1. "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
   "It's Complicated"
2. "The Iron Lady"
   "Hope Springs"

Wes Anderson adapted Roald Dahl's children's book "Fantastic Mr. Fox" using charming stop-motion animation. George Clooney and Meryl Streep portray the fox parents, Mr. Fox and Felicity Fox.

1. "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
   "Mary Poppins Returns"
2. "The Guardian Brothers"
   "Into the Woods"

After the success of the original "Mamma Mia!" this sequel delivered more ABBA music, dancing and fun. It includes flashbacks to the 1970s when Donna arrived on Kalokairi and met three men ...

1. "Into the Woods"
   "The Guardian Brothers"
2. "Kramer vs. Kramer"
   "Doubt"

Meryl Streep played the Witch in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical. The story blends together several fairy tales by the Grimm Brothers, including "Cinderella" and "Rapunzel."

1. "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
   "Out of Africa"
2. "Everybody Rides the Carousel"
   "Julia"

Directed by Sydney Pollack, "Out of Africa" won several Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Meryl Streep starred as a Danish woman who moves to Africa with her husband but falls for a hunter.

1. "Before and After"
   "Mamma Mia!"
2. "The Bridges of Madison County"
   "The House of the Spirits"

This musical romantic comedy focuses on a young woman who wants her dad to walk her down the aisle, but she doesn't know who he is out of three candidates. Streep sings ABBA hits like "Dancing Queen."

1. "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
   "The Music of Regret"
2. "The Ant Bully"
   "Stuck on You"

As the ant queen, Streep forces the ant-sized Lucas to perform hard labor as punishment for tormenting the ant colony. In the end, though, she praises the boy for saving the colony.

1. "Out of Africa"
   "The River Wild"
2. "Defending Your Life"
   "Postcards from the Edge"

Gail and Tom's marriage is on the rocks, but on a whitewater rafting trip with their young son, they face even bigger problems. A pair of criminals hijack their raft in a desperate escape attempt.

1. "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"
   "One True Thing"
2. "Dancing at Lughnasa"
   "Postcards from the Edge"

"Postcards from the Edge" was based on Carrie Fisher's novel, a semi-autobiographical tale about a young actress's complicated relationship with her mother. Streep got to flex her comedy muscles.

1. "The Guardian Brothers"
   "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
2. "The Ant Bully"
   "The Devil Wears Prada"

Streep is the narrator in the English-language version of "The Guardian Brothers." The Chinese animated film tells about one Chinese spirit's attempts to reconnect with the human world.

1. "The Homesman"
   "Ricki and the Flash"
2. "Into the Woods"
   "The Iron Lady"

Meryl Streep portrayed Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving U.K. prime minister. The juicy role earned Streep many nominations and wins, including an Oscar, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award.

1. "Lions for Lambs"
   "Rendition"
2. "It's Complicated"
   "Dark Matter"

Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin play a divorced couple who start secretly dating again. However, she's also drawn to Adam, played by Steve Martin. Who will she end up with in this complicated rom-com?

1. "A Prairie Home Companion"
   "The Manchurian Candidate"
2. "The Devil Wears Prada"
   "Dark Matter"

Streep looks like she had fun playing the powerful Miranda Priestly, who puts Anne Hathaway's character in her place in a memorable scene. And, of course, the role earned her an Oscar nomination!

1. "Everybody Rides the Carousel"
   "The Deadliest Season"
2. "Julia"
   "Manhattan"

"Everybody Rides the Carousel" was an animated film exploring the eight phases of life, according to Erik H. Erikson. Meryl Streep and Charles Levin provided the narration for Stage 6.

1. "Suffragette"
   "The Guardian Brothers"
2. "Sophie's Choice"
   "The Homesman"

Polish immigrant Sophie Zawistowski's relationship with Nathan and Stingo is as troubled as the dark secret she carries — what happened to her children at a Nazi concentration camp.

1. "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"
   "The Ant Bully"
2. "Music of the Heart"
   "Marvin's Room"

The Baudelaire children won't get away with any grammar mistakes around their guardian, Aunt Josephine Anwhistle. However, a grim fate involving leeches awaits her in this comedic fantasy film.

1. "The Deer Hunter"
   "The Seduction of Joe Tynan"
2. "Manhattan"
   "Kramer vs. Kramer"

Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep play a divorced couple who enter a bitter custody battle for their young son. Will the parents put aside their hurt feelings to act in the best interest of their child?

1. "The Homesman"
   "The Iron Lady"
2. "Suffragette"
   "It's Complicated"

Streep played Emmeline Pankhurst, the real-life women's rights activist. "Suffragette," which starred Carey Mulligan, shows the struggles of women fighting for suffrage in the UK.

1. "Suffragette"
   "Florence Foster Jenkins"
2. "Ricki and the Flash"
   "Julie & Julia"

Streep co-starred with her real-life daughter, Mamie Gummer. She also rejoined Kevin Kline for the third time, after co-starring with him in "Sophie's Choice" and "A Prairie Home Companion."

1. "Florence Foster Jenkins"
   "The Giver"
2. "August: Osage County"
   "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events"

Streep plays an heiress who loves music so much that she decides to perform at Carnegie Hall. The only problem? She can't sing, and no one has the heart to tell her! It's a show no one will forget ...

1. "The Deer Hunter"
   "Still of the Night"
2. "Silkwood"
   "Plenty"

"The Deer Hunter" featured the infamous Russian roulette scene that disturbed audiences. Meryl Streep played the girlfriend of one of the steelworkers who go off to fight in the Vietnam War.

