# What is the best Barbra Streisand film of all time?

> From her Oscar-winning debut in Funny Girl to passion projects like Yentl and The Prince of Tides, Barbra Streisand's filmography spans comedy, drama, and musical theatre — vote for her greatest cinematic achievement.

*By YPB Team · Published May 25, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-barbra-streisand-film-of-all-time*

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1. **Funny Girl**
   The 1968 musical drama that launched Streisand's film career and earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress in a tie with Katharine Hepburn — her greatest screen role.
2. **The Way We Were**
   The 1973 romantic drama starring Streisand opposite Robert Redford, a bittersweet love story set against the McCarthy era that became one of cinema's most celebrated romances.
3. **What's Up, Doc?**
   Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 screwball comedy where Streisand's endlessly energetic Judy Maxwell causes delightful chaos opposite Ryan O'Neal's distracted professor.
4. **A Star Is Born**
   Streisand's 1976 rock music remake where she also served as producer, winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'Evergreen' and dominating the box office.
5. **Yentl**
   The 1983 passion project Streisand spent a decade fighting to make, serving as director, producer, co-writer, and star of this feminist Jewish musical drama.
6. **Hello, Dolly!**
   The 1969 lavish musical extravaganza with Streisand starring as matchmaker Dolly Levi, featuring Gene Kelly as director and Louis Armstrong's iconic performance.
7. **The Prince of Tides**
   The critically acclaimed 1991 drama Streisand directed and starred in, earning seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
8. **The Mirror Has Two Faces**
   Streisand's 1996 romantic comedy-drama about a woman transformed by self-discovery, which she directed, produced, and starred in alongside Jeff Bridges.
9. **Funny Lady**
   The 1975 sequel to Funny Girl following Fanny Brice's later career and marriage to Billy Rose, reuniting Streisand with James Caan in a glossy, nostalgic musical.
10. **Nuts**
   The 1987 intense courtroom drama where Streisand plays a high-end call girl fighting to be declared competent to stand trial, showcasing her dramatic range in an underrated performance.
11. **The Owl and the Pussycat**
   The 1970 comedy that marked Streisand's first non-singing film role, opposite George Segal as mismatched neighbours thrust into an unlikely romance.
12. **On a Clear Day You Can See Forever**
   The 1970 Vincente Minnelli musical fantasy where Streisand plays a woman who recalls past lives under hypnosis, featuring a lush Lerner and Loewe score.
13. **For Pete's Sake**
   The 1974 farcical comedy where Streisand plays a Brooklyn wife who borrows money to help her husband, plunging herself into increasingly absurd criminal entanglements.
14. **Up the Sandbox**
   The 1972 feminist comedy-drama exploring a young mother's domestic frustrations and bold fantasies, one of Streisand's most personal and underrated performances.

Tags: movies, 70s, actors, classics, all-time
