 Adaptation 2002  R, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Spike Jonze
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Judy Greer, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ron Livingston, Jay Tavare, Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Farmer, Doug Jones, Jim Beaver
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage) takes on the project of adapting Susan Orlean's (Meryl Streep) non-fiction book, "The Orchid Thief," into a movie. Orlean's story involves John Laroche's (Chris Cooper) poaching of "ghost orchids" from a Florida Everglades natural preserve. Charlie faces a mid-life crisis when his brother Donald (also played by Cage), who is following in his brother's footsteps as a screenwriter, moves in with him. Donald breezes through the writing of his assigned screenplay. Meanwhile, paranoid Charlie encounters more than a few problems writing his and, in the process, ends up as the subject in his script that tells of his inability to adapt Orlean's book into a film. Cooper won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; three other nominations were received, including Best Actor (Cage) and Actress in a Supporting Role (Streep).
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Angels in America 2003 TV, 352 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, James Cromwell, Patrick Wilson, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Brian Markinson
Set in 1985, this made-for-HBO miniseries revolves around gay men–during the first days of the AIDS crisis in the era of the conservative Reagan administration–and the angels who seem to visit them through hallucinatory dreams.
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 The Ant Bully 2006  PG, 88 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Comedy
Director: John A. Davis
Cast: Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell, Lily Tomlin, Zach Tyler, Ricardo Montalban, Cheri Oteri, Larry Miller, Allison Mack, Myles Jeffrey
After 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (Zach Tyler) floods an ant colony with his water gun, problems arise when wizard ant Zoe (voice of Nicolas Cage) concocts a potion that shrinks Lucas down to insect size, and the boy finds himself forced to deal with his ant victims.
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The Bridges of Madison County 1995   PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Annie Corley, Victor Slezak, Jim Haynie, Sarah Kathryn Schmitt, Christopher Kroon, Phyllis Lyons, Debra Monk, Richard Lage, Michelle Benes, Alison Wiegert, Lana Schwab
Middle-aged housewife Francesca (Meryl Streep) is alone in her home in the farmlands of Madison County, Iowa, while her husband and children are visiting the fair. Along comes "National Geographics" photographer Robert Kincaid (Clint Eastwood) who is taking pictures of covered bridges. Francesca and Robert meet, are attracted to each other, and begin a four-day love affair that never ends in their memories–as Francesca's children (Annie Corley and Victor Slezak) learn when they return home for Francesca's funeral and discover her diary. 1 User Review
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| | 02/15/2007 | | Loved it, real tear jerker! |
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Dancing at Lughnasa 1998  PG, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Pat O'Connor
Cast: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Brid Brennan, Rhys Ifans, Darrell Johnston, Lorcan Cranitch, Peter Gowen, Gerard McSorley, John Kavanagh, Marie Mullen, Dawn Bradfield, Kate O'Toole
Set in rural Ireland during 1936, this is the story of the Mundy sisters. All five–Kit (Meryl Streep), Chrissy (Catherine McCormack), Maggie (Kathy Burke), Rosie (Sophie Thompson), and Aggie (Brid Brennan)–are spinsters and are supported by Kate's salary as a schoolteacher. When their brother, Father Jack (Michael Gambon), returns from 25 years in Africa a change is certain to take place in their lives.
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Death Becomes Her 1992 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn, Isabella Rossellini, Sydney Pollack, Michael Caine, Ian Ogilvy, Adam Storke, Nancy Fish, Mary Ellen Trainor
Years ago, after Madeline (Meryl Streep) stole Helen's (Goldie Hawn) plastic surgeon fiance Ernest (Bruce Willis), Helen ended up in a mental institution. Now, Helen has recovered from her breakdown and is determined to kill Madeline and get Ernest back. But, both women have been taking potions to prevent aging that has left them immortal, and their violent attacks on each other only leave them with injuries. As a result, both become dependent on the plastic surgery services of Ernest. The special effects in this film are worth the price of admission.
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 The Deer Hunter 1978  R, 183 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Cimino
Cast: Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi, Shirley Stoler, Rutanya Alda, Amy Wright, Chuck Aspegren, Pierre Segui, Mady Kaplan, Mary Ann Haenel, Richard Kuss
Three friends (Robert De Niro, John Savage, and Christopher Walken) from a small Pennsylvania town go to Vietnam where they are reunited as POWs. While POWs, they are forced to play a game of Russian Roulette. This film often leaves much for the viewer to figure out and is powerful in its impact and insights. Academy Awards were presented for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor (Walken), Film Editing, and Sound. Nominations were received for Best Actor (De Niro), Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), Writing, and Cinematography.
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Defending Your Life 1991 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Fantasy / Romance
Director: Albert Brooks
Cast: Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, Shirley MacLaine, Buck Henry, Michael Durrell, James Eckhouse, Gary Beach, Julie Cobb, Peter Schuck, Sharlie Stuart, Ethan Embry
Writer, director, and star Albert Brooks presents this movie about Daniel Miller (Brooks)–a man caught in Limbo. His predicament can be solved by defending his past actions so that he will not be sent back to Earth. As usual, Brooks is inventive, too much so for some, but this one is fun.
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The Devil Wears Prada 2006 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: David Frankel
Cast: Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Tracie Thoms, Rich Sommer, Simon Baker, Daniel Sunjata, Jimena Hoyos, Rebecca Mader, Tibor Feldman, David Marshall Grant, James Naughton
Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) moves to New York City after graduating from Northwestern University and takes a job as assistant to high-powered fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Problems ensue when Andy finds herself in an environment where style and self-importance reigns. Andy undergoes a makeover but, despite the odds, manages to remain true to herself and her friends. Two Oscar nominations were received, including Best Actress (Meryl Streep).
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Doubt 2008 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: John Patrick Shanley
Cast: Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Alice Drummond, Audrie J. Neenan, Viola Davis, Carrie Preston, John Costelloe, Susan Bloomaert, Joseph Foster, Lloyd Clay Brown, Bridget Megan Clark, Michael Roukis, Haklar Dezso, Frank Shanley
Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Meryl Streep) serves as principal at a Catholic middle school where her domineering attitude clashes with popular Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman). Sister Aloysius becomes suspicious of Father Flynn after he delivers a sermon on the power of "doubt" and asks one of her teachers, Sister James (Amy Adams), to advise her of any strange behavior. Sister James reports that the school's only Black student, Donald Miller (Joseph Foster), smelled like alcohol after visiting Father Flynn. Now, Sister Aloysius sets out to rid the school of Father Flynn's influence and, in the process, nearly tears the community apart. The film received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actor (Hoffman), and both Amy Adams and Viola Davis (for her role as Donald Miller's mother) for Supporting Actress.
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Evening 2007   PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lajos Koltai
Cast: Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Barry Bostwick
As Ann Lord (Vanessa Redgrave) lies in bed dying, she drifts in and out of sleep while being nursed by Mrs. Brown (Eileen Atkins) who is giving her morphine to relieve the pain. While sleeping, Ann goes back in time to when she was a young Ann (Claire Danes) attending the Newport, Rhode Island, wedding of her good friend Lila Wittenborn (Mamie Gummer). At that long-ago reception, Ann meets Harris Arden (Patrick Wilson), and her love for him will change her life forever. Now, in her dying moments, she keeps mumbling the words "mistakes" and "Harris" leaving her daughters (Toni Collette and Natasha Richardson) wondering what their mother is really talking about. 1 User Review
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| | a wonderful chick flick | lacey160 08/05/2007 | | Moms, daughters and girlfriends should see this movie. Parts did drag on slightly, but the all star cast is fantastic! |
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Falling in Love 1984 PG-13, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel, Dianne Wiest, Jane Kaczmarek, George Martin, David Clennon, Victor Argo, Frances Conroy, Kenneth Welsh, Wiley Earl, Jesse Bradford, James Ryan
Frank (Robert De Niro) and Molly (Meryl Streep) commute between Westchester County and Manhattan but do not meet until they run into each other while Christmas shopping for their respective families and their packages get mixed up. They meet again on the train home months later, and their brief encounters grow into romance as their marriages are thrown to the wind in an instant of passion.
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First Do No Harm 1997 PG-13, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Meryl Streep, Fred Ward, Seth Adkins, Allison Janney, Oni Faida Lampley, Michael Yarmush, Margo Martindale, Leo Burmester, Tom Butler, Mairon Bennett
This made-for-TV film is about parents Lori (Meryl Streep) and Robbie (Seth Adkins) Reimuller watching as their epileptic son grows weaker, and doctors try different drugs to control his seizures.
