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Madelaine Petsch

Madelaine Petsch

Actor and producer · Born August 18, 1994 (32) · Port Orchard, Washington, USA

Madelaine Petsch is an American actress best known for her role as Cheryl Blossom on The CW television series Riverdale (2017-2023). She has also had prominent roles in Sightless and Lionsgate’s reboot trilogy of The Strangers.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 18, 1994 (32)
From
Port Orchard, Washington, USA
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 18% in 30 days

What are Madelaine Petsch's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 7th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Survival
29%
Self
11%
Society
9%
Morality
9%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Shadow
1 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
5
Joyful
3
Romantic
3
Warm
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Other1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Madelaine Petsch's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Madelaine Petsch's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

20 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pretty Babies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • The Strangers: Chapter 3(2026)

    Producer · as Maya

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · as Maya

  • Maintenance Required(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 2(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Maya

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Strangers: Chapter 1(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Maya

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Hotel for the Holidays(2022)

    as Georgia

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • About Fate(2022)

    as Clementine Pratt

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Jane(2022)

    Producer · as Olivia

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Meat Me Halfway(2021)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sightless(2020)

    Co-Producer · as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Polaroid(2019)

    as Sarah Dawson

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • F*&% the Prom(2017)

    as Marissa

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 137 episodes · as Cheryl Blossom

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse of Sleeping Beauty(2016)

    as Eliza

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Hive(2014)

    as Current Girl #2

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Instant Mom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mermaid

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sloan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing Red (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Veronica

  • Clare at 16 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Clare Bleecker

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles, 17 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

About Fate (2022)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

Riverdale (2017)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19892026

Peak 2025 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 11 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score19thProducing8 of 19: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score11th

19 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2010s6 · acting2020s10 · 10 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 58% of 12 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Madelaine Petsch's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 15th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 22nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

22ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · producer

Meat Me Halfway (2021)

96th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

About Fate (2022)

Midcredits 65th · 54% liked

Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Madelaine Petsch's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles20–90 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles20–50 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles29–86 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles28–48 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles3–82 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Madelaine Petsch work with?

People who share at least 2 of Madelaine Petsch's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Renny Harlin shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers