Want to know the best Meryl Streep movies? How about the worst Meryl Streep movies? Curious about Meryl Streep box office grosses or which Meryl Streep movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Meryl Streep movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
If Lon Chaney was nicknamed “The Man of a Thousand Faces,” then Meryl Streep is “The Woman of a Thousand Accents”. Besides her skill at using accents, Meryl Streep is synonymous with the Academy Awards®. Streep has been nominated 20 times for an Academy Award® for acting. That is the record for most nominations for an actor or actress in the history of movies. She won Best Supporting Actress for 1979’s Kramer vs Kramer and Best Actress for 1982’s Sophie’s Choice and 2011’s The Iron Lady.
Meryl Streep’s (1949-) IMDb page shows 90 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Meryl Streep movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. His cameos, television roles, shorts, and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings.
Meryl Streep Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1978
The Deer Hunter (1978)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1979
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1985
Out of Africa (1985)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actress Nom
1979
Manhattan (1979)
1977
Julia (1977)
AA Best Picture Nom
1995
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
AA Best Actress Nom
2019
Little Women (2019)
AA Best Picture Nom
2004
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
2018
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
2006
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
AA Best Actress Nom
2014
Into the Woods (2014)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Voice Only
2002
The Hours (2002)
AA Best Picture Nom
1982
Sophie's Choice (1982)
AA Best Actress Win
1983
Silkwood (1983)
AA Best Actress Nom
2009
Julie & Julia (2009)
AA Best Actress Nom
2018
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
2017
The Post (2017)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actress Nom
2008
Mamma Mia! (2008)
2009
It's Complicated (2009)
2004
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
1990
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
AA Best Actress Nom
1992
Death Becomes Her (1992)
1981
The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
AA Best Actress Nom
2002
Adaptation. (2002)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1994
The River Wild (1994)
2012
Hope Springs (2012)
2009
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Voice Only
2008
Doubt (2008)
AA Best Actress Nom
1991
Defending Your Life (1991)
1998
One True Thing (1998)
AA Best Actress Nom
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
AA Best Actress Nom
2006
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
2013
August: Osage County (2013)
AA Best Actress Nom
1996
Marvin's Room (1996)
1987
Ironweed (1987)
AA Best Actress Nom
1988
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
AA Best Actress Nom
1986
Heartburn (1986)
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
2006
The Ant Bully (2006)
2021
Don't Look Up (2021)
AA Best Picture Nom
2011
The Iron Lady (2011)
AA Best Actress Win
1999
Music of the Heart (1999)
AA Best Actress Nom
2014
The Homesman (2014)
1984
Falling in Love (1984)
2015
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
2015
Suffragette (2015)
2005
Prime (2005)
2014
The Giver (2014)
1985
Plenty (1985)
2020
Let Them All Talk (2020)
HBO Movie
1982
Still of the Night (1982)
2020
The Prom (2020)
Netflix
1998
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
2007
Rendition (2007)
1993
The House of the Spirits (1993)
1989
She-Devil (1989)
2007
Lions for Lambs (2007)
2007
Evening (2007)
1996
Before and After (1996)
2019
The Laundromat (2019)
Netflix
2007
Dark Matter (2007)
Meryl Streep Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Meryl Streep movies by co-stars of her movies.
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- Sort Meryl Streep movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Meryl Streep movie received.
- Sort Meryl Streep movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR). UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | The Deer Hunter (1978) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Robert De Niro & Christopher Walken |
49.00 | 261.6 | 261.60 | 9 | 87 | 09 / 05 | 99.9 | |
| 2 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Dustin Hoffman | 106.30 | 529.2 | 602.40 | 1 | 76 | 09 / 05 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | Out of Africa (1985) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actress Nom |
Robert Redford | 87.10 | 306.6 | 937.20 | 5 | 66 | 11 / 07 | 99.7 | |
| 4 | Manhattan (1979) | Woody Allen | 39.90 | 198.9 | 198.90 | 22 | 91 | 02 / 00 | 99.0 | |
| 5 | Julia (1977) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jane Fonda & Vanessa Redgrave |
35.30 | 197.8 | 197.80 | 26 | 71 | 11 / 03 | 98.6 | |
| 8 | The Bridges of Madison County (1995) AA Best Actress Nom |
Clint Eastwood | 71.50 | 205.5 | 523.00 | 21 | 82 | 01 / 00 | 97.5 | |
| 7 | Little Women (2019) AA Best Picture Nom |
Emma Watson | 108.10 | 147.5 | 280.70 | 27 | 86 | 06 / 01 | 97.4 | |
| 6 | A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) | Jim Carrey | 118.60 | 238.8 | 420.80 | 18 | 70 | 04 / 01 | 95.7 | |
| 9 | Mary Poppins Returns (2018) | Emily Blunt & Dick Van Dyke |
172.00 | 234.7 | 476.30 | 18 | 69 | 04 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 10 | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) AA Best Actress Nom |
Anne Hathaway & Emily Blunt |
124.70 | 237.0 | 620.30 | 18 | 71 | 02 / 00 | 95.0 | |
| 11 | Into the Woods (2014) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Emily Blunt & Chris Pine |
128.00 | 195.8 | 326.10 | 24 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 14 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Voice Only |
Directed by Steven Spielberg | 78.60 | 173.9 | 522.00 | 28 | 72 | 02 / 00 | 93.3 | |
| 12 | The Hours (2002) AA Best Picture Nom |
Nicole Kidman | 41.70 | 89.8 | 234.60 | 57 | 83 | 09 / 01 | 91.9 | |
| 15 | Sophie's Choice (1982) AA Best Actress Win |
Kevin Kline | 30.00 | 127.7 | 127.70 | 23 | 79 | 05 / 01 | 91.3 | |
| 16 | Silkwood (1983) AA Best Actress Nom |
Kurt Russell & Cher |
35.60 | 141.3 | 141.30 | 19 | 74 | 05 / 00 | 91.3 | |
| 18 | Julie & Julia (2009) AA Best Actress Nom |
Amy Adams | 94.10 | 156.9 | 215.90 | 32 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 19 | Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) | Cher & Pierce Brosnan |
120.60 | 164.6 | 538.70 | 26 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 17 | The Post (2017) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Tom Hanks & Directed by Steven Spielberg |
81.90 | 114.1 | 243.20 | 39 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 90.7 | |
| 16 | Mamma Mia! (2008) | Colin Firth & Pierce Brosnan |
144.10 | 250.9 | 1,061.70 | 14 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.3 | |
| 21 | It's Complicated (2009) | Alec Baldwin & Steve Martin |
112.70 | 187.9 | 365.20 | 27 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 90.2 | |
| 22 | The Manchurian Candidate (2004) | Denzel Washington & Liev Schreiber |
66.00 | 132.8 | 193.40 | 45 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 20 | Postcards from the Edge (1990) AA Best Actress Nom |
Shirley MacLaine & Gene Hackman |
39.10 | 115.5 | 115.50 | 33 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 89.1 | |
| 25 | Death Becomes Her (1992) | Bruce Willis & Goldie Hawn |
58.40 | 176.0 | 448.90 | 24 | 55 | 01 / 01 | 87.5 | |
| 24 | The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) AA Best Actress Nom |
Jeremy Irons | 26.90 | 120.9 | 120.90 | 28 | 69 | 05 / 00 | 86.9 | |
| 23 | Adaptation. (2002) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Nicolas Cage | 22.50 | 48.5 | 70.70 | 102 | 88 | 04 / 01 | 85.5 | |
| 27 | The River Wild (1994) | Kevin Bacon | 46.80 | 143.4 | 143.40 | 29 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 28 | Hope Springs (2012) | Tommy Lee Jones & Steve Carell |
63.50 | 99.8 | 179.50 | 51 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 83.0 | |
| 26 | Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) Voice Only |
George Clooney & Bill Murray |
21.00 | 35.0 | 77.50 | 104 | 88 | 02 / 00 | 82.5 | |
| 29 | Doubt (2008) AA Best Actress Nom |
Philip Seymour Hoffman & Amy Adams |
33.40 | 58.2 | 88.60 | 85 | 77 | 05 / 00 | 81.7 | |
| 30 | Defending Your Life (1991) | Albert Brooks | 16.40 | 48.6 | 48.60 | 69 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 81.3 | |
| 31 | One True Thing (1998) AA Best Actress Nom |
William Hurt | 23.20 | 62.0 | 62.00 | 74 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 32 | Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) AA Best Actress Nom |
Hugh Grant | 27.40 | 39.6 | 70.70 | 98 | 80 | 02 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 33 | A Prairie Home Companion (2006) | Woody Harrelson & Directed by Robert Altman |
20.30 | 38.6 | 49.40 | 114 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 76.1 | |
| 34 | August: Osage County (2013) AA Best Actress Nom |
Julia Roberts & Sam Shepard |
37.70 | 58.0 | 114.10 | 78 | 69 | 03 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 35 | Marvin's Room (1996) | Robert DeNiro & Leonardo DiCaprio |
12.80 | 36.2 | 56.00 | 110 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 36 | Ironweed (1987) AA Best Actress Nom |
Jack Nicholson | 7.40 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 92 | 78 | 02 / 00 | 73.7 | |
| 37 | A Cry in the Dark (1988) AA Best Actress Nom |
Sam Neill | 6.90 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 110 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 73.2 | |
| 38 | Heartburn (1986) | Jack Nicholson | 25.30 | 85.3 | 85.30 | 38 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 72.7 | |
| 39 | The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) | Alan Alda | 19.60 | 97.6 | 97.60 | 46 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 72.1 | |
| 41 | The Ant Bully (2006) | Nicolas Cage & Julia Roberts |
28.10 | 53.5 | 104.80 | 97 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 66.2 | |
| 40 | Don't Look Up (2021) AA Best Picture Nom |
Leonardo DiCaprio | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.80 | 213 | 70 | 04 / 00 | 66.1 | |
| 44 | The Iron Lady (2011) AA Best Actress Win |
Jim Broadbent | 30.00 | 47.3 | 181.20 | 101 | 59 | 02 / 02 | 62.5 | |
| 43 | Music of the Heart (1999) AA Best Actress Nom |
Aidan Quinn | 14.90 | 36.7 | 36.70 | 100 | 64 | 02 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 42 | The Homesman (2014) | Tommy Lee Jones | 2.40 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 166 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.5 | |
| 46 | Falling in Love (1984) | Robert DeNiro | 11.10 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 72 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 47 | Ricki and the Flash (2015) | Kevin Kline | 26.80 | 39.8 | 61.30 | 85 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.0 | |
| 45 | Suffragette (2015) | Carey Mulligan | 4.70 | 7.0 | 23.70 | 141 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 56.7 | |
| 48 | Prime (2005) | Uma Thurman | 22.80 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 112 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 56.4 | |
| 50 | The Giver (2014) | Jeff Bridges | 45.10 | 69.0 | 102.50 | 76 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 49 | Plenty (1985) | Sam Neill | 6.10 | 21.6 | 21.60 | 107 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 54.0 | |
| 51 | Let Them All Talk (2020) HBO Movie |
Candice Bergen | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 52 | Still of the Night (1982) | Roy Scheider | 6.00 | 25.4 | 25.40 | 85 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 53 | The Prom (2020) Netflix |
Nicole Kidman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 263 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 54 | Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) | Rhys Ifans | 2.30 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 165 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 55 | Rendition (2007) | Reese Witherspoon & Jake Gyllenhaal |
9.70 | 17.7 | 49.10 | 141 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 38.7 | |
| 56 | The House of the Spirits (1993) | Glenn Close | 6.30 | 18.9 | 18.90 | 131 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
| 57 | She-Devil (1989) | Roseanne Barr | 15.40 | 48.3 | 48.30 | 64 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 28.3 | |
| 58 | Lions for Lambs (2007) | Tom Cruise & Robert Redford |
15.00 | 27.3 | 114.90 | 123 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 22.0 | |
| 59 | Evening (2007) | Glenn Close | 12.50 | 22.7 | 23.60 | 132 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 18.8 | |
| 60 | Before and After (1996) | Liam Neeson & John Heard |
8.80 | 24.9 | 24.90 | 133 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 61 | The Laundromat (2019) Netflix |
Gary Oldman & Antonion Banderas |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.7 | |
| 62 | Dark Matter (2007) | Aidan Quinn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 460 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 |
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Congrats! You’ve certainly done a lot of work on this movie page. As for Streep, I’ve never seen her in a bad movie, though a few of them could be considered mediocre. What a great star she is – in the ilk of Katherine Hepburn and Jane Fonda. Later!
Thanks for the very kind words…Kosmo…they are greatly appreciated
Great Movie Page! She is a great actress who has played many great roles! Keep up the good work!
Hey petertebin….she has grown on me in the last few years as I used to not be a fan of her work….but over the last 10 years I have enjoyed her movies more….Julia and Julia is the best example…no way I wanted to see that movie….but when my wife made me…I had to agree that the movie was pretty good and she was excellent in the role. The same goes for her latest movie, Hope Springs….high on my wife’s list…..and I am pretending to not be interested…oh the ways of marriage…lol.
Meryl Streep is my pick as the greatest American actress. She can and has played just about all kinds of characters. I saw Kramer v. Kramer when it came out and I saw Hope Springs last week. Streep nailed her role as usual. There were a few laughs, mostly at the expense of Streep’s husband played by Tommie Lee Jones who has lost interest in sex in middle age. (Streep hadn’t lost her interest.) Steve Carrel played the marriage counselor. It was a serious movie, not a comedy. A bit painful to watch
Hey Ralph Deeds. It is hard to argue against your pick of Streep as the greatest American actress. Her stats are incredible….17 Oscar nominations 3 Oscar wins…and quality movie after quality movie. Kramer and Kramer put her on the map….I first noticed her in The Deer Hunter…..she has been a force in movies now for almost 35 years….and it does not look like the end is in sight.
Thanks for the mini-review of Hope Springs….I think her and Tommy Lee Jones look like an outstanding screen couple….they are marketing it as a comedy….I wonder how many people will be prepared for a serious movie that is “a bit painful to watch”. Thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Did you see the April Fools article stating that Streep had edged out Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman to play Martin Luther King in a new movie?! Some people probably believed it.
Hey Ralph….now that is pretty funny…thanks for sharing that information.
Hi Cogerson, and awesome movie page!
I’m going to tell you the same thing I told my friend ishwaryaa33: my favorite Streep movie is “She Devil”
Take care -voted up
John
Hey John Sarkis….thanks for the comment, the visit and the compliment…they are all greatly appreciated. She-Devil is an interesting movie…but I agree with you I like her in the movie as well….FYI Roger Ebert agrees with us too. I think She-Devil is the first time she tried comedy and being the great actress that she is….she handled it very well…..my only complaint about the movie? too much Barr not enough Streep.
The academy always seems to hold Ms Streep to higher standards than other actors. She has lost out to other actresses many times when she in fact turned in the best performance.
Very good point guest. Thanks for the comment.