When it comes to movies about relationships -- whether they be boy-girl, girl-girl, mother-daughter, waitress-wedding singer -- Drew Barrymore gets around. So no one was really surprised when the actress and now director announced that she will helm a new kind of relationship movie, How to Be Single -- in which a group of New Yorkers learn how to have relationships with themselves -- for next year. Great! Does this finally mean then that Drew Barrymore will have starred in (or directed) every possible iteration of the relationship genre under the sun? Movieline investigates in the customized survey below.
'80s Relationship Movie Featuring Billy Idol Cameo?
Yes! The Wedding Singer
Fairytale-Inspired Relationship Movie?
Of course! Ever After
White Trashy Relationship Movie About a Pregnant Fast Food Worker?
Yes! Home Fries
Autobiographical Relationship Movie About Young Mothers Who Forsake Their Dreams, From Penny Marshall?
Certainly! Riding in Cars With Boys
Relationship Movie In Which Lead Couple Harbors Homicidal Fantasies?
Bingo! The Duplex
MTV Award-Winning Relationship Movie Involving a Cute Hawaiian Girl With Fictional Amnesia Condition?
I don't remember. Just kidding! Of course. 50 First Dates
Farrelly Brothers Relationship Movie About a Hardcore Sox Fan and a Harcore Workaholic?
Indeed. Fever Pitch
Terrible, Just Unforgivably Bad Relationship Movie About a Plant Waterer and a Former Pop Music Idol Who Coincidentally Have No Chemistry?
Uh huh! Music and Lyrics
Terrible, Just Unforgivably Bad Relationship Movie Co-Starring Jennifer Beals?
Yes. Wishful Thinking
Girl Power Relationship Movies?
Whip It, Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Long Distance Relationship Movie That Mirrors the Real Life Relationships of Its Co-Stars?
Definitely! Going the Distance
Overblown Ensemble Relationship Movies?
Yahtzee! He's Just Not That Into You
Mother-Daughter Relationship (TV) Movies?
Affirmative. Grey Gardens
Vegas Relationship Movie About a Talented Poker Player and an Aspiring Singer Named Billie Offer?
Drew Barrymore might be the only actress who can answer this in the positive. Lucky her and Lucky You
Woody Allen Relationship Movie/Musical?
Yes! Everyone Says I Love You
A Thrilling Relationship Movie About a Sexy Teenager Who Enjoys Rope Swings and the Misanthropic Teen That She Seduces?
Another win! Poison Ivy
An Unlikely Relationship Movie About a Young Boy and Girl Who Befriend a Lovable
Extraterrestrial?
Another yes. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Verdict: Indeed, Barrymore really has made every kind of relationship movie ever. (Further evidence: Her next movie is called Everybody Loves Whales.)