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All Meryl Streep Movies, Ranked By Tomatometer
The latest: On May 1st, Meryl Streep will return as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2! You can buy tickets at Fandango, and check out some of her previous films on Fandango at Home.
Meryl Streep landed her first Oscar nomination for just her second on-screen role: 1978’s The Deer Hunter, opposite John Cazale. A few more performances after that and she’d find herself standing before Hollywood’s elite, accepting the gold trophy for her complex “villain” role in 1980’s Kramer vs. Kramer. Stardom came within that decade, as she made her mark across disparate films and genres, becoming versatility personified in the acting game, as featured in a Best Picture winner (Out of Africa), rom-coms (Heartburn), political social thrillers (Silkwood), dramas (Sophie’s Choice), and period pieces (Ironweed).
This canny ability to wedge and dissolve into roles that sparked her attention has been rewarded with a record 21 Oscar nominations over decades, winning three for Kramer, Sophie’s Choice, and The Iron Lady. Yes, there were noms for so-called Oscar bait like Doubt, The Post, and the actually-Rotten Iron Lady, but Streep pulled nominations out of more unique genres, like musicals (Into the Woods), broad comedies (The Devil Wears Prada, Florence Foster Jenkins), and wherever you want to categorize Adaptation.
Streep’s most recent films have been Greta Gerwig’s Little Women adaptation, and the mostly-ignored The Laundromat. She must’ve enjoyed the Steven Soderbergh experience on Laundromat, because she’s teaming up with him again for comedy Let Them All Talk next. Additionally, she’s got another musical (along with the Mamma Mia! movies, they’ve been a late-career boon) in the works in The Prom, from Ryan Murphy. And now, we’re celebrating with all Meryl Streep movies, ranked by Tomatometer! —Alex Vo
#1
Little Women
Critics Consensus: With a stellar cast and a smart, sensitive retelling of its classic source material, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women proves some stories truly are timeless.
Synopsis: In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen
Directed By: Greta Gerwig
#2
Hoppers
Critics Consensus: An eager beaver for endearment that has the charm to back it up, Hoppers is a sprightly riot that might just be the funniest entry in the Pixar canon yet.
Synopsis: What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film “Hoppers,” scientists have discovered how to… View Full Synopsis
Directed By: Daniel Chong
#3
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Critics Consensus: Fantastic Mr. Fox is a delightfully funny feast for the eyes with multi-generational appeal — and it shows Wes Anderson has a knack for animation.
Synopsis: After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox breaks a promise to his wife and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce, and… View Full Synopsis
Directed By: Wes Anderson
#4
Manhattan
Critics Consensus: One of Woody Allen’s early classics, Manhattan combines modern, bittersweet humor and timeless romanticism with unerring grace.
Synopsis: Director Woody Allen’s love letter to New York City stars Allen as frustrated television writer Isaac Davis, a twice-divorced malcontent facing middle age alone after… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Murphy
Directed By: Woody Allen
#5
Defending Your Life
Critics Consensus: With Defending Your Life, writer-director-star Albert Brooks softens his trademark caustic humor — and proves he’s every bit as funny when he’s tugging heartstrings.
Synopsis: Daniel Miller (Albert Brooks) isn’t having a good week. For starters, he died after he got hit by a bus. Then he discovers that in… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant
Directed By: Albert Brooks
#6
Adaptation
Critics Consensus: Dizzyingly original, the loopy, multi-layered Adaptation is both funny and thought-provoking.
Synopsis: Nicolas Cage is Charlie Kaufman, a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Directed By: Spike Jonze
#7
Kramer vs. Kramer
Critics Consensus: The divorce subject isn’t as shocking, but the film is still a thoughtful, well-acted drama that resists the urge to take sides or give easy answers.
Synopsis: On the same day Manhattan advertising executive Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) lands the biggest account of his career, he learns that his wife, Joanna (Meryl… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander
Directed By: Robert Benton
#8
The Bridges of Madison County
Critics Consensus: Sentimental, slow, schmaltzy, and very satisfying, The Bridges of Madison County finds Clint Eastwood adapting a bestseller with heft, wit, and grace.
Synopsis: A moving love story about a photographer on assignment to shoot the historic bridges of Madison County. He meets a housewife, whose husband and children… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak
Directed By: Clint Eastwood
#9
The Post
Critics Consensus: The Post‘s period setting belies its bitingly timely themes, brought compellingly to life by director Steven Spielberg and an outstanding ensemble cast.
Synopsis: Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper — The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee, Graham races to… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
#10
Florence Foster Jenkins
Critics Consensus: Florence Foster Jenkins makes poignant, crowd-pleasing dramedy out of its stranger-than-fiction tale — and does its subject justice with a reliably terrific turn from star Meryl Streep.
Synopsis: In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeds her talent…. View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson
Directed By: Stephen Frears
#11
Let Them All Talk
Critics Consensus: When Steven Soderbergh rounds up a cast this talented, it’s definitely wise to Let Them All Talk — and this light yet rewarding dramedy more than lives up to expectations.
Synopsis: The story of a celebrated author (Meryl Streep) who takes a journey with some old friends (Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest) to have some fun… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Dianne Wiest, Lucas Hedges
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
#12
The Deer Hunter
Critics Consensus: Its greatness is blunted by its length and one-sided point of view, but the film’s weaknesses are overpowered by Michael Cimino’s sympathetic direction and a series of heartbreaking performances from Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, and Christopher Walken.
Synopsis: In 1968, Michael (Robert De Niro), Nick (Christopher Walken) and Steven (John Savage), lifelong friends from a working-class Pennsylvania steel town, prepare to ship out… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale
Directed By: Michael Cimino
#13
One True Thing
Critics Consensus: Solid performances lift this drama to a higher level.
Synopsis: Kate (Meryl Streep), the undervalued matriarch of the Gulden family, is diagnosed with cancer. Daughter and journalist Ellen (Renée Zellweger) returns from New York City… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Renée Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott
Directed By: Carl Franklin
#14
Postcards From the Edge
Critics Consensus: Uniting a pair of powerhouse talents with a smart, sharply written script, Postcards from the Edge makes compelling drama out of reality-inspired trauma.
Synopsis: Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on a slippery slope as a recovering addict. On exit from rehab, it is recommended she stay with her mother,… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman
Directed By: Mike Nichols
#15
Marvin's Room
Critics Consensus: Marvin’s Room rises above the pack of dysfunctional family dramas thanks to an impeccable cast that includes Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Synopsis: Bessie and Lee are sisters who have remained apart for nearly 20 years due to radically different personalities and life paths. Bessie remained in Florida… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro
Directed By: Jerry Zaks
#16
A Prairie Home Companion
Critics Consensus: The final film by the great Robert Altman, A Prairie Home Companion, the big screen adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s radio broadcast showcases plenty of the director’s strengths: it’s got a gigantic cast and plenty of quirky acting and dialogue.
Synopsis: A private investigator (Kevin Kline) keeps tabs on the proceedings as guests, cast and crew (Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Woody Harrelson) of a long-running radio… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan, Kevin Kline, Woody Harrelson
Directed By: Robert Altman
#17
The Homesman
Critics Consensus: A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive Western, The Homesman adds another absorbing entry to Tommy Lee Jones’ directorial résumé.
Synopsis: A frontier farm woman (Hilary Swank) saves the life of a claim-jumper (Tommy Lee Jones) and persuades him to help her escort three insane women… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, David Dencik, William Fichtner
Directed By: Tommy Lee Jones
#18
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Critics Consensus: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again doubles down on just about everything fans loved about the original — and my my, how can fans resist it?
Synopsis: In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University — leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe. On… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth
Directed By: Ol Parker
#19
Mary Poppins Returns
Critics Consensus: Mary Poppins Returns relies on the magic of its classic forebear to cast a familiar — but still solidly effective — family-friendly spell.
Synopsis: Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer
Directed By: Rob Marshall
#20
Doubt
Critics Consensus: Doubt succeeds on the strength of its top-notch cast, who successfully guide the film through the occasional narrative lull.
Synopsis: In 1964 the winds of change are sweeping through Sister Aloysius’ (Meryl Streep) St. Nicholas school. Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a charismatic priest, is… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis
Directed By: John Patrick Shanley
#21
The Manchurian Candidate
Critics Consensus: While not the classic its predecessor is, this update is well-acted and conjures a chilling resonance.
Synopsis: Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco (Denzel Washington) finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
#22
The Hours
Critics Consensus: The movie may be a downer, but it packs an emotional wallop. Some fine acting on display here.
Synopsis: “The Hours” is the story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Ed Harris
Directed By: Stephen Daldry
#23
Julie & Julia
Critics Consensus: Boosted by Meryl Streep’s charismatic performance as Julia Child, Julie and Julia is a light, but fairly entertaining culinary comedy.
Synopsis: Frustrated with a soul-killing job, New Yorker Julie Powell embarks on a daring project: she vows to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Child’s landmark… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina
Directed By: Nora Ephron
#24
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
Critics Consensus: A curious, not always seamless, amalgamation of Kubrick’s chilly bleakness and Spielberg’s warm-hearted optimism, A.I. is, in a word, fascinating.
Synopsis: A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Brendan Gleeson
Directed By: Steven Spielberg
#25
The Devil Wears Prada
Critics Consensus: A rare film that surpasses the quality of its source novel, this Devil is a witty expose of New York’s fashion scene, with Meryl Streep in top form and Anne Hathaway more than holding her own.
Synopsis: Andy is a recent college graduate with big dreams. Upon landing a job at prestigious Runway magazine, she finds herself the assistant to diabolical editor… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier, Stanley Tucci
Directed By: David Frankel
#26
Hope Springs
Critics Consensus: Led by a pair of mesmerizing performances from Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones, Hope Springs offers filmgoers some grown-up laughs — and a thoughtful look at mature relationships.
Synopsis: Long-married couple Kay (Meryl Streep) and Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones) love each other, but after so many years together, Kay feels the need to spice… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Brett Rice
Directed By: David Frankel
#27
Sophie's Choice
Critics Consensus: Sophie’s Choice may be more sobering than stirring, but Meryl Streep’s Oscar-winning performance holds this postwar period drama together.
Synopsis: Stingo (Peter MacNicol), a young writer, moves to Brooklyn in 1947 to begin work on his first novel. As he becomes friendly with Sophie (Meryl… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Rita Karin
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
#28
A Cry in the Dark
Synopsis: While on vacation in the Australian outback, Seventh Day Adventist priest Michael Chamberlain (Sam Neill) and his wife, Lindy (Meryl Streep), discover that their baby,… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Bruce Myles, Dale Reeves
Directed By: Fred Schepisi
#29
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Synopsis: In this story-within-a-story, Anna (Meryl Streep) is an actress starring opposite Mike (Jeremy Irons) in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Leo McKern, Hilton McRae
Directed By: Karel Reisz
#30
Silkwood
Critics Consensus: Silkwood seethes with real-life rage — but backs it up with compelling characters and trenchant observations.
Synopsis: This drama is based on the true story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), who works at a nuclear facility, along with her boyfriend, Drew Stephens… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson
Directed By: Mike Nichols
#31
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Synopsis: A liberal United States senator, Joe Tynan (Alan Alda) is in over his head with both his work and his home life. Joe sees little… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn
Directed By: Jerry Schatzberg
#32
Suffragette
Critics Consensus: Suffragette dramatizes an important — and still painfully relevant — fact-based story with more than enough craft and sincerity to overcome its flaws.
Synopsis: In early 20th-century Britain, the growing suffragette movement forever changes the life of working wife and mother Maud Watts (Carey Mulligan). Galvanized by political activist… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff
Directed By: Sarah Gavron
#33
Julia
Critics Consensus: Julia is a handsomely crafted and stirringly performed meditation on friendship and political activism, although its tasteful formalism often undercuts the multifaceted passion of these historical figures.
Synopsis: This Oscar-winning drama, based on the writing of Lillian Hellman, depicts the relationship between two friends and its unexpected consequences. After Lillian (Jane Fonda), a… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
#34
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Critics Consensus: Although it softens the nasty edges of its source material, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a gothic visual treat, and it features a hilariously manic turn from Jim Carrey as the evil Count Olaf.
Synopsis: After the three young Baudelaire siblings are left orphaned by a fire in their mansion, they are carted off to live with their distant relative,… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Kara Hoffman
Directed By: Brad Silberling
#35
Into the Woods
Critics Consensus: On the whole, this Disney adaptation of the Sondheim classic sits comfortably at the corner of Hollywood and Broadway — even if it darkens to its detriment in the final act.
Synopsis: As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Meryl Streep), a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are childless. Three days… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick
Directed By: Rob Marshall
#36
August: Osage County
Critics Consensus: The sheer amount of acting going on in August: Osage County threatens to overwhelm, but when the actors involved are as talented as Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, it’s difficult to complain.
