Can You Name the Meryl Streep Movie From a Screenshot?

By: Brittany Rowland
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Can You Name the Meryl Streep Movie From a Screenshot?
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About This Quiz

Julia Child, Margaret Thatcher, Miranda Priestly, Sophie Zawistowski ... These are only four of the memorable roles Meryl Streep has brought to life in her long, versatile acting career. Hailed as one of the greatest actresses living today, she holds the distinction of earning 21 Academy Award nominations and winning three times: Best Actress for "Sophie's Choice" and "The Iron Lady" and Best Supporting Actress for "Kramer vs. Kramer."

One of Streep's uncanniest talents is her ability to faithfully adopt accents for her roles - everything from Danish, Polish and Italian to Minnesota, Southern and the Bronx. In interviews, she cited her childhood spent listening to artists like Barbra Streisand as an influence on her own voice. That, and she observes and listens to people carefully.

The point is, if you claim to be a movie buff, you must have some familiarity with Meryl Streep's oeuvre! Whether you fancy the lighthearted musicals like "Mamma Mia!" and "A Prairie Home Companion" or the serious dramas such as "The Deer Hunter" or "Doubt," there's something for everyone's tastes and preferences. See how you rank as a Meryl Streep fan and try to identify these movies of hers by a screenshot! We have no "Doubt" you'll be "Falling in Love" with her movies films over again!




The Devil Wears Prada
Fox 2000 Pictures / Dune Entertainment
As a fashion magazine editor, Meryl's character chews up assistants and spits them out before lunch. Can you identify this film?
"A Prairie Home Companion"
"The Manchurian Candidate"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
"Dark Matter"
Kramer vs Kramer
Columbia Pictures
Meryl played a woman fighting her ex-husband for custody of little Billy. Do you remember this film?
"The Deer Hunter"
"The Seduction of Joe Tynan"
"Manhattan"
"Kramer vs. Kramer"
Out of Africa
Mirage Enterprises
Which film featured the tragic love story of Karen and Denys, played by Meryl and Robert Redford?
"The French Lieutenant's Woman"
"Out of Africa"
"Everybody Rides the Carousel"
"Julia"

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The River Wild
Universal Pictures
Can Gail and Tom work out their marriage and outwit a pair of killers on the lam ... all on a whitewater rafting trip? Whew, that sounds intense!
"Out of Africa"
"The River Wild"
"Defending Your Life"
"Postcards from the Edge"
Mamma Mia!
Relativity Media / Littlestar Productions / Playtone
ABBA fans, get out your dancing shoes! Meryl's character faces three old beaus after 20 years in which film?
"Before and After"
"Mamma Mia!"
"The Bridges of Madison County"
"The House of the Spirits"
Postcards from the Edge
Columbia Pictures
She's an actress with a substance abuse problem. She has to move back in with her overbearing mom. What could possibly go wrong?
"A.I. Artificial Intelligence"
"One True Thing"
"Dancing at Lughnasa"
"Postcards from the Edge"

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Fantastic Mr. Fox
American Empirical Pictures
In Wes Anderson's stop-motion film, Meryl voices Felicity. Can she and her husband outfox a trio of mean farmers?
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"It's Complicated"
"The Iron Lady"
"Hope Springs"
The Iron Lady
Pathé / Film4 Productions
Meryl won her third Academy Award for portraying Margaret Thatcher in which film?
"The Homesman"
"Ricki and the Flash"
"Into the Woods"
"The Iron Lady"
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Relativity Media / Littlestar Productions / Playtone
In this sequel, we learn how Donna met Sam, Harry and Bill. What is it?
"Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
"The Guardian Brothers"
"Into the Woods"

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The Ant Bully
Legendary Pictures / Playtone
Will a boy change his ways when he's shrunk down to the size of a bug? Meryl played a queen, of course.
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Music of Regret"
"The Ant Bully"
"Stuck on You"
The Deer Hunter
EMI
A raucous wedding celebration and a hellish experience in Vietnam - this 1978 war drama kept everyone on the edge of their seats! Can you name it?
"The Deer Hunter"
"Still of the Night"
"Silkwood"
"Plenty"
Into the Woods
Walt Disney Pictures
My, what long, bony fingers you have! Meryl played the Witch in which fairy tale musical?
"Into the Woods"
"The Guardian Brothers"
"Kramer vs. Kramer"
"Doubt"

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Sophie's Choice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFblucj9--A
Meryl's character had a horrible decision to make in this Holocaust-era film! What is it?
"Suffragette"
"The Guardian Brothers"
"Sophie's Choice"
"The Homesman"
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Paramount Pictures
Meryl played Aunt Josephine, an eccentric woman with a long list of phobias. What film is this?
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
"The Ant Bully"
"Music of the Heart"
"Marvin's Room"
Everybody Rides the Carousel
Hubley Studios
Meryl's first acting credit was in an animated feature. She provided the voice for Stage 6.
"Everybody Rides the Carousel"
"The Deadliest Season"
"Julia"
"Manhattan"

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Ricki and the Flash
TriStar Pictures
You're never too old for rock 'n roll! Meryl plays a rock star with family problems in which film?
"Suffragette"
"Florence Foster Jenkins"
"Ricki and the Flash"
"Julie & Julia"
Suffragette
Film4 / BFI / Ingenious Media
Give votes to women! That's the main fight in this film, in which Meryl played Emmeline Pankhurst.
"The Homesman"
"The Iron Lady"
"Suffragette"
"It's Complicated"
The Manchurian Candidate
Scott Rudin Productions
Meryl played a manipulative senator in this political thriller. Who knew politics could be so thrilling?
"Dark Matter"
"The Manchurian Candidate"
"Rendition"
"Lions for Lambs"

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The Guardian Brothers
The Weinstein Company
What happens when humans don't believe in the gods anymore? Meryl narrates this Chinese animated tale about the spirit world. Can you identify it?
"The Guardian Brothers"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"The Ant Bully"
"The Devil Wears Prada"
It's Complicated
Relativity Media / Waverly Films
Time for a light-hearted rom-com! Meryl has affairs with two men - one of them her ex-husband! What's this movie?
"Lions for Lambs"
"Rendition"
"It's Complicated"
"Dark Matter"
Florence Foster Jenkins
Pathé / BBC Films
No one can keep this lady from singing in this film! (Just stuff some cotton balls in your ears.)
"Florence Foster Jenkins"
"The Giver"
"August: Osage County"
"Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Amblin Entertainment / Stanley Kubrick Productions
Meryl voices the Blue Fairy in this futuristic fairy tale featuring Haley Joel Osment. What's the film?
"A.I. Artificial Intelligence"
"Prime"
"The Iron Lady"
"The Giver"
Doubt
Scott Rudin Productions
Hide the rulers! Meryl played Sister Aloysius in which film based on a stage play?
"Doubt"
"Lions for Lambs"
"It's Complicated"
"Evening"
Hope Springs
Mandate Pictures / Film 360
Can a marriage therapist played by Steve Carell help a middle-aged couple reignite their spark? What is this film?
"Mamma Mia!"
"Florence Foster Jenkins"
"The Post"
"Hope Springs"

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Julie & Julia
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Bon appétit! Meryl played a woman who attended Le Cordon Bleu in the 1950s. Can you name this movie?
"Julie & Julia"
"Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
"Florence Foster Jenkins"
"Into the Woods"
August: Osage County
Jean Doumanian Productions
Meryl played Violet, the matriarch of a dysfunctional family. But where's the patriarch?
"August: Osage County"
"Mary Poppins Returns"
"The Post"
"Shoulders"
The French Lieutenant's Woman
United Artists
Meryl played dual roles as Anna and Sarah Woodruff in which film?
"Out of Africa"
"The Bridges of Madison County"
"The French Lieutenant's Woman"
"She-Devil"

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Music of the Heart
Miramax
What, Wes Craven directed a non-horror movie? Meryl Streep starred as a violin teacher in which 1999 film?
"One True Thing"
"Dancing at Lughnasa"
"Music of the Heart"
"Marvin's Room"
The Hours
Scott Rudin Productions
Meryl's character Clarissa earns the nickname Mrs. Dalloway in this film. Yes, it has Virginia Woolf in it, too.
"The Hours"
"Adaptation"
"A Prairie Home Companion"
"Prime"
The Post
Amblin Entertainment / DreamWorks Pictures
Meryl stars as Katharine Graham in this political thriller directed by Steven Spielberg. Can you name it?
"The Manchurian Candidate"
"Shoulders"
"The Post"
"Suffragette"

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A Prairie Home Companion
Picturehouse / New Line Cinema
Robert Altman's last film featured the popular radio show of the same name. What is it?
"Evening"
"Rendition"
"Mamma Mia!"
"A Prairie Home Companion"
Dark Matter
2007 Sundance Film Festival
Can you trace the origins of the universe? Meryl Streep and Aidan Quinn play the mentors of a Chinese graduate student in which 2007 drama?
"Dark Matter"
"The Music of Regret"
"Prime"
"The Manchurian Candidate"
Lions for Lambs
United Artists
Time for a war drama starring Meryl Streep, Robert Redford and Tom Cruise! Do you remember this one?
"Lions for Lambs"
"Rendition"
"Evening"
"Prime"

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The Bridges of Madison County
Amblin Entertainment / Malpaso Productions
Siblings uncover their late mother's affair from decades ago. What's the name of this 1995 drama?
"The House of the Spirits"
"Death Becomes Her"
"The Bridges of Madison County"
"Defending Your Life"
Adaptation
Columbia Pictures / Good Machine
Who knew a writer's life was filled with so many secrets? Meryl played Susan Orlean in this film written by Charlie Kaufman.
"Stuck on You"
"The Hours"
"Chrysanthemum"
"Adaptation"
The Giver
Walden Media
The world is not black and white. Oh, wait! In this film it kinda is ...
"August: Osage County"
"Hope Springs"
"Ricki and the Flash"
"The Giver"

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One True Thing
Universal Studios
Get out the tissues! Meryl's character is dying of cancer and must reconcile with her daughter (Renee Zellweger). What's the film?
"Before and After"
"Marvin's Room"
"The River Wild"
"One True Thing"
Marvin's Room
Miramax
Can an estranged daughter come to the aid of her ailing sister and father? That's the question in which film?
"Marvin's Room"
"August: Osage County"
"One True Thing"
"Sophie's Choice"
Before and After
Hollywood Pictures / Caravan Pictures
Did her son kill Martha Taverner? That's what Meryl's character must grapple with in this drama. What movie is it?
"Before and After"
"... First Do No Harm"
"Marvin's Room"
"Death Becomes Her"

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Cousin Topsy - Mary Poppins Returns
Walt Disney Pictures
As Cousin Topsy, Meryl played a fix-it shop owner in which fantasy film?
"The Giver"
"Hope Springs"
"Fantastic Mr. Fox"
"Mary Poppins Returns"