Every Nora Ephron Movie, Ranked Best to Worst
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.
Do you have a favorite Nora Ephron film? Give your favorites a thumbs up and get in on the conversation in the comments section.- 1Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate Foxbooks chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, ...more - 2Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director and Screenwriter
After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam ...more - 3Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher
- 4Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
Frustrated with a soul-killing job, New Yorker Julie Powell (Amy Adams) embarks on a daring project: she vows to prepare all 524 recipes in Julia Childs' landmark cookbook, "Mastering the Art of ...more - 5John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, William Hurt
- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Nora Ephron
Director, Screenwriter, and Producer
When jaded journalists Frank (William Hurt) and Huey (Robert Pastorelli), along with "angel expert" Dorothy (Andie MacDowell), travel to a small town in Iowa to investigate a story, they find Michael ...more - 6Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: Mike Nichols
Screenwriter
This drama is based on the true story of Karen Silkwood (Meryl Streep), who works at a nuclear facility, along with her boyfriend, Drew Stephens (Kurt Russell), and their roommate, Dolly Pelliker ...more