Synopsis: The death and funeral of their father brings three sisters to the home of their mother, Violet (Meryl Streep), an acid-tongued, pill-popping cancer patient. Daughters… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Chris Cooper
Directed By: John Wells
#37
Still of the Night
Synopsis: When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice (Roy Scheider) is visited by the investigating officer (Joe Grifasi) but refuses to… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi
Directed By: Robert Benton
#38
Ricki and the Flash
Critics Consensus: Meryl Streep’s outstanding work helps Ricki and the Flash overcome its inconsistent tone and fairly predictable premise.
Synopsis: It’s been a roller-coaster ride for Ricki Rendazzo (Meryl Streep), a one-time wife and mother of three who left her family behind to follow her… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Rick Springfield, Mamie Gummer
Directed By: Jonathan Demme
#39
Music of the Heart
Critics Consensus: Meryl Streep’s depiction of an ordinary person doing extraordinary things transcends, inspires, and entertains.
Synopsis: After being abandoned by her husband, depressed music teacher Roberta (Meryl Streep) lands a job teaching violin to underprivileged children in Harlem, New York. Despite… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Cloris Leachman
Directed By: Wes Craven
#40
The River Wild
Synopsis: Fast-paced thriller in which a young family on a white-water rafting adventure in Montana are taken hostage by a pair of dangerous fugitives. The rafting… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello
Directed By: Curtis Hanson
#41
Out of Africa
Critics Consensus: Though lensed with stunning cinematography and featuring a pair of winning performances from Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, Out of Africa suffers from excessive length and glacial pacing.
Synopsis: Initially set on being a dairy farmer, the aristocratic Karen Blixen travels to Africa to join her husband, Bror, who instead spends their money on… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen
Directed By: Sydney Pollack
#42
The Ant Bully
Critics Consensus: Sometimes inventive and witty, this animated adventure into an ant-sized world is a pleasant diversion.
Synopsis: Tired of weathering constant attacks on their colony, ants shrink a destructive boy, named Lucas (Zach Tyler Eisen), to their size and sentence him to… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ricardo Montalban, Allison Mack
Directed By: John A. Davis
#43
Dancing at Lughnasa
Synopsis: Kate Mundy (Meryl Streep) is the eldest of five sisters living together in a small house in Ireland in 1936. The only one with a… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke
Directed By: Pat O'Connor
#44
Plenty
Synopsis: Susan Traherne (Meryl Streep) is trying to put find her purpose in the wake of World War II. After a brief but intense affair with… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, John Gielgud
Directed By: Fred Schepisi
#45
It's Complicated
Critics Consensus: Despite fine work by an appealing cast, It’s Complicated is predictable romantic comedy fare, going for broad laughs instead of subtlety and nuance.
Synopsis: Jane (Meryl Streep), a successful restaurateur, has been divorced from Jake (Alec Baldwin) for many years, although they remain friends. When an innocent meal together… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski
Directed By: Nancy Meyers
#46
Death Becomes Her
Critics Consensus: Hawn and Streep are as fabulous as Death Becomes Her‘s innovative special effects; Zemeckis’ satire, on the other hand, is as hollow as the world it mocks.
Synopsis: When a novelist loses her man to a movie star and former friend, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns home… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini
Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
#47
Ironweed
Critics Consensus: Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep play masterfully off each, but Ironweed‘s unrelenting bleakness proves to be more monotonous than compelling.
Synopsis: In Depression-era Albany, N.Y., erstwhile baseball star Francis Phelan has become an alcoholic vagabond after guilt over accidentally killing his infant son led him to… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Tom Waits, Carroll Baker
Directed By: Hector Babenco
#48
Don't Look Up
Critics Consensus: Don’t Look Up aims too high for its scattershot barbs to consistently land, but Adam McKay’s star-studded satire hits its target of collective denial square on.
Synopsis: Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Rob Morgan
Directed By: Adam McKay
#49
Mamma Mia!
Critics Consensus: This jukebox musical is full of fluffy fun but rough singing voices and a campy tone might not make you feel like “You Can Dance” the whole 90 minutes.
Synopsis: Donna, an independent hotelier in the Greek islands, is preparing for her daughter’s wedding with the help of two old friends. Meanwhile, Sophie, the spirited… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård
Directed By: Phyllida Lloyd
#50
The Prom
Critics Consensus: Through fiery songs and dance breaks, The Prom‘s bonanza of glitz, glitter, and jazz hands might be enough to whisk audiences away.
Synopsis: Down-on-their-luck Broadway stars shake up a small Indiana town as they rally behind a teen who wants to go to the prom with her girlfriend.
Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key
Directed By: Ryan Murphy
#51
The Iron Lady
Critics Consensus: Meryl Streep’s performance as The Iron Lady is reliably perfect, but it’s mired in bland, self-important storytelling.
Synopsis: In her twilight years, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) reflects on her life and career as she finally prepares to dispose of… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd
Directed By: Phyllida Lloyd
#52
Prime
Critics Consensus: Though Streep is dependably terrific in her role, the rest of the movie is too sitcom-ish, and the romance itself is dull.
Synopsis: Rafi Gardet (Uma Thurman) is a 37-year-old divorced Catholic businesswoman falling for David (Bryan Greenberg), a 23-year-old Jewish artist. With the help of her therapist,… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Uma Thurman, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams
Directed By: Ben Younger
#53
Falling in Love
Synopsis: Commuting to Manhattan on the same train, two married strangers (Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep) meet by accident and have an affair.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Jane Kaczmarek
Directed By: Ulu Grosbard
#54
Heartburn
Critics Consensus: Despite an astonishing collection of talent across the board, Heartburn‘s aimless plot inspires mild indigestion instead of romantic ardor.
Synopsis: Rachel Samstat (Meryl Streep), a New York food critic, beds Mark Forman (Jack Nicholson), a Washington, D.C., newspaper columnist. The two fall in love, and… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Maureen Stapleton, Jeff Daniels
Directed By: Mike Nichols
#55
She-Devil
Synopsis: Housewife and mother Ruth Patchett (Roseanne Barr), an overweight and unkempt woman, can seem to do nothing to make her husband, Bob (Ed Begley Jr.),… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt
Directed By: Susan Seidelman
#56
Rendition
Critics Consensus: The impressive cast cannot rescue Rendition, which explores complex issues in woefully simplified terms.
Synopsis: Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the wife of an Egyptian engineer, tries desperately to track down her husband after he disappears on an international flight. Meanwhile, a CIA… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard
Directed By: Gavin Hood
#57
The Laundromat
Critics Consensus: The Laundromat misuses its incredible cast by taking a disappointingly blunt and unfocused approach to dramatizing the real-life events that inspired it.
Synopsis: When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Jeffrey Wright
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh
#58
Dark Matter
Critics Consensus: The creaky plotting, inscrutable characters, and unconvincing ending make it difficult for audiences to connect with Dark Matter.
Synopsis: Liu Xing (Ye Liu), a promising Chinese doctoral candidate accepted into an elite astronomy program in the United States, struggles to adjust to life in… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Blair Brown
Directed By: Chen Shi-Zeng
#59
Before and After
Synopsis: The lives of Carolyn Ryan (Meryl Streep), a small-town doctor, and her artist husband, Ben (Liam Neeson), are shaken up when their son, Jacob (Edward… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Meryl Streep, Liam Neeson, Edward Furlong, Julia Weldon
Directed By: Barbet Schroeder
#60
The Giver
Critics Consensus: Phillip Noyce directs The Giver with visual grace, but the movie doesn’t dig deep enough into the classic source material’s thought-provoking ideas.
Synopsis: Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) lives in a seemingly idyllic world of conformity and contentment. When he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), an… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Brenton Thwaites, Alexander Skarsgård
Directed By: Phillip Noyce
#61
The House of the Spirits
Critics Consensus: An enviable collection of sterling actors are all woefully miscast in The House of the Spirits, a plodding saga of magical realism that lacks much magic or realism.
Synopsis: A rancher (Jeremy Irons), his clairvoyant wife (Meryl Streep) and their family face turbulent years in South America.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder
Directed By: Bille August
#62
Lions for Lambs
Critics Consensus: Despite its powerhouse cast, Lions for Lambs feels like a disjointed series of lectures, rather than a sharp narrative, and ends up falling flat.
Synopsis: Inspired by their idealistic professor, Dr. Mallery (Robert Redford), to do something meaningful with their lives, Arian (Derek Luke) and Ernest (Michael Peña) join the… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Derek Luke
Directed By: Robert Redford
#63
Evening
Critics Consensus: Beautifully filmed, but decidedly dull, Evening is a collossal waste of a talented cast.
Synopsis: Lying on her deathbed, drifting in and out of consciousness, Ann Grant Lord (Vanessa Redgrave) calls forth memories of her one true love, Harris Arden… View Full Synopsis
Starring: Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson
Directed By: Lajos Koltai
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