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The Best Meryl Streep Movies, Ranked

103 credits from 1975 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Little Women (2019) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Mamma Mia! (2008) with $703M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Meryl Streep Movies

The 10 highest-rated films Meryl Streep is credited on. Little Women (2019) leads with 81, followed by Mary Poppins Returns (2018) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Meryl Streep Box Office Hits

Meryl Streep's films have made $5.98B worldwide in total. Mamma Mia! (2008) is the biggest hit at $703M, ahead of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) ($693M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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The Best Meryl Streep Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Meryl Streep has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 36 films, and Little Women (2019) is the pick of them.

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The Best Meryl Streep Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Meryl Streep's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.

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Most Awarded Meryl Streep Movies

Meryl Streep's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Out of Africa (1985) leads with 10 wins from 25 nominations.

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The Latest Meryl Streep Movies

The most recent films Meryl Streep is credited on, newest first — starting with The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Meryl Streep Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Meryl Streep films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Meryl Streep movie?

Little Women (2019) is the best-rated Meryl Streep film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) (80) and The Post (2017) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Little Women: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Meryl Streep movie?

Mamma Mia! (2008) made the most at the box office, with $703M worldwide, followed by The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) with $693M. Together, Meryl Streep's films with box office figures have made $5.98B.

Which Meryl Streep movie won the most awards?

Out of Africa (1985) is the most decorated Meryl Streep film, with 10 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Meryl Streep drama movie?

Little Women (2019) is the best-rated of Meryl Streep's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (comedy), Mary Poppins Returns (adventure) and The Post (biography).

What is the newest Meryl Streep movie?

The newest film on Meryl Streep's filmography is The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026), with Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly.

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