Meryl Streep — 75. Top 7 highly rated movies starring the actress

In a career spanning nearly half a century, Meryl Streep has added incredible success and left behind an impressive legacy. She is the winner of three Academy Awards and the all-time record holder in terms of nominations. In total, Meryl has been nominated 21 times — 17 for Best Actress and four for Best Supporting Actress. We tell you about seven movies with the great actress.

7. "Julie & Julia"

• 2009
• USA
• Biography, melodrama, drama
• Director: Nora Ephron
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Julie Powell (Amy Adams) is going through a mental crisis. To find herself and realize her dream of becoming a writer, she ventures out to start a cooking blog and sets a goal of cooking 524 dishes in a year from the cookbook of the legendary Julia Child (Meryl Streep), who revolutionized the art of cooking and introduced America to the intricacies of French cuisine.

"I stumbled upon the movie, as always, by accident. In the end, it so appealed to me that I've already rewatched it dozens of times. How much I liked Julia Child, the actress who played her, and in general the whole atmosphere of the movie. The movie is very atmospheric, warm and soulful. It inspires me and lifts my mood. It is impossible to remain indifferent to Julia", — Omae.

"An amazing movie. Beautiful, heartwarming, heartwarming. Found it in a random fall movie selection. And I'm so glad I watched it! Great actors! A light plot. All of this is accompanied by a beautiful picture, a nice atmosphere. Throughout the movie I wanted to eat something. And after watching it I wanted to buy a cookbook and cook a recipe a day ... Wonderful movie", — arutomy.

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6. "The Post"

• 2017
• USA, India
• Thriller, drama, biography, history
• Director: Steven Spielberg
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

1971. After her husband's suicide, Katharine Graham (Meryl Streep) has nothing to do but take over his newspaper, "The Washington Post". She has to deal with ministers, attorneys, lawyers, but they all turn out to be men who are not willing to look at Katherine as an equal. Soon Katherine and editor-in-chief Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) get their hands on secret documents related to the Vietnam War. The publication of the materials may reveal to the citizens of the country the terrible truth about the actions of the American authorities, but the payback for this may be a prison sentence for the newspapermen.

The movie is based on a true story that took place in New York in 1971. The role of Katharine Graham brought Meryl her 21st Oscar nomination.

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5. "Doubt" 

• 2008
• USA
• Drama, detective
• Director: John Patrick Shanley
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

Sister Aloysius (Meryl Streep), who runs a Catholic school attached to a church in the Bronx, discovers that one of her students, a young African-American boy, may have been victimized by a pedophile priest. However, the suspect, Father Brendan Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman), denies all accusations against him, unwilling to leave his post. In the end, Aloysius forces the priest to leave. He becomes a pastor and principal of another school, although his sister has informed the bishop of the reasons for Father Flynn's transfer.

The movie has five Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, including for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actress (Meryl Streep).

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4. "The Hours"

• 2002
• USA, UK, France, Canada, Germany
• Drama, biography
• Director: Stephen Daldry
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Ed Harris, Miranda Richardson
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

The movie tells about the fates of three women separated by centuries, but surprisingly similar in their mental torment. The first character is writer Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), consumed by suicidal thoughts. The second is housewife Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), living with an unloving husband. The third is journalist Clarissa Vaughan (Meryl Streep), who is planning a party in honor of Richard (Ed Harris), a former lover with AIDS. The three storylines are intertwined into a cohesive whole thanks to Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway", to which all the characters are connected in one way or another.

The movie was nominated for several prestigious awards, among them the Oscar. The statuette went to Nicole Kidman for Best Actress.

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3. "Sophie's Choice"  

• 1982
• UK, USA
• Drama, melodrama
• Director: Alan Pakula
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Josh Mostel, Robin Bartlett
• IMDb Rating: 7.5

Postwar, USA. A young Polish woman, Sophie (Meryl Streep), who has left ruined Europe for prosperous America, tries to forget the nightmares she suffered during the war, which deprived her of her husband and children. There she enters into a relationship with Nathan (Kevin Kline), a successful biologist, a kind but emotionally unstable man who is obsessed with avenging the extermination of Jews during the Holocaust.

"Sophie's Choice" is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by American writer William Styron. Streep also won Oscar and Golden Globe awards for her role as Sophie.

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2. "The Bridges of Madison County"

• 1995
• USA
• Melodrama, drama
• Director: Clint Eastwood
• Starring: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak, Jim Haney
• IMDb Rating: 7.6

Francesca (Meryl Streep) is a farmer's wife and mother of two. The woman has not thought about romance for a long time and is content with the humdrum life of a housewife. But suddenly in her measured life comes love. Having met a photographer Robert (Clint Eastwood) while her husband and children are away, Francesca can't control her feelings and succumbs to sudden passion. The couple is given only four days to fall in love.

For the role of Francesca, Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The movie was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture.

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1. "Kramer vs. Kramer"

• 1979
• USA
• Drama
• Director: Robert Benton
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Dustin Hoffman, Jane Alexander, Justin Henry, Howard Duff
• IMDb Rating: 7.8

Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) is completely immersed in his career. His wife Joanna (Meryl Streep) is raising a child, so she cannot realize herself in her profession. Her husband's indifference forces her to leave the family. Now Ted has to bring up his son by himself. Over time, not without difficulties, he gets used to it and becomes the best friend for the boy. When everything is getting better, his wife suddenly shows up to take the child away through the court.

In the piggy bank of the movie as many as five awards Oscar, including for Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep).

"It's a very old movie. Assumed it would be boring to watch with a modern eye, but I loved it! The story is timeless, well and heartfelt filmed. Pleasantly surprised by the ending", — MouseJerry.

"About the finale, that's what I thought it would be. Good call. Worth watching", — ArwenMorgan.

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