Meryl Streep — Actor (77)
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Holocaust (1978) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Holocaust
director: Gerald Green actor: Tom Bell / Joseph Bottoms …
other title: Olocausto / Holocauste …
Berlin, Germany, 1935. The day Karl Weiss, a Jewish painter, and Inga Helms, a Christian woman, marry, is the one in which both of them and the entire Weiss family are caught up in the maelstrom of the Nazi regime, the storms of World War II and the horrors of the criminal Final Solution, the Holocaust, the Shoah; while Erik Dorf, an ambitious lawyer, undertakes his fall into hell at the hands of the sinister Reinhard Heydrich.
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Evil Angels (1988) IMDb TMDB
Evil Angels
director: Fred Schepisi actor: Meryl Streep / Sam Neill …
other title: Un grido nella notte / Um Grito de Coragem …
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.
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Music of the Heart (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Music of the Heart
director: Wes Craven actor: Meryl Streep / Aidan Quinn …
other title: La musica del cuore / La Musique de mon cœur …
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981) IMDb TMDB
The French Lieutenant's Woman
director: Karel Reisz actor: Meryl Streep / Jeremy Irons …
other title: La donna del tenente francese / Den franske løjtnants kvinde …
In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
director: Jerry Schatzberg actor: Alan Alda / Barbara Harris …
other title: La seduzione del potere / Die Verführung des Joe Tynan …
Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
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...First Do No Harm (1997) WikiData IMDb TMDB
...First Do No Harm
director: Jim Abrahams actor: Meryl Streep / Fred Ward …
other title: Un passo verso il domani / Pela Vida do Meu Filho …
When Lori Reimuller learns that her young son Robbie has epilepsy, she first trusts the judgment of the hospital staff in how best to bring it under control. As Robbie's health slides radically downhill, however, she becomes frustrated and desperate, and so does her own research into the existing literature on treatments. When she decides to try an alternative treatment called the Ketogenic Diet, devised long ago by a doctor from Johns Hopkins, she is met with narrow-minded resistance from Robbie's doctor, who is prepared to take legal action to prevent Lori from removing him from the hospital.
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Still of the Night (1982) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Still of the Night
director: Robert Benton actor: Roy Scheider / Meryl Streep …
other title: Una lama nel buio / In der Stille der Nacht …
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He's then visited by the patient's mistress, Brooke Reynolds, whom he quickly falls for despite her being a likely murder suspect. As the police pressure on him intensifies, Rice decides to attempt solving the case on his own and soon discovers that someone is trying to kill him as well.
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Defending Your Life (1991) WikiData IMDb TMDB NeoDB
Defending Your Life
director: Albert Brooks actor: Albert Brooks / Meryl Streep …
other title: Prossima fermata: paradiso / Um Visto para o Céu …
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.
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Alice at the Palace (1982) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Alice at the Palace
director: Emile Ardolino actor: Meryl Streep / Betty Aberlin …
Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.
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Ironweed (1987) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Ironweed
director: Héctor Babenco actor: Jack Nicholson / Meryl Streep …
other title: Jernurt / Estranhos na Mesma Cidade …
An alcoholic drifter spends Halloween in his hometown of Albany, New York after returning there for the first time in decades.
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Age 7 in America (1991) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Age 7 in America
director: Phil Joanou actor: Meryl Streep
An adaption of the British TV series, this documentary chronicles the lives of a group of economically, racially and socially diverse 7-year olds living throughout America in 1990. The filmmakers will return every seven years to chronicle the children's growth.
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Kiss Me, Petruchio (1981) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Kiss Me, Petruchio
director: Christopher Dixon actor: Meryl Streep / Raúl Juliá …
A documentary about the 1978 stage production of The Taming of the Shrew by the New York City Shakespeare company at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Includes scenes from the production, interviews with Meryl Streep (Kate) and Raul Julia (Petruchio) as well as an introduction by producer Joseph Papp and audience commentary.
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Hoppers (2026)
Hoppers
★ 7.2 (63 ratings) director: Daniel Chong actor: Piper Curda / Bobby Moynihan …
other title: Jumpers - Un salto tra gli animali / Mission: Bæver …
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.
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The River Wild (1994) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The River Wild
director: Curtis Hanson actor: Meryl Streep / David Strathairn …
other title: The River Wild - Il fiume della paura / Rio Selvagem …
Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.