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Meryl Streep · Filmography Ranked

Best Meryl Streep Films, Ranked by IQ Score

Five decades of the most-Oscar-nominated performer in screen-acting history. Every Streep film, ranked by IQ Score.

Meryl Streep's filmography is the most-canonical screen-acting catalog of the late-20th and early-21st century. 21 Oscar nominations, more than any other performer in the medium's history. Three wins (Kramer vs. Kramer, Sophie's Choice, The Iron Lady).

Anchor picks: Sophie's Choice (1982), her Best Actress Oscar performance and one of the most-canonical lead-actress works ever recorded. The Hours (2002), Adaptation (2002), Doubt (2008) round out the catalog's top tier. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) won her first Oscar.

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