Every Nora Ephron Movie, Ranked Best to Worst
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Until her death in 2012, Nora Ephron was a prolific writer and filmmaker who produced many of the best romantic comedies of all time. The top Nora Ephron films feature complex characters finding love despite a variety of complicated obstacles. This is a list of the greatest Nora Ephron movies including everything from Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail to Julie & Julia and Bewitched.
What films will you find on this best Nora Ephron movie list? When Harry Met Sally has to be near the top. Nora Ephron received an Oscar nomination for writing the screenplay to this Rob Reiner directed film. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan played the title characters over the course of many years of love and friendship. Heartburn – starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep – is another good Nora Ephron film.
Ephron's movie You've Got Mail addressed love in the age of email. Other good films featured on this best Nora Ephron movies list include Julie & Julia, Lucky Numbers, and Hanging Up.
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Released: 1989
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Screenwriter and Producer
When Harry Met Sally… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the ...more
Released: 1998
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
You've Got Mail is a 1998 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. It was written by Nora and Delia Ephron based on the 1937 play Parfumerie ...more
Released: 1993
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director and Screenwriter
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Nora Ephron. Based on a story by Jeff Arch, it stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie
Released: 2009
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Julie & Julia is a 2009 American 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 ...more
Released: 1996
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Michael is a 1996 American fantasy film directed by Nora Ephron. The film stars John Travolta as the Archangel Michael, who is sent to Earth to do various tasks. The cast includes Andie ...more
Released: 1990
Directed by: Herbert Ross
Screenwriter and Producer
My Blue Heaven is a 1990 comedy film directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nora Ephron and starring Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, and Joan Cusack. This is the third film Steve Martin and Rick ...more
Released: 1986
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Screenwriter
Heartburn is a 1986 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and starring Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Stockard Channing, Jeff Daniels and Milo Forman. The screenplay by Nora Ephron ...more
Producer
Released: 2000
Directed by: Diane Keaton
Screenwriter and Producer
Hanging Up is a 2000 American comedy-drama film about a trio of sisters who bond over the approaching death of their curmudgeonly father, to whom none of them were particularly close. This film ...more
Released: 1978
Directed by: Jackie Cooper
Screenwriter
Perfect Gentlemen is a 1978 comedy crime drama film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Jackie Cooper, which was released on Mar 14, 1978.
Released: 2005
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Bewitched is a 2005 American romantic comedy fantasy film produced by Columbia Pictures and is a re-imagining of the television series of the same name. The film was released in the United ...more
Released: 1994
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director and Screenwriter
Mixed Nuts is a 1994 American Christmas comedy film directed by Nora Ephron, based on the 1982 French comedy film, Le Père Noël est une ordure. Co-written by Ephron and her sister ...more
Released: 1989
Directed by: Susan Seidelman
Screenwriter and Producer
Cookie is a 1989 comedy film released on August 23, 1989 by Warner Brothers.
Released: 1992
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director and Screenwriter
This Is My Life is a 1992 film that marked the directorial debut of screenwriter Nora Ephron. The screenplay, written by Ephron and her sister, Delia Ephron, is based on the book, This Is Your ...more
Released: 2000
Directed by: Nora Ephron
