These Are The 30 Greatest Performances of Meryl Streep’s Iconic Career

23. Ironweed (1987)

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In my opinion, this is more Jack Nicholson’s movie than Streep’s. However, it includes one of her strongest performances to date. Both characters are alcoholic homeless drifters in Depression-era Albany. Nicholson drives the character with Streep there to support him. Streep is a wonder as the only light in a relentlessly dreary film. Their chemistry is on point as ever in this 1987 Halloween-centered period drama based on William J Kennedy’s eponymous novel. It will probably take you a few watches before you can truly appreciate this underrated gem.