What is the best Meryl Streep movie of all time?

Oscar gold and hidden gems share the screen — her catalog spans tear-jerking dramas, sharp comedies, and biopics that redefined their subjects. Which one is her finest hour?

1. 1
   Sophie's Choice

   A 1982 drama in which Streep plays a Polish Holocaust survivor haunted by an unthinkable wartime decision, earning her second Oscar.
2. 2
   Kramer vs. Kramer

   A 1979 courtroom drama about a custody battle that won Streep her first Oscar and reshaped how Hollywood portrayed divorce.
3. 3
   The Devil Wears Prada

   A 2006 comedy-drama in which Streep plays the icy fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly opposite Anne Hathaway.
4. 4
   Out of Africa

   A 1985 Best Picture winner set in colonial Kenya, with Streep opposite Robert Redford as writer Karen Blixen.
5. 5
   Doubt

   A 2008 drama in which Streep plays a strict nun who suspects a priest of misconduct, sparking a tense moral standoff.
6. 6
   The Iron Lady

   A 2011 biopic in which Streep's portrayal of Margaret Thatcher earned her third Academy Award.
7. 7
   Julie & Julia

   A 2009 film where Streep's joyful portrayal of culinary legend Julia Child became an instant classic.
8. 8
   The Post

   A 2017 Spielberg thriller in which Streep plays Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham deciding whether to publish the Pentagon Papers.
9. 9
   Bridges of Madison County

   A 1995 romantic drama directed by Clint Eastwood in which Streep plays an Iowa housewife swept into a brief but transformative love affair.
10. 10
    Silkwood

    A 1983 Mike Nichols drama based on the true story of Karen Silkwood, a nuclear plant worker who suspected safety violations.
11. 11
    Adaptation

    A 2002 Charlie Kaufman meta-comedy in which Streep plays a real-life author tangled in Nicolas Cage's neurotic screenwriting.
12. 12
    Mamma Mia!

    A 2008 ABBA musical in which Streep sings and dances her way through a Greek island wedding romp.
13. 13
    Heartburn

    A 1986 Mike Nichols film based on Nora Ephron's semi-autobiographical novel about betrayal in marriage, with Streep opposite Jack Nicholson.
14. 14
    Postcards from the Edge

    A 1990 comedy-drama based on Carrie Fisher's memoir, with Streep as a struggling actress navigating addiction and a controlling mother.
15. 15
    The Hours

    A 2002 drama connecting Virginia Woolf to two women across decades, with Streep as a modern-day New Yorker.