The Daily Courier

BARBRA STREISAND’S TOP 10 MOVIES

- BY JAY BOBBIN

“The Guilt Trip” (2012): In the last movie she’s made to date (written by “This Is Us” creator-producer Dan Fogelman), Streisand is entertaini­ng as a woman who becomes her son’s (Seth Rogen) cross-country traveling companion.

“The Prince of Tides” (1991): Also showing her expertise as a director, Streisand gives a sensitive translatio­n to Pat Conroy’s classic novel.

“Nuts” (1987): One of Streisand’s more underrated films boasts her great performanc­e as a murder-accused prostitute battling an insanity plea.

“Yentl” (1983): Streisand establishe­d herself as a director as well as an actress with this clearly heartfelt drama, about a Jewish girl posing as a boy to acquire a religious education.

“The Main Event” (1979):

In her second teaming with Ryan O’Neal, Streisand is vastly appealing as a swindled cosmetics tycoon left with one major holding: a washed-up boxer’s contract.

“A Star Is Born” (1976): Streisand and Kris Kristoffer­son were as popular as movie stars got at the time of this music-driven remake.

“The Way We Were” (1973): Still one of the most romantic movies ever, this teaming of Streisand and Robert Redford transcends its period setting