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The French Lieutenant's Woman 1981 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Hilton McRae, Emily Morgan, Charlotte Mitchell, Peter Vaughan, Liz Smith, Leo McKern, David Warner, Alun Armstrong, Lynsey Baxter, Jean Faulds, Colin Jeavons, Patience Collier
This "story within a story" is centered on two actors, Anna and Mike (Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons), who have roles as Victorian lovers. While their fictional characters overcome adversities, the actors who play them lose in their own romantic relationship.
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Heartburn 1986 R, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, Maureen Stapleton, Jeff Daniels, Kevin Spacey, Richard Masur, Catherine O'Hara, Steven Hill, Milos Forman, Mamie Gummer, Anna Maria Horsford, Kenneth Welsh, Mercedes Ruehl, Joanna Gleason
This film is based on Nora Ephron's autobiographical novel about her marriage and divorce from Washington Post columnist Carl Bernstein. Rachel (Meryl Streep) is a New York food editor, and Mark (Jack Nicholson) is a Washington, D.C. political columnist who she meets at a wedding. They marry, and Rachel quits her job in New York to move to Washington. Soon, they have a baby, and then another is on the way. Life is good–until pregnant Rachel learns that Mark is having an affair, and the marriage ends in divorce.
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Holocaust 1978 TV, 570 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Tom Bell, Michael Moriarty, Tovah Feldshuh, Meryl Streep, Fritz Weaver, David Warner, Edward Hardwicke, Joseph Bottoms, Marius Goring, Rosemary Harris, Tony Haygarth, Ian Holm, Lee Montague, Sam Wanamaker, James Woods
This made-for-TV series won the Emmy for its excellence. It is the story of two families who suffered under the reign of Hitler during wartime Germany. The Jewish Weiss family (Fritz Weaver, Rosemary Harris, Sam Wanamaker, Joseph Bottoms, and Blanche Baker) celebrates the wedding of their son Karl (James Woods) to Christian Inga Helms (Meryl Streep). The families get along–until the Nazi's persecution of the Jews is increased, and major problems develop. Now, the story follows individual family members and how their lives change from 1935 to 1945 in war-torn Germany.
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 The Hours 2002 PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Stephen Daldry
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, Meryl Streep, Stephen Dillane, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Miranda Richardson, John C. Reilly, Linda Bassett, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Jeff Daniels, Christian Coulson, Michael Culkin
Virginia Woolf's novel "Mrs. Dalloway" connects the stories of three different women–Virginia Woolf (Nicole Kidman), Laura Brown (Julianne Moore), and Clarissa (Meryl Streep)–in three different eras–1925, 1951, and 2001–who resort to suicide as the solution for their problems. Very well acted, but with this cast what else could one expect? Nicole Kidman won the Best Actress Oscar for her excellent performance. In addition, the film received eight nominations, including Best Picture, Director, Actress in a Supporting Role (Julianne Moore), and Actor in a Supporting Role (Ed Harris).
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The House of the Spirits 1993 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vincent Gallo, Vanessa Redgrave, Maria Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sarita Choudhury, Jan Niklas, Teri Polo, Frank(2) Baker, Miriam Colon, Oscar A. Colon
Based on Isabel Allende's novel, this is the tale of 50 years in the lives of three generations of the prominent Trueba family of South America. The story begins in Chile during 1926 when Esteban Trueba (Jeremy Irons) falls in love with Rosa Del Valle (Teri Polo), but she dies. Twenty years later, Esteban meets Rosa's sister Clara (Meryl Streep), and they marry and have a daughter, Blanca. Later, Clara and Blanca (Winona Ryder) move out in order to get away from the violent Esteban. Esteban, who is now a senator, has his sister Ferula (Glenn Close) banned from his home. The country as well as Esteban's family are fighting, but Esteban finally renounces his power and oppression.
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In Our Hands 1984 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Robert Richer, Stanley Warnow
Cast: Carly Simon, Peter,Paul&Mary, Roy Scheider, Ellen Burstyn, Orson Welles, Meryl Streep, Jill Clayburgh, Pete Seeger, Benjamin Spock, Helen Caldicott
This is a filmed documentary of the 1982 anti-nuke rally in New York City.
