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Don't Look Up (2021)
Don't Look Up is a 2021 American apocalyptic political satire black comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by Adam McKay from a story he co-wrote with David Sirota. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Kid C...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Melvyn Douglas•Angela Lansbury•Jane Adams•Ricardo Montalbán•Dean Stockwell•Howard Duff•Lee Grant•John Gielgud•narrated by
The Prom (2020)
The Prom is a 2020 American musical comedy film directed by Ryan Murphy and adapted to the screen by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, from their and Matthew Sklar's 2018 Broadway musical of the same name. The film stars Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Keegan-Michael Key, Andrew Rannells, Ariana DeBose, Tracy Ullman, Kevin Chamberlin, Mary K...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Alexander Skarsgård•Rip Torn•Clint Eastwood•Jim Carrey•Maureen Stapleton•Jane Fonda•Robert Redford
Let Them All Talk (2020)
Let Them All Talk is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh from a screenplay by Deborah Eisenberg. The film stars Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges, and Gemma Chan. Much of the dialogue was improvised by the cast, and Soderbergh shot the film using natural light and little equipment aboard the Queen ...
Starring: Dick Van Dyke•Ariana DeBose•Roy Scheider•Barbara Harris•Woody Allen
The Laundromat (2019)
The Laundromat is a 2019 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh with a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the book Secrecy World about the Panama Papers scandal by author Jake Bernstein. The film stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Robert Patrick, Jeffrey Wright, David Schwimmer, Matthias Scho...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Vanessa Redgrave•Candice Bergen•Gene Hackman•Fred Gwynne•Alan Arkin•Jon Voight
Little Women (2019)
Little Women is a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. It chronicles the lives of the March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—in Concord, Massachusetts, during the nineteenth century. It stars an ensemble cast consi...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Harvey Keitel•Anne-Marie Duff•Alan Alda•JoBeth Williams•Goldie Hawn•Charles Napier•Jane Alexander•Ed Harris•Diane Keaton
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a 2018 British-American jukebox musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Ol Parker, from a story by Parker, Catherine Johnson, and Richard Curtis. It is the sequel to the 2008 film Mamma Mia!, which in turn is based on the 1999 musical of the same name using the music of ABBA. The film features an ensemble...
Starring: Christopher Walken•Ariana DeBose•Bob Gunton•Klaus Maria Brandauer•Adrien Brody•Bradley Whitford•Regina King•Hugh Grant•Anne Lockhart•Alan Cumming
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Loosely based on the book series Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers, the film is a sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with supporting ro...
Starring: Tommy Lee Jones•Mariel Hemingway•Ariana DeBose•Bradley Whitford•Regina King•Denzel Washington•Brett Rice•Alfred Molina•Kevin Bacon
The Post (2017)
The Post is a 2017 American semi-fiction historical political thriller film about The Washington Post and the publication of the Pentagon Papers. It was directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the publisher of the Washington Post, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, ...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Dan Aykroyd•Michael O'Keefe•Steve Martin•Justin Henry•JoBeth Williams•William Hurt•Ed Harris
Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)
Florence Foster Jenkins is a 2016 biographical film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Nicholas Martin and Julia Kogan. It stars Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress known for her generosity and poor singing. Hugh Grant plays her manager and long-time companion, St. Clair Bayfield. Other cast members include Simon Helb...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Tom Hanks
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Ricki and the Flash is a 2015 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme and written by Diablo Cody, about a woman who leaves her family to become a rock star and later gets a chance to make amends. The film stars Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Kevin Kline, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield, and Audra McDonald. The film marks Streep ...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Emma Watson•Sharon Stone•Peter MacNicol•Tom Cruise•Bruce Campbell
Suffragette (2015)
Suffragette is a 2015 British historical drama film about women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, and Meryl Streep.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Niall Buggy•Craig T. Nelson•Jeff Daniels•Alfred Molina•Dianne Wiest
The Giver (2014)
The Giver is a 2014 American dystopian drama film directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgård, Katie Holmes, Cameron Monaghan, Taylor Swift, and Emma Tremblay. The film is based on the 1993 young adult novel of the same name by Lois Lowry. The Giver premiered on August 11, 201...
Starring: Kevin Kline•Ariana DeBose•Mary Kay Place•Ian McKellen•Nicolas Cage•Sting•Virginia Madsen•Jean Smart•Rick Springfield
The Homesman (2014)
The Homesman is a 2014 Western historical drama film set in the 1850s Midwest and directed by Tommy Lee Jones. The screenplay by Jones, Kieran Fitzgerald, and Wesley Oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout. The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Hailee Steinf...
Starring: Emily Mortimer•Ariana DeBose•María Conchita Alonso
Into the Woods (2014)
Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, and adapted to the screen by James Lapine from his and Stephen Sondheim's 1986 Broadway musical of the same name. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it features an ensemble cast that includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ull...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Aidan Quinn•Willem Dafoe•Hugh Grant•Oprah Winfrey•Brett Rice•Jim Carrey•Charles Dance
August: Osage County (2013)
August: Osage County is a 2013 American tragicomedy film directed by John Wells. It was written by Tracy Letts and based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2007 play of the same name. It is produced by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Jean Doumanian, and Steve Traxler.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Deborah Rush•Anne-Marie Duff•Jonah Hill•Andy García•Tom Waits•Robert Patrick
Hope Springs (2012)
Hope Springs is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel, written by Vanessa Taylor, and starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, and Steve Carell. The film was released on August 10, 2012. It received generally positive reviews, and the cast was praised for their performances. It was nominated for a Golden Globe and won ...
Starring: Emily Mortimer•Ariana DeBose•Miloš Forman•Winona Ryder•Brian Cox•Jeremy Irons•Liam Neeson•Pierce Brosnan
The Iron Lady (2011)
The Iron Lady is a 2011 biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Mer...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Woody Harrelson•Alec Baldwin•Gilbert Gottfried
Julie & Julia (2009)
Julie & Julia is a 2009 American biographical comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. The film contrasts the life of chef Julia Child in the early years of her culinary career with the life of young New Yorker Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes in Child...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Chris Cooper•Miguel Ferrer•Richard E. Grant•Annette Bening•Bryan Greenberg•Helena Bonham Carter•Gary Oldman•Nora Dunn•Nicole Kidman
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 American stop motion animated comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach. The project is based on the 1970 children's novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson star. The plot follows the titul...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Peter Berg•Roseanne Barr•Bruno Ganz•Colin Firth•Julie Walters•Stanley Tucci•John C. Reilly•Julianne Moore•Angela Bassett
It's Complicated (2009)
It's Complicated is a 2009 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nancy Meyers. It stars Meryl Streep as a bakery owner and single mother of three who starts a secret affair with her ex-husband, played by Alec Baldwin, ten years after their divorce – only to find herself drawn to another man: her architect, Adam. The film also featur...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Leonardo DiCaprio•Richard E. Grant•Reese Witherspoon•Vincent Gallo•Kevin Dunn•Ted Levine•Edward Furlong•Philip Seymour Hoffman•Antonio Banderas
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Mamma Mia! is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Catherine Johnson, based on her book from the 1999 musical of the same name. The film is based on the songs of pop group ABBA, with additional music composed by ABBA member Benny Andersson. The film features an ensemble cast, including Christine Bara...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Bob Gunton•Vincent Gallo•Adrien Brody•Bradley Whitford•Regina King•Hugh Grant•Anne Lockhart•Alan Cumming•Karen Duffy
Doubt (2008)
Doubt is a 2008 American drama film written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, based on his Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-winning 2004 stage play Doubt: A Parable. Produced by Scott Rudin, the film takes place in a Catholic elementary school named for St. Nicholas, led by Sister Aloysius. Sister James tells Aloysius that Father Flynn mig...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Claire Danes•Renée Zellweger•Helena Bonham Carter•Hilary Swank•Christine Baranski•Mark Rylance•Catherine McCormack•Amy Brenneman•Jeffrey Wright
Evening (2007)
Evening is a 2007 American drama film directed by Lajos Koltai. The screenplay by Susan Minot and Michael Cunningham is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Susan Minot.
Starring: Owen Wilson•Ariana DeBose•George Clooney•Jude Law•David Schwimmer•Toni Collette•Tom Everett Scott•Ron Perlman•Bruce Greenwood•Simon Baker
Rendition (2007)
Rendition is a 2007 American political thriller film directed by Gavin Hood and starring Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard, Alan Arkin, and Omar Metwally. It centers on the controversial CIA practice of extraordinary rendition and is based on the true story of Khalid El-Masri, who was mistaken for Khalid al-Masri.
Starring: Cate Blanchett•Ariana DeBose•Brendan Gleeson•Adrian Grenier•Peter Sarsgaard•Kathy Burke•Katie Holmes•Billy Connolly•Lindsay Lohan•Viola Davis
Lions for Lambs (2007)
Lions for Lambs is a 2007 American war drama film directed by Robert Redford about the connection between a platoon of United States soldiers in Afghanistan, a U.S. senator, a reporter, and a Californian college professor. It stars Redford, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, and Andrew Garfield in his feature film debut. It was the first Cruise/Wagner Produ...
Starring: Jason Schwartzman•Ariana DeBose•Madhur Jaffrey•Melanie Lynskey•Gloria Estefan•Jake Gyllenhaal•Jon Abrahams•Maya Rudolph
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
A Prairie Home Companion is a 2006 American musical comedy film directed by Robert Altman and is his final film. It is a fictional representation of behind-the-scenes activities at the long-running public radio show of the same name. The film received mostly positive reviews and was a moderate box-office success on a small budget. The film features...
Starring: Ato Essandoh•Emily Mortimer•Ariana DeBose•Emma Watson•Mark DeCarlo•Anne Hathaway•Derek Luke•Vanessa Ferlito•J. K. Simmons•Steve Carell
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. The film adaptation stars Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a powerful fashion magazine editor, and Anne Hathaway as Andrea ...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Bryan Greenberg•Margo Martindale•John Rothman•Paulie Litt•Patrick Wilson•Hugh Dancy•Brett Rice•Amanda Seyfried
The Ant Bully (2006)
The Ant Bully is a 2006 American computer-animated film written and directed by John A. Davis and based on the 1999 children's book of the same name by John Nickle. Starring the voices of Julia Roberts, Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Paul Giamatti, Regina King, Bruce Campbell and Lily Tomlin, it was produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's Playtone, ...
Starring: Jane Lynch•Ato Essandoh•Ariana DeBose•Eileen Atkins•Matthew Rhys•Jonah Hill•Gisele Bündchen•Marylouise Burke•Annie Parisse•Tyler Perry
Prime (2005)
Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger. The film grossed $67,937,503 worldwide.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Sarah Paulson•Linda Emond•Zak Orth•Aubrey Dollar•Dominic Cooper•Carey Mulligan•Tracie Thoms•Omar Metwally•Carrie Preston
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Manchurian Candidate is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological political thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film, based on Richard Condon's 1959 novel of the same name and a reworking of the previous 1962 film, stars Denzel Washington as Bennett Marco, a tenacious, virtuous soldier, Liev Schreiber as Raymond Shaw, a U.S. Representat...
Starring: Garrison Keillor•Emily Blunt•Stephanie Szostak•Ariana DeBose•Simon Abkarian•Bob Odenkirk•Ben Whishaw•Benedict Cumberbatch•James Corden•Mamie Gummer
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a 2004 American adventure black comedy film directed by Brad Silberling from a screenplay by Robert Gordon, based on the first three novels of the book series A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning (1999), The Reptile Room (1999), and The Wide Window (2000), by Lemony Snicket. It stars J...
Starring: Lucas Hedges•Andrew Garfield•Ariana DeBose•Saoirse Ronan•Anthony Stewart Head•Jennifer Lawrence•Niall Buggy•Misty Upham•Anna Kendrick•Audrie J. Neenan
Adaptation. (2002)
Adaptation is a 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast including Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Ron Livingston, and Maggie Gyllenhaal in supporting roles.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Matthew Rhys•Anne-Marie Duff
The Hours (2002)
The Hours is a 2002 American psychological drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman. Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris, John C. Reilly, Stephen Dillane, Jeff Daniels, Miranda Richardson, Allison Janney, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, and Eileen Atkins. The screenplay by David Hare is ba...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Damian Young•Alexander Skarsgård•Andrew Rannells
Music of the Heart (1999)
Music of the Heart is a 1999 American biographical musical drama film directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray, based on the 1995 documentary Small Wonders. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Roberta Guaspari, portrayed by Meryl Streep, who co-founded the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music and fought for music education funding ...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Louis Garrel•Odeya Rush•Lin-Manuel Miranda
Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)
Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1998 Irish-British-American period drama film adapted from the 1990 Brian Friel play Dancing at Lughnasa, directed by Pat O'Connor.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Brenton Thwaites•Emma Tremblay
One True Thing (1998)
One True Thing is a 1998 American drama film directed by Carl Franklin. It tells the story of a woman in her 20s who is forced to put her life on hold in order to care for her mother, who is dying of cancer. The script was adapted by Karen Croner from the novel by Anna Quindlen, with the story being based on Quindlen's own struggle with the death o...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Tracy Letts•Timothée Chalamet•Gemma Chan
…First Do No Harm (1997)
...First Do No Harm is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film directed by Jim Abrahams about a boy whose severe epilepsy, unresponsive to medications with terrible side effects, is controlled by the ketogenic diet. Aspects of the story mirror Abrahams' own experience with his son Charlie.
Starring: Jo Ellen Pellman•Ariana DeBose
Before and After (1996)
Before and After is a 1996 American crime drama-mystery film based on Rosellen Brown's 1992 novel of the same name about two parents who must deal with the after effects when their son is accused of murder. The movie was directed by Barbet Schroeder and starred Meryl Streep as Dr. Carolyn Ryan, Liam Neeson as Ben Ryan, Edward Furlong as Jacob Ryan,...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Jason Robards•Melvyn Douglas•Howard Duff
Marvin's Room (1996)
Marvin's Room is a 1996 American drama film directed by Jerry Zaks. The script was written by John Guare and based on the play of the same name by Scott McPherson, who died in 1992. McPherson had completed a screenplay for a film version before he died; however Guare was hired to update it when the film eventually started production years later.
Starring: Edward Furlong•Jeremy Irons•Ariana DeBose•Melvyn Douglas
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama film based on the 1992 bestselling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller. It was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also starred in it with Meryl Streep. The screenplay was adapted by Richard LaGravenese. Kathleen Kennedy was co-producer. It was produced by Amblin Ent...
Starring: narrated by•Ariana DeBose
The Living Sea (1995)
The Living Sea is a 70mm American documentary film exploring marine locales intended to show the importance of protecting the ocean, released to IMAX theaters in 1995. It is narrated by actress Meryl Streep, with music by Sting, produced by Science World, a Vancouver-based science education centre, and underwater imagery directed by filmmaker Greg ...
Starring: Shirley MacLaine•Ariana DeBose
The River Wild (1994)
The River Wild is a 1994 American adventure thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, and Joseph Mazzello as Roarke. It is about a family on a whitewater rafting trip who encounter two violent criminals in the wilderness.
Starring: Ariana DeBose•Carroll Baker•Rip Torn•Derek Luke•Clint Eastwood
The House of the Spirits (1993)
The House of the Spirits is a 1993 period drama film directed by Bille August and starring Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas and Vanessa Redgrave. The supporting cast includes María Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, and Jan Niklas. Based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Isabel Allende, the film follows...
Starring: Owen Wilson•Ariana DeBose•Jude Law•Jack Nicholson•Maureen Stapleton•Jane Fonda•Kurt Russell•Fred Gwynne•Roy Scheider
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Death Becomes Her is a 1992 American satirical black comedy fantasy film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis. Written by David Koepp and Martin Donovan, it stars Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn as rivals who fight for the affections of the same man and drink a magic potion that promises eternal youth, but causes unpleasant side effects.
Starring: Barbara Harris•Ariana DeBose•Woody Allen•Gene Hackman
Defending Your Life (1991)
Defending Your Life is a 1991 American romantic comedy-fantasy film about a man who finds himself on trial in the afterlife, where proceedings examine his lifelong fears, to determine whether he'll be reincarnated on Earth. Written, directed, and starring Albert Brooks, the film also stars Meryl Streep, Rip Torn, Lee Grant, and Buck Henry. Despite ...
Starring: Fred Gwynne•Annette Bening•Robert De Niro•Ariana DeBose
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Postcards from the Edge is a 1990 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carrie Fisher is based on her 1987 semi-autobiographical novel of the same title. The film stars Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, and Dennis Quaid.
Starring: Alan Alda•Hal Holbrook•Goldie Hawn•Ariana DeBose•Jane Alexander•Diane Keaton
She-Devil (1989)
She-Devil is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman and written by Barry Strugatz and Mark R. Burns. It stars Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr and Ed Begley Jr. A loose adaptation of the 1983 novel The Life and Loves of a She-Devil by British writer Fay Weldon, She-Devil tells the story of Ruth Patchett, a dumpy, overweight housew...
Starring: Christopher Walken•Ariana DeBose•John Cazale
A Cry in the Dark (1988)
Evil Angels is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book of the same name. It chronicles the case of Azaria Chamberlain, a nine-week-old baby girl who disappeared from a campground near Ayers Rock in August 1980 and the struggle of her parents, Michael C...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•David Strathairn
Ironweed (1987)
Ironweed is a 1987 American drama film directed by Héctor Babenco. It is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by William Kennedy, who also wrote the screenplay. It stars Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep, with Carroll Baker, Michael O'Keefe, Diane Venora, Fred Gwynne, Nathan Lane and Tom Waits in supporting roles. The story conc...
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer•Albert Brooks•Richard Dreyfuss•Ariana DeBose•John Savage•Stockard Channing•Mariel Hemingway
Heartburn (1986)
Heartburn is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed and produced by Mike Nichols, starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. The screenplay, written by Nora Ephron, is based on her novel of the same name, a semi-biographical account of her marriage to Carl Bernstein.
Starring: Albert Brooks•John Glover•Kevin Bacon•Ariana DeBose•Dennis Quaid•Michael O'Keefe
Out of Africa (1985)
Out of Africa is a 1985 American epic romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack, and starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The film is based loosely on the 1937 autobiographical book Out of Africa written by Isak Dinesen, with additional material from Dinesen's 1960 book Shadows on the Grass and other sources.
Starring: Jason Schwartzman•Justin Henry•Ariana DeBose
Plenty (1985)
Plenty is a 1985 drama film directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Meryl Streep. It was adapted from David Hare's play of the same name.
Starring: JoBeth Williams•Ariana DeBose•David Strathairn•Peter MacNicol•Sam Neill•Craig T. Nelson•Willem Dafoe
Falling in Love (1984)
Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard, written by Michael Cristofer, and starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. The film received mixed reviews, and was a box office bomb.
Starring: Jeff Daniels•Edward Furlong•Ariana DeBose•Roy Scheider
Silkwood (1983)
Silkwood is a 1983 American biographical drama film directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell and Cher. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was adapted from the book Who Killed Karen Silkwood? by Rolling Stone writer and activist Howard Kohn which detailed the life of Karen Silkwood. Silkwood was a nuclear whistle-...
Starring: Ian McKellen•Christopher Walken•Ariana DeBose•Sting
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Sophie's Choice is a 1982 drama film directed and written by Alan J. Pakula, adapted from William Styron's 1979 novel Sophie's Choice. The film stars Meryl Streep as Zofia "Sophie" Zawistowski, a Polish immigrant to America with a dark secret from her past who shares a boarding house in Brooklyn with her tempestuous lover Nathan, and young writer S...
Starring: Ariana DeBose•María Conchita Alonso•Emma Watson
Still of the Night (1982)
Still of the Night is a 1982 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Robert Benton and starring Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Joe Grifasi, and Jessica Tandy. It was written by Benton and David Newman. Scheider plays a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman (Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.
Starring: Charles Dance•Ariana DeBose
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1979 American legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel of the same name. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry. It tells the story of a couple's divorce, its impact on their young son, and the subsequent evolution of their relationship a...
Starring: Isabella Rossellini•Andrew Garfield•Tom Waits•Ariana DeBose•Diane Venora•Miloš Forman
Manhattan (1979)
Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl but falls in love with his best friend's mistress. Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star.
Starring: Winona Ryder•Jeremy Irons•Liam Neeson•Ariana DeBose
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan is a 1979 American political drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, and produced by Martin Bregman. The screenplay was written by Alan Alda, who also played the title role.
Starring: Bruce Willis•Annette Bening•Armin Mueller-Stahl•Roseanne Barr•Ariana DeBose
The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Russian-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and John Savage, with John Cazale, Meryl Streep, and George Dzundza playing supporting roles...
Starring: Edward Furlong•Joseph Mazzello•Vincent Gallo•Jason Robards•Ariana DeBose
Julia (1977)
Julia is a 1977 American WW IIdrama film directed by Fred Zinnemann, from a screenplay by Alvin Sargent. It is based on a chapter from Lillian Hellman's 1973 book Pentimento about the author's relationship with a lifelong friend, Julia, who fought against the Nazis in the years prior to World War II. The film stars Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jas...
Starring: Jane Fonda•Hal Holbrook•Owen Wilson•Rosemary Murphy•John Savage•Ariana DeBose•John Glover