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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Questions about this ranking
What is the best Meryl Streep film?
By IQ Score on TV Intelligentsia, Sophie's Choice (1982, 167) anchors the catalog, her Best Actress Oscar performance and one of the most-canonical lead-actress works in cinema history. The Hours, Adaptation, Doubt, and Kramer vs. Kramer round out the Masterclass tier.
How many Oscar nominations does Streep have?
21, the most of any performer in screen-acting history. Three wins: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), The Iron Lady (2011).
Which Streep performance is most underrated?
Doubt (2008) and The Hours (2002) are consistently underrated relative to Streep's marquee titles. Both score in Masterclass tier on TVI's rubric, but neither dominates cultural-memory references the way Sophie's Choice or Kramer vs. Kramer do.
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