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Ironweed 1987 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hector Babenco
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep, Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Tom Waits, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Margaret Whitton, James Gammon, Joe Grifasi, Jake Dengel, Nathan Lane, Will Zahm, Laura Esterman, Hy Anzell
It is 1938 in Albany, New York, where Francis Phelan (Jack Nicholson) and Helen Archer (Meryl Streep) have been drinking companions for years lamenting over their misfortunes in life. Francis was once a professional baseball player but after killing his infant son by dropping him, Francis left his wife Annie (Carroll Baker) and children, and his life spiraled downward. Helen has turned to prostitution to support her drinking and other basic needs. When Francis visits Annie and family, there is a chance for reconciliation. Will he take steps to rehabilitate himself, or will he continue his downtrodden life with Helen? Both Nicholson and Steep were nominated for Oscars.
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Julia 1977 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Hal Holbrook, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Glover, Rosemary Murphy, Dora Doll, Lisa Pelikan, John Glover
This story is based on Lillian Hellman's memoirs and stars Jane Fonda as the friend of Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) who is asked to smuggle funds to Germany. The mission is to smuggle Jews out of the area on the eve of World War II. Jason Robards and Vanessa Redgrave won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Writing. Eight other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actress (Fonda). Meryl Steep's film debut.
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Julie & Julia 2009 PG-13, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Linda Emond, Helen Carey, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Joan Juliet Buck, Crystal Noelle, George Bartenieff, Vanessa Ferlito, Casey Wilson, Jillian Bach, Andrew Garman
Based on Julie Powell's 2005 book "Julie & Julia" and Julia Child's 2006 memoir "My Life in France," this story involves Julia (Meryl Streep) who is newly married to Paul (Stanley Tucci) and her move to Paris, cooking studies at Le Cordon Bleu, and her eight years spent writing her recipe collection. With her husband Erick's (Chris Messina) encouragement, Julie (Amy Adams) blogs Julia's 524 recipes and cooks them all within one year. Although separated by time, both women discover what it takes to succeed in their chosen fields. 1 User Review
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| | dog 08/20/2009 | This was a great movie! Meryl Streep was wonderful! Amy Adams so cute in it.
Such a nice change from all the big special effects movies. |
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, Howard Duff, Justin Henry, George Coe, JoBeth Williams, Howland Chamberlin, Joe Seneca, Jack Ramage, Bill Moor, Jess Osuna, Nicholas Hormann, Ellen Parker, Carol Nadell
This is the story of father Ted Kramer (Dustin Hoffman) and son Billy (Justin Henry) who are forced to go it on their own after their wife and mother Joanna (Meryl Streep) walks out on them. Ted does learn how to care for Billy and places Billy over other priorities–Ted even loses his much loved job in order to make time for Billy. Now, Joanna returns planning to take custody of Billy, but Ted refuses to give him up, and a custody suit ensues. The film won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dustin Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Meryl Streep), and Writing.
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 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Brad Silberling
Cast: Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep, Jude Law, Emily Browning, Liam Aiken, Kara & Shelby Hoffman, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Catherine O'Hara, Luis Guzman, Jennifer Coolidge, Jane Adams
After their wealthy parents were killed in a fire, three siblings–Violet (Emily Browning), Klaus (Liam Aiken), and Sunny (Kara and Shelby Hoffman)–go to live with a distant relative, Count Olaf (Jim Carrey), who has evil plans for getting his hands on the family money. Olaf's plans do not include being kind to his orphaned relatives. The film won an Academy Award for Best Makeup and was nominated for three others.
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 Lions for Lambs 2007 R, 88 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Robert Redford
Cast: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Michael Pena, Andrew Garfield, Peter Berg, Kevin Dunn, Derek Luke, Larry Bates, Christopher May, David Pease, Heidi Janson, George Back, Kristy Wu
This film cuts to three different locations as it targets politicians, journalists, scholars, and the American public. In Washington, D.C., journalist Janine Roth (Meryl Streep) interviews Sen. Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise) on a planned offensive in the war in a northern Afghan province. The film inter-cuts to a California university where Professor Stephen Malley (Robert Redford) tries to encourage his student, Todd (Andrew Garfield), by telling him about two former students–Ernest Rodriguez (Michael Pena) and Arian Finch (Derek Luke)–who are part of that military offensive discussed by Irving. Now the story moves to the mountains of Afghanistan where Rodriguez and Finch are stranded because of the policy shift discussed by Irving and may never be able to return home to their loved ones.
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The Living Sea 1995 N/R, 40 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Greg MacGillivray
Cast: Meryl Streep
The oceans are the subject of this IMAX presentation, which gives examples of how life depends on these vast waters. Lots of activities are shown, along with some great scenery, but each topic area is given superficial treatment. Meryl Streep narrates.
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Mamma Mia! 2008 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Cast: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Pierce Brosnan, Nancy Baldwin, Colin Firth, Heather Emmanuel, Colin Davis, Rachel McDowall, Ashley Lilley, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Ricardo Montez, Mia Soteriou, Enzo Squillino Jr.
Donna (Meryl Streep) is a single mother who runs an inn on a Greek island. Her 20-year-old daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), is about to be married and wants the father she has never known to walk her down the aisle. Donna is not sure who the father is, but Sophie has found three names in Donna's old diary and has secretly invited Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Harry Bright (Colin Firth), and Bill Austin (Stellan Skarsgard) to the wedding. Meanwhile, Donna's friends from her 1970s' band "Donna and the Dynamos" Tanya (Christine Baranski) and Rosie (Julie Walters) have come to the island for the festivities. When Sam, Harry, and Bill arrive, they are told to not reveal themselves to Donna, and a comedy of errors ensues–amidst 22 ABBA songs.
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 The Manchurian Candidate 2004 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Jonathan Demme
Cast: Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Kimberly Elise, Vera Farmiga, Jon Voight, Jeffrey Wright, Sakina Jaffrey, Ted Levine, Miguel Ferrer, Bruno Ganz, Simon McBurney, Pablo Schreiber, Dorian Missick, Anthony Mackie
In this updated version of "The Manchurian Candidate" (1962), Gulf War veteran Captain Ben Marco (Denzel Washington) is still in the Army, but his squad sergeant, Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber), left the Army a hero and is now running for Vice President. Marco is having nightmares over what happened to their platoon while under the leadership of Shaw and tries to contact him. But, a big player in Shaw's campaign is his mother, Eleanor (Meryl Streep), who is determined to keep Marco away from her son. She wants him to be Vice President–no matter what!
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 Manhattan 1979 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway, Meryl Streep, Michael Murphy, Anne Byrne Hoffman, Tisa Farrow, Wallace Shawn, Karen Allen, David Rasche, Karen Ludwig, Michael O'Donoghue, Bella Abzug, Gary Weis
TV comedy writer Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) has divorced his lesbian wife Jill (Meryl Streep), and now she is writing a revealing book about their marriage. Meanwhile, Isaac is dating 17-year-old Tracy (Mariel Hemingway), but when that romance goes nowhere, Isaac hooks up with Mary (Diane Keaton) who just happens to be the mistress of his good friend Yale (Michael Murphy) who, in turn, is already married to Emily. New York City provides the backdrop for humor in this story about over-achieving characters and their short-lived relationships. Mariel Hemingway was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress). 1 User Review
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| | My vote for the best Woody Allen film | 1fatts 03/26/2007 | My vote for the best Woody Allen.
I was captivated from the opening shot: black and white fireworks over the Manhattan skyline, music by Gershwin.
There is the Allen Jewish-New Yorker-Neurosis stuff and the Allen self-deprecating humour, and it is all good. Better than good is Mariel Hemingway: the actress for sure, but not just the actress. The character. The screenplay. There is an unsentimental understanding that Woody Allen the director has of Woody Allen the character (called 'Isaac Davis" in this version, but Woody Allen is Woody Allen). It is a funny piece, but Isaac is self-centered and essentially selfish, and it costs him a lot and may cost him everything. This all revolves around Tracy (Hemingway) which is written bravely out of rhythm with almost everything else and is ultimately the move moving for it.
If you see no other Woody Allen film. . . |
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Marvin's Room 1996 PG-13, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Zaks
Cast: Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Hume Cronyn, Gwen Verdon, Hal Scardino, Dan Hedaya, Margo Martindale, Cynthia Nixon
This film adaptation of Scott McPherson's play is about a dysfunctional family in crisis and deals with the dilemma of who is going to nurse whom during a terminal illness.
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 Music of the Heart 1999 PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Wes Craven
Cast: Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett, Aidan Quinn, Cloris Leachman, Gloria Estefan, Jane Leeves, Michael Angarano, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders, Kieran Culkin
A divorced music teacher, Roberta Guaspari (Meryl Streep) fights a 10-year, uphill battle against her principal and the school board to attain her dream of teaching violin lessons to inner-city kids in Harlem. Meryl Streep was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress.
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One True Thing 1998 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carl Franklin
Cast: Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger, William Hurt, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham, Nicky Katt, James Eckhouse, Patrick Breen, Gerrit Graham, David Byron
Kate Gulden (Meryl Streep) is dying of cancer. Her husband George (William Hurt) calls on their daughter Ellen (Renee Zellweger) to come to care for her mother. Ellen gives up her job and boy friend to take on the responsibility, but, after living in their home for a short time, Ellen's eyes are opened as she discovers unknown frailties and strengths in her parents. Streep was nominated for an Oscar. 1 User Review
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| | Why would anyone make this movie ! | 03/02/2007 | | Heart wrenching, increadable acting, not a single oscar - I hate chick flics and wept through it all ! |
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Out of Africa 1985 PG, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Michael Gough, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips, Suzanna Hamilton, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui, Mike Bugara, Shane Rimmer, Job Seda
As the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this film deserves its accolades. Meryl Streep plays Kenya resident Karen who is married to Baron Bor Blixen-Flexe (Klaus Maria Brandauer), but her husband has been cheating on her and is often away on business leaving Karen alone on their plantation. Karen falls in love with British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) who is too independent for marriage, which suits Karen because she prefers a no-strings relationship. Denys and Karen go on safari together in the badlands of Africa and gain a new respect for African culture. Sydney Pollack won an Academy Award for Best Director. In all, the film won seven Academy Awards and had four other nominations, including Best Actress (Streep) and Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer).
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Plenty 1985 R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Sting, Sam Neill, Charles Dance, Tracey Ullman, Ian McKellen, Burt Kwouk, Tristram Jellinek, Andre Maranne
After World War II, a former French Resistance member (Meryl Streep) returns to London where her idealism turns to frustration over personal as well as political happenings.
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Postcards from the Edge 1990 R, 101 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss, Rob Reiner, Mary Wickes, Conrad Bain, Annette Bening, CCH Pounder, Simon Callow, Gary Morton, Sidney Armus, Robin Bartlett, Barbara Garrick
Based on Carrie Fisher's book, this comedy/drama takes a look at Hollywood and the pressures put on its stars. Meryl Streep plays the daughter/actress of an aging star (Shirley MacLaine). Both mother and daughter suffer from alcohol and drug addiction and make separate attempts to reconcile themselves with their fates. Streep was nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.
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 A Prairie Home Companion 2006 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Robert Altman
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Lindsay Lohan, Virginia Madsen, Maya Rudolph, Marylouise Burke, L.Q. Jones
The action takes place at the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, during the last broadcast of the fictionalized version of G.K.'s (Garrison Keillor) radio show. Onstage, singing cowboys (Woody Harrelson and John C. Reilly) perform, and aging sisters (Meryl Streep and Lily Tomlin) sing of the past. Meanwhile, the theater's security agent, Guy Noir (Kevin Kline), searches backstage for a mysterious blonde (Virginia Madsen). Just like in real life, people talk over and interrupt each other, but the show goes on.
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Prime 2005 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Ben Younger
Cast: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams, Adriana Biasi, David Younger, Zak Orth, Annie Parisse, Jerry Adler, Doris Belack, Ato Essandoh, Aubrey Dollar, Palmer Brown, Davie Anzuelo, Naomi Aborn
Jewish therapist Lisa Metzger (Meryl Streep) helps 37-year-old, recently divorced Gentile Rafi (Uma Thurman) through the tough times. Lisa then realizes–with horror–that the new May-December romance that Rafi has been telling her about involves Rafi and Lisa's 23 year-old son, Dave (Bryan Greenberg).
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Rendition 2007 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Gavin Hood
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, Omar Metwally, Yigal Naor, Aramis Knight, Rosie Malek-Yonan, Moa Khouas, Zineb Oukach, Laila Mrabti, J.K. Simmons, Bob Gunton
This political thriller involves circumstances surrounding an Egyptian-born American chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi who–under orders of CIA anti-terrorism chief Corrine Whitman (Meryl Streep)–was snatched by the CIA and then flown to a foreign prison where he was tortured. This all happens under the watch of CIA rookie Douglas Freeman (Jake Gyllenhaal) who begins to question his assignment. Meanwhile, Anwar's American wife Isabella (Reese Witherspoon) becomes concerned with her husband's disappearance and asks an old friend, Alan Smith (Peter Sarsgaard), for help. Coincidences add up in this film that questions the validity of confessions obtained through torture.
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The River Wild 1994 PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller
Director: Curtis Hanson
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly, William Lucking, Elizabeth Hoffman, Victor Galloway, Benjamin Bratt, Glenn Morshower
Gail (Meryl Streep) and Tom (David Strathairn) try to solve their marital problems by taking son Roarke (Joseph Mazzello) on a rafting trip in Montana. Along the way, they become entangled with robbers on the run who aren't afraid to kill. The climax is a daring attempt to run "the gauntlet", a VERY dangerous white water run. Predictable clone of "Deliverance" with good photography.
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Alan Alda, Barbara Harris, Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Kimbrough, Carrie Nye, Michael Higgins, Blanche Baker, Dan Hedaya
Senator Joe Tynan (Alan Alda) fights for moral issues in the U.S. Congress. However, his moral actions do not extend to his personal life when he has an affair with Karen Traynor (Meryl Streep)–a certain threat his marriage. 1 User Review
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| | happy 05/26/2009 | love the fresh ideas of yesterday in this raw world of today
it was refreshinng and yet the message of love romance and guilt was stil there and the funny expirerinces was reallly a tickler
most movie critics are to harsh ,Most movies for a step back from reality and not always have to a express realism and movie ingeneral are us just to clear minds to get back of today's rat race. |
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She-Devil 1989 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Susan Seidelman
Cast: Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Begley Jr., Linda Hunt, Sylvia Miles, A Martinez, Bryan Larkin, Mary Louise Wilson, Maria Pitillo, Jack Gilpin
Taken from Fay Weldon's novel, "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil," this movie is about a frumpy housewife (Roseanne) who plots to upset her husband's (Ed Begley Jr.) affair with a self-centered romance novelist (Meryl Streep).
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Silkwood 1983  R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher, Craig T. Nelson, Diana Scarwid, Fred Ward, Ron Silver, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, M. Emmet Walsh, Charles Hallahan, Sudie Bond, Bruce McGill, J.C. Quinn, Henderson Forsythe
Based on true events, this film is the story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), a 28-year-old worker in a plutonium plant, who is accidentally exposed to radiation. Karen has lived a ribald life as a hard-drinking woman living with her lover Drew (Kurt Russell) and lesbian friend Polly (Cher). As Karen investigates the illness caused by her exposure to the radiation, she gathers information about plant violations and sets out to divulge supposed nuclear violations. But, on her way to the meeting with a reporter, she dies in a mysterious car crash, which prevents her from revealing plant violations. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress (Streep), Supporting Actress (Cher), and Director.
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Sophie's Choice 1982 R, 151 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Cast: Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Josef Sommer, Rita Karin, Stephen D. Newman, Josh Mostel, David Wohl, Robin Bartlett, John Rothman, Greta Turken, Marcell Rosenblatt, Moishe Rosenfeld, Eugene Lipinski, Joseph Leon
Sophie (Meryl Streep), a survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, lives in a Brooklyn boarding house shared by Stingo (Peter MacNicol) and Nathan Landau (Kevin Kline). The trio becomes fast friends; however, through Sophie's stories about her tragic past, it becomes clear that she is not telling the truth. Meryl Streep won an Oscar for her role as Sophie.
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Still of the Night 1982 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Sara Botsford, Josef Sommer, Irving Metzman, Larry Joshua, Rikke Borge, Tom Norton
Robert Benton (Roy Scheider) is a psychiatrist in New York whose life may be in danger because one of his patients (Meryl Streep) could be the murderess of one of his former patients.
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