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> who summed it as "timelier and a little more honest than most romantic comedies",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012042-going_the_distance/|title=Going the Distance: Movie Reviews, Pictures|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=September 3, 2010 |publisher=[[Flixster]]|access-date=September 4, 2010|archive-date=September 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904034315/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10012042-going_the_distance/|url-status=live}}</ref> and budgeted at US$32 million,<ref name="budget">{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/movie-projector-machete-going-the-distance-and-the-american-go-head-to-head-to-head.html|title=Movie projector: 'Machete,' 'Going the Distance' and 'The American' go head-to-head-to-head|last=Fritz|first=Ben|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=September 2, 2010|archive-date=September 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903231419/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/09/movie-projector-machete-going-the-distance-and-the-american-go-head-to-head-to-head.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the film made US$40 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/people/DBARR.php|title=''Going the Distance'' (2010)|publisher=The-Numbers.com|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=October 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030090153/http://www.the-numbers.com/people/DBARR.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 2, 2011, Barrymore directed the music video for the song "Our Deal," for the band [[Best Coast]], which features [[Chloë Grace Moretz]], [[Miranda Cosgrove]], [[Tyler Posey]], [[Donald Glover]], [[Shailene Woodley]] and [[Alia Shawkat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668301/best-coast-our-deal-supervideo.jhtml|title=Best Coast's 'Our Deal' Supervideo: Best Side Story&nbsp;– Music, Celebrity, Artist News|publisher=MTV|date=August 2, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2012|archive-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625042039/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668301/best-coast-our-deal-supervideo.jhtml}}</ref> Barrymore starred in the biopic film ''[[Big Miracle]]'', which covers [[Operation Breakthrough]], the 1988 international effort to rescue [[gray whale]]s from being trapped in ice near [[Point Barrow, Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/big_miracle_trailer.html|title=''Big Miracle'' Trailer: Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski Save the Whales|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=September 22, 2010|access-date=September 23, 2011|archive-date=September 24, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924024053/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/big_miracle_trailer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Her character, Rachel Kramer, is based on [[Greenpeace]] activist Cindy Lowry.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/big-miracle-the-whale-rescue-which-inspired-680025|title=Big Miracle: The real-life whale rescue which inspired new Hollywood blockbuster|date=10 February 2012|publisher=The Mirror (UK)|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612113233/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/big-miracle-the-whale-rescue-which-inspired-680025|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite a positive critical reception,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big Miracle {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/big_miracle |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref> the film flopped at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pomerantz |first=Dorothy |title=The Biggest Box Office Flops Of 2012 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2012/11/14/2012s-biggest-movie-turkeys/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Miss You Already 13 (20766405643).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Toni Collette]] and Barrymore at the premiere for ''Miss You Already'' at the [[2015 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]In ''[[Blended (film)|Blended]]'', Barrymore played a recently divorced woman ending up on a family resort with a widower (Sandler). Film critic [[James Berardinelli]] dismissed the "hit-and-miss humor" of the story and wrote that "as [Sandler and Barrymore] are concerned, the third time is definitely not the charm",<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/blended|title=Blended|publisher=reelviews.net|access-date=February 6, 2017|archive-date=February 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207114609/http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/blended|url-status=live}}</ref> as part of an overall lukewarm critical response.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/blended/critic-reviews|title=Blended|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=November 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127153956/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/blended/critic-reviews|url-status=live}}</ref> The film ultimately grossed US$128 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blended.htm|title=Blended (2014)|website=Box Office Mojo|date=2014-08-28|access-date=2017-01-31|archive-date=March 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303131604/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=blended.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> She and [[Toni Collette]] starred in ''[[Miss You Already]]'' (2015), as two long-time friends whose relationship is put to the test when one starts a family and the other becomes ill. Reviewers embraced the film, while it received a limited theatrical release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_you_already/|title=Miss You Already|website=Rotten Tomatoes|date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=January 28, 2017|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114234003/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/miss_you_already/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missyoualready.htm|title=Miss You Already (2015)|website=Box Office Mojo|date=2015-11-22|access-date=2017-01-31|archive-date=November 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124055011/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=missyoualready.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[Netflix]] original television series ''[[Santa Clarita Diet]]'', Barrymore played a real estate agent who, after experiencing a physical transformation into a [[zombie]], starts craving human flesh. Along with co-star [[Timothy Olyphant]], Barrymore served as an executive producer on the [[single-camera]] series,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/santa-clarita-diet-drew-barrymore-timothy-olyphant-netflix-comedy-series-1201734047/|title=Drew Barrymore & Timothy Olyphant to Star in Netflix Comedy Series 'Santa Clarita Diet'|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=March 18, 2016|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-date=June 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623165812/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/santa-clarita-diet-drew-barrymore-timothy-olyphant-netflix-comedy-series-1201734047/|url-status=live}}</ref> which was favorably received upon its premiere;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/drew-barrymore-timothy-olyphant-star-santa-clarita-diet-netflix-series-1201722867/|title=Drew Barrymore & Timothy Olyphant To Star In 'Santa Clarita Diet' Netflix Series|author=Nellie Andreeva|date=March 18, 2016|publisher=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111145354/https://deadline.com/2016/03/drew-barrymore-timothy-olyphant-star-santa-clarita-diet-netflix-series-1201722867/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/santa-clarita-diet-season-2-explained-season-3-preview-1099982|title='Santa Clarita Diet' Boss on the Wacky Cause of the Virus and a (Likely) Season 3|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 5, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530035423/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/santa-clarita-diet-season-2-explained-season-3-preview-1099982|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/santa-clarita-diet-renewed-season-3-at-netflix-1109380|title='Santa Clarita Diet' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 8, 2018|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524192229/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/santa-clarita-diet-renewed-season-3-at-netflix-1109380|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' felt that "much of [the series' laughs] comes down to the uncrushable Drew Barrymore charm" and furthermore remarked: "The show is a welcome comeback for Barrymore, the eternally beloved grunge-era wild thing—it's not just her big move into TV, but her first high-profile performance anywhere in years. In a way, it circles back to the roles she was doing in the early [90s], playing deadly vixens in flicks like ''Guncrazy'' or ''Doppelganger''".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/why-santa-clarita-diet-is-the-drew-barrymore-comeback-weve-been-waiting-for-116881/|title='Santa Clarita Diet': The Drew Barrymore Comeback We've Been Waiting For|first1=Rob|last1=Sheffield|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=February 3, 2017|access-date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011947/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/why-santa-clarita-diet-is-the-drew-barrymore-comeback-weve-been-waiting-for-116881/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2020–present: ''The Drew Barrymore Show'' ===
Barrymore starred in [[Jamie Babbit]]'s film ''[[The Stand In (2020 film)|The Stand In]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=February 2, 2018 |title=Drew Barrymore to Play Dual Roles in Romantic Comedy 'The Stand-In' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/drew-barrymore-dual-roles-comedy-the-stand-in-1202685111/ |magazine=Variety |access-date=2018-03-27 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327212741/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/drew-barrymore-dual-roles-comedy-the-stand-in-1202685111/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was set to premiere at the [[Tribeca Film Festival]] in April 2020, but was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Jill |date=March 3, 2020 |title=Tribeca Sets Feature Lineup Of Films For 2020 Fest |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/ |access-date=July 20, 2020 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501141800/https://deadline.com/2020/03/tribeca-sets-feature-lineup-1202873177/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Beresford |first1=Tribly |last2=Lewis |first2=Hilary |date=March 12, 2020 |title=Tribeca Film Festival Postponed Amid Coronavirus Fears |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1283051 |access-date=July 20, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |archive-date=March 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312222516/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tribeca-film-festival-postponed-due-coronavirus-1283051 |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 14, 2020, Barrymore launched a syndicated daytime talk show, ''[[The Drew Barrymore Show]]'', which is also available on [[Spotify]] in a [[podcast]] format.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryu |first=Jenna |date=July 31, 2020 |title=Promo for Drew Barrymore's new daytime show features interview with her younger self, and it's 'magic' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/31/drew-barrymore-show-promo-includes-interview-7-year-old-self/5553584002/ |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=USA Today |archive-date=August 2, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802062012/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/07/31/drew-barrymore-show-promo-includes-interview-7-year-old-self/5553584002/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 4, 2020, she appeared as a guest star on ''[[Martha Knows Best]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hgtv.com/shows/martha-knows-best/episodes/winter-is-coming|title=''HGTV'',"Winter Is Coming"|access-date=February 19, 2023|archive-date=February 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219202531/https://www.hgtv.com/shows/martha-knows-best/episodes/winter-is-coming|url-status=live}}</ref> On March 11, 2021, Barrymore said she was taking an indefinite hiatus from acting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffrey |first=Joyann |date=March 12, 2021 |title=Drew Barrymore Revealed Why She's Taking A Break From Acting |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/joyannjeffrey/drew-barrymore-not-returning-acting |access-date=March 14, 2021 |website=[[BuzzFeed]] |archive-date=March 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313222457/https://www.buzzfeed.com/joyannjeffrey/drew-barrymore-not-returning-acting |url-status=live }}</ref> She wrote a [[cookbook]] with chef Pilar Valdes entitled ''Rebel Homemaker'', which was a [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' bestseller]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/food/drew-barrymore-announces-first-cookbook-rebel-homemaker-cover/|title=Drew Barrymore to Release First Cookbook, Rebel Homemaker: 'Feels Like a Birth Announcement'|magazine=People|date=April 21, 2021|last=Juneau|first=Jen|access-date=October 28, 2021|archive-date=October 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028210144/https://people.com/food/drew-barrymore-announces-first-cookbook-rebel-homemaker-cover/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Drew Reacts to News that She's a NY TImes Best Selling Author|date=August 5, 2022|website=The Drew Barrymore Show|url=https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/drew-reacts-to-news-that-shes-a-ny-times-best-selling-author-drews-news|access-date=28 May 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913141529/https://www.thedrewbarrymoreshow.com/videos/drew-reacts-to-news-that-shes-a-ny-times-best-selling-author-drews-news|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021, she launched ''Drew Magazine'', a quarterly released lifestyle magazine by publisher [[Bauer Media]] USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/drew-barrymores-new-drew-magazine-is-out-now-heres-what-to-expect-163140|title=Drew Barrymore's New 'DREW' Magazine Is Out Now: Here's What to Expect|first=Antoinette|last=Bueno|date=June 14, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714034544/https://www.etonline.com/drew-barrymores-new-drew-magazine-is-out-now-heres-what-to-expect-163140|url-status=live|website=ET Online}}</ref> Barrymore was named one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine in 2023.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |title=Time 100 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 15, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413151502/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2023, Barrymore announced she would continue her syndicated TV talk show despite the ongoing WGA strike, writing, "I own this choice",<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-defends-talk-show-return-amid-strikes-i-own-this-choice |title=Drew Barrymore Defends Talk Show Return Amid Strikes: "I Own This Choice"|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Savannah|last=Walsh|date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913142119/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-defends-talk-show-return-amid-strikes-i-own-this-choice |url-status=live }}</ref> when explaining her reasoning via social media. While SAG had stated that as the host of the show she was not under any obligation to strike, her show continued without unionized writing staff. Audience members showing support for the Writer's Guild were kicked out of the studio and had any WGA pins confiscated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/drew-barrymore-show-fans-kicked-out-wga-strike/ |title='Drew Barrymore Show' Fans Kicked Out of Taping for Wearing WGA Pins|work=The Wrap|first=Kayla|last=Cobb|date=September 11, 2023 |access-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912034916/https://www.thewrap.com/drew-barrymore-show-fans-kicked-out-wga-strike/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to these events, the [[National Book Foundation]] removed Barrymore from being the host of the then upcoming 74th [[National Book Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-host-dropped/|title=Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after bringing show back during strikes|work=[[CBS News]]|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913083746/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drew-barrymore-national-book-awards-host-dropped/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/national-book-awards-drop-drew-barrymore-strikes-4f2f4f64ed8703a2415a83b83f965616|title=Drew Barrymore dropped as National Book Awards host after her talk show resumes during strike|work=[[AP News]]|first=Hillel|last=Italie|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=September 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230912231254/https://apnews.com/article/national-book-awards-drop-drew-barrymore-strikes-4f2f4f64ed8703a2415a83b83f965616}}</ref> Barrymore apologized for her actions later that week in a video on Instagram, claiming that, "I believe<!--[s/d]--> there's nothing I can do or say in this moment to make it OK."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/entertainment/drew-barrymore-writers-apology/index.html|title=Drew Barrymore 'deeply apologizes' to the Writers Guild of America in an emotional video|work=CNN|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916153604/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/entertainment/drew-barrymore-writers-apology/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/arts/television/drew-barrymore-video.html|title=Drew Barrymore Doubles Down on Show's Return: 'This Is Bigger Than Me'|work=The New York Times|first=Julia|last=Jacobs|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 17, 2023|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917022607/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/arts/television/drew-barrymore-video.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Today915">{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/drew-barrymore-addresses-talk-show-return-amid-writers-strike-rcna105325|title=Drew Barrymore deletes tearful video on decision to bring back her talk show amid writers strike|work=The Today Show|first=Drew|last=Weisholtz|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916085244/https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/drew-barrymore-addresses-talk-show-return-amid-writers-strike-rcna105325}}</ref><ref name="Variety915">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymroe-apology-video-talk-show-strikes-1235724892/|title=Drew Barrymore Deletes Emotional Apology Video After Backlash|work=Variety|first=Elizabeth|last=Wagmeister|date=September 15, 2023|access-date=September 17, 2023|archive-date=September 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916112441/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymroe-apology-video-talk-show-strikes-1235724892/|url-status=live}}</ref> Barrymore deleted the apology video from her account following criticism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drew-barrymore-posts-tearful-video-resuming-show-strike-says-nothing-c-rcna105344|title=Drew Barrymore posts tearful video about resuming show during strike — and then deletes it|work=NBC News|first=Mirna|last=Alsharif|date=September 16, 2023|access-date=September 17, 2023|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917125849/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drew-barrymore-posts-tearful-video-resuming-show-strike-says-nothing-c-rcna105344|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Today915" /><ref name="Variety915"/> On the 17th, Barrymore announced on her Instagram account that she would be postponing production of her talk show until the strike ends due to the backlash, writing, "I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show's premiere until the strike is over". She also added, "I have no words to express my deepest apologies to anyone I have hurt, and, of course, to our incredible team who works on the show and has made it what it is today".<ref name="Variety917">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-daytime-talk-show-not-returning-strike-1235725739/|title=Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show Return After Backlash, Will Resume When Strike Ends|work=Variety|first1=Rebecca|last1=Rubin|first2=Elizabeth|last2=Wagmeister|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023|archive-date=September 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230917220553/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/drew-barrymore-daytime-talk-show-not-returning-strike-1235725739/|url-status=live}}.</ref><ref name="HollywoodReporter917">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-pausing-talk-show-return-amid-writers-strike-1235592362/|title=Drew Barrymore, 'The Talk' Pausing Talk Show Returns Amid Strike Pushback|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Christy|last=Piña|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023|archive-date=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918033059/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/drew-barrymore-pausing-talk-show-return-amid-writers-strike-1235592362/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/drew-barrymore-announces-decision-to-pause-talk-shows-return-until-end-of-writers-strike-211505|title=Drew Barrymore Announces Decision to Pause Talk Show's Return Until End of Writers' Strike|work=ET Online|first=Tionah|last=Lee|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023|archive-date=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918191538/https://www.etonline.com/drew-barrymore-announces-decision-to-pause-talk-shows-return-until-end-of-writers-strike-211505|url-status=live}}.</ref> A spokesperson for CBS Media Ventures said, "We support Drew's decision to pause the show's return and understand how complex and difficult this process has been for her."<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-show-paused-wga-strike|title=Drew Barrymore Shutting Down Show Until End Of WGA Strike|magazine=Vanity Fair|first=Eve|last=Batey|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=September 18, 2023|archive-date=September 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918021759/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/09/drew-barrymore-show-paused-wga-strike|url-status=live}}</ref>