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What is the best Nora Ephron movie?

By YPB Team

Some she wrote for other directors, others she steered herself, so the rom-com staples share the page with a whistleblower drama and a couple of box-office misfires.

  1. When Harry Met Sally... — ranked #11
    When Harry Met Sally...
    A 1989 romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner from Nora Ephron's original screenplay, which earned her an Oscar nomination; she wrote it but did not direct it.
    1000pts
  2. Silkwood — ranked #22
    Silkwood
    A 1983 drama directed by Mike Nichols about nuclear-plant whistleblower Karen Silkwood, co-written by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen, who shared an Oscar nomination for it.
    999pts
  3. Bewitched — ranked #33
    Bewitched
    A 2005 meta-comedy loosely based on the 1960s sitcom, starring Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell, directed by Nora Ephron and co-written by her with Delia Ephron.
    600pts
  4. Hanging Up — ranked #44
    Hanging Up
    A 2000 comedy-drama directed by Diane Keaton about three sisters and their ailing father, co-written by Nora and Delia Ephron from Delia's novel.
    600pts
  5. Julie & Julia — ranked #55
    Julie & Julia
    A 2009 comedy-drama pairing Meryl Streep as Julia Child with Amy Adams as blogger Julie Powell, written and directed by Nora Ephron; it was her final film.
    529pts
  6. Sleepless in Seattle — ranked #66
    Sleepless in Seattle
    A 1993 romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan that Nora Ephron both directed and co-wrote, earning an Oscar nomination for the screenplay.
    448pts
  7. You've Got Mail — ranked #77
    You've Got Mail
    A 1998 romantic comedy about rival booksellers who fall for each other online, directed by Nora Ephron and co-written by her with Delia Ephron.
    448pts
  8. My Blue Heaven — ranked #88
    My Blue Heaven
    A 1990 comedy directed by Herbert Ross starring Steve Martin as a mob informant in witness protection, written by Nora Ephron.
    448pts
  9. Heartburn — ranked #99
    Heartburn
    A 1986 Mike Nichols film starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson, written by Nora Ephron from her own novel based on the end of her marriage to Carl Bernstein.
    353pts
  10. Lucky Numbers — ranked #1010
    Lucky Numbers
    A 2000 crime comedy starring John Travolta and Lisa Kudrow about a rigged lottery, directed by Nora Ephron from a screenplay by Adam Resnick.
    353pts
  11. This Is My Life — ranked #1111
    This Is My Life
    Nora Ephron's 1992 directing debut, co-written with Delia Ephron, about a single mother who becomes a stand-up comic, starring Julie Kavner.
    353pts
  12. Mixed Nuts — ranked #1212
    Mixed Nuts
    A 1994 Christmas comedy set at a suicide-prevention hotline, starring Steve Martin, directed by Nora Ephron and co-written by her with Delia Ephron.
    353pts
  13. Michael — ranked #1313
    Michael
    A 1996 fantasy comedy starring John Travolta as a rumpled archangel, directed by Nora Ephron and co-written by her.
    240pts
  14. Cookie — ranked #1414
    Cookie
    A 1989 crime comedy directed by Susan Seidelman starring Peter Falk and Emily Lloyd, co-written by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen.
    0pts

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