1. "Julie & Julia"
   "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
2. "Florence Foster Jenkins"
   "Into the Woods"

Meryl Streep delightfully embodied the iconic chef Julia Child, who mastered French cooking. The film reunited Streep and Stanley Tucci, who previously appeared together in "The Devil Wears Prada."

1. "Mamma Mia!"
   "Florence Foster Jenkins"
2. "The Post"
   "Hope Springs"

After their children move out, wife Kay (played by Streep) wants to rekindle her marriage with stodgy Arnold (Tommy Lee Jones). So she signs them up for marriage counseling. Will it work out as planned?

1. "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"
   "Prime"
2. "The Iron Lady"
   "The Giver"

As a modern retelling of "Pinocchio," the film features a robot designed to look like a young boy who, more than anything, longs to be a real boy loved by his "mother." Will he live happily ever after?

1. "August: Osage County"
   "Mary Poppins Returns"
2. "The Post"
   "Shoulders"

This ensemble drama features Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor and Margo Martindale. One memorable scene in the movie has Julia Roberts' character pouncing on her mother at a post-funeral dinner.

1. "Dark Matter"
   "The Manchurian Candidate"
2. "Rendition"
   "Lions for Lambs"

Before "House of Cards" became a hit thriller, "The Manchurian Candidate" exposed the political machinations in the highest levels of government. Streep played the scheming Eleanor Prentiss Shaw.

1. "Out of Africa"
   "The Bridges of Madison County"
2. "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
   "She-Devil"

Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons have torrid love affairs in two story lines within this 1981 film, in both a Victorian and a modern-day setting. Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.

1. "The Manchurian Candidate"
   "Shoulders"
2. "The Post"
   "Suffragette"

In "The Post," Streep plays the owner of "The Washington Post," who fights the government to publish the "Pentagon Papers." For her juicy role, Streep earned another Oscar nomination!

1. "One True Thing"
   "Dancing at Lughnasa"
2. "Music of the Heart"
   "Marvin's Room"

Streep played Roberta Guaspari, a violinist who transformed students' lives at Opus 118 Harlem School of Music. But will the music teacher be able to save the music program with a knock-out performance?

1. "August: Osage County"
   "Hope Springs"
2. "Ricki and the Flash"
   "The Giver"

Streep played the Chief Elder, the primary antagonist in this dystopian thriller based on the Lois Lowry children's book. She wants to shield the community from pain, but will she go too far?

1. "Doubt"
   "Lions for Lambs"
2. "It's Complicated"
   "Evening"

Streep portrayed the rigid Sister Aloysius, a Catholic school principal who harbors dark suspicions of the parish priest (Philip Seymour Hoffman). The scenes with Streep and Hoffman sizzle with tension!

1. "Before and After"
   "Marvin's Room"
2. "The River Wild"
   "One True Thing"

Renee Zellweger's character sees both her parents in a new light when she comes home to help care for her terminally ill mom. Streep was nominated for an Oscar for her performance.

1. "The House of the Spirits"
   "Death Becomes Her"
2. "The Bridges of Madison County"
   "Defending Your Life"

Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, "The Bridges of Madison County" reveals the four-day affair between a photographer and an Iowan farm wife. It's the type of poignant role Streep lives for!

1. "Dark Matter"
   "The Music of Regret"
2. "Prime"
   "The Manchurian Candidate"

Directed by Chen Shi-Zheng, "Dark Matter" explores the relationship between Chinese student Liu Xing and his cosmology professor. The film takes a dark turn at the end, inspired by a real-life shooting.

1. "Marvin's Room"
   "August: Osage County"
2. "One True Thing"
   "Sophie's Choice"

Streep played Lee, who abandoned her family 20 years ago. Now, however, her sister Bessie (Diane Keaton) is sick and needs help caring for their bed-ridden dad. Will Lee rise to the occasion?

1. "Stuck on You"
   "The Hours"
2. "Chrysanthemum"
   "Adaptation"

Streep plays Susan Orlean, the author of "The Orchid Thief," and Nicholas Cage plays Charlie Kaufman, the writer struggling to adapt it into a screenplay. This meta film scooped up a lot of awards.

1. "Evening"
   "Rendition"
2. "Mamma Mia!"
   "A Prairie Home Companion"

Streep sings as Yolanda, one of the Johnson Girls, in this film about the final broadcast of Garrison Keillor's radio show. She and Lily Tomlin belt out "My Minnesota Home" with gusto!

1. "Lions for Lambs"
   "Rendition"
2. "Evening"
   "Prime"

This 2007 anti-war drama, directed by Robert Redford, was a box office disappointment. Streep played Janine Roth, a journalist who is skeptical of a new strategy in the war in Afghanistan.

1. "The Giver"
   "Hope Springs"
2. "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
   "Mary Poppins Returns"

Streep's Cousin Topsy works in a topsy-turvy fix-it shop in "Mary Poppins Returns," providing a whimsical music number. Meryl adopted an Eastern European accent to portray the eccentric character.

1. "The Hours"
   "Adaptation"
2. "A Prairie Home Companion"
   "Prime"

Directed by Stephen Daldry, "The Hours" explored the lives of three women from different time periods who reflect Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway." Streep co-starred with Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman.

1. "Before and After"
   "... First Do No Harm"
2. "Marvin's Room"
   "Death Becomes Her"

Meryl Streep and Liam Neeson play the parents of a boy (Edward Furlong) who's gone missing — and worse, he may have killed a young woman. What will a family do to protect the ones they love?