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The Best Movies Starring Meryl Streep

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Manhattan 1979, 96 min.

Woody Allen • Starring: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Michael Murphy

Comedy Drama • Comedy of Manners • Drama

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The Deer Hunter 1978, 182 min.

Michael Cimino • Starring: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep

Anti-War Film • Drama • Ensemble Film

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Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009, 87 min.

Wes Anderson • Starring: George Clooney, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep

Adventure Comedy • Adventure • Animation

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Adaptation 2002, 114 min.

Spike Jonze • Starring: Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Nicolas Cage

Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Black Comedy • Comedy Drama

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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979, 105 min.

Robert Benton • Starring: Howard Duff, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander

Courtroom Drama • Drama • Family Drama

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Defending Your Life 1991, 112 min.

Albert Brooks • Starring: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn

Comedy • Fantasy Comedy • Fantasy

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Sophie's Choice 1982, 150 min.

Alan J. Pakula • Starring: Meryl Streep, Peter MacNicol, Kevin Kline

Drama • Period Film • Psychological Drama

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Doubt 2008, 104 min.

John Patrick Shanley • Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Mystery

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Silkwood 1983, 131 min.

Mike Nichols • Starring: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Craig T. Nelson

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Docudrama

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Angels in America 2003, 352 min.

Mike Nichols • Starring: Meryl Streep, Mary-Louise Parker, Al Pacino

Based-on-Theatre • Drama • Ensemble Film

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Out of Africa 1985, 160 min.

Sydney Pollack • Starring: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Michael Kitchen

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Costume Romance

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The Post 2017, 115 min.

Steven Spielberg • Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson

Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic • Docudrama

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The Bridges of Madison County 1995, 135 min.

Clint Eastwood • Starring: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley

Drama • Romance • Romantic Drama

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The Devil Wears Prada 2006, 109 min.

David Frankel • Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci

Comedy Drama • Urban Comedy • Workplace Comedy

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Postcards from the Edge 1990, 101 min.

Mike Nichols • Starring: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid

Addiction Drama • Comedy Drama • Domestic Comedy

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Death Becomes Her 1992, 104 min.

Robert Zemeckis • Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn

Black Comedy • Comedy • Fantasy Comedy

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The Hours 2002, 114 min.

Stephen Daldry • Starring: Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman

Drama • Feminist Film • Period Film

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Julie & Julia 2009, 123 min.

Nora Ephron • Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci

Based-on-21st-Century-Literature • Based-on-a-True-Story • Biopic

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The River Wild 1994, 108 min.

Curtis Hanson • Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn

Action Thriller • Action • Adventure Drama

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A Cry in the Dark 1988, 120 min.

Fred Schepisi • Starring: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Nick Tate

Based-on-a-True-Story • Courtroom Drama • Docudrama

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