38 Movies Every Meryl Streep Fan Needs to Watch

There are actors, and then there's Meryl Streep. Since her Broadway debut in 1975, Streep has climbed to the highest level of acting caliber and the public's respect. Essentially, she's a living legend. Luckily for us, Streep's not resting on her legendary status—she's still extremely busy. In 2019 alone, Streep appeared in a variety of works: Big Little Lies, a prestige HBO show; Little Women, a gorgeous film adaptation of a classic novel; and The Laundromat, a meta-commentary of the Panama Papers scandal streaming on Netflix.

Streep has been nominated for 21 Academy awards. And in 2019, she became the most-nominated actor at the Golden Globes with a total of 34 nods. Naturally, her critically acclaimed movies make for the ideal movie marathon. But where to start? Because Meryl Streep has been in so many phenomenal films and TV shows, compiling a list of her best performances was practically impossible. But somehow we managed to narrow it down to just 38 flicks. From taking on the role of one of the most beloved chefs in Julie & Julia, to running her assistant ragged as a steely fashion magazine editor in The Devil Wears Prada, the 69-year-old three-time Oscar winner never disappoints—even if her movies sometimes do.