The Meryl Streep Roles That Prove She’s a Class of Her Own

Leather, eyeliner, and a lifetime of missed calls — that’s Ricki. Streep straps on a guitar and lets regret bleed through the strings. Her voice cracks where her heart does, and every lyric becomes a confession she’s too proud to whisper. Jonathan Demme lets her rock without vanity, and the songs hit harder because they sound lived in.

The performance hums with forgiveness. Playing opposite her real-life daughter Mamie Gummer, Streep blurs the line between character and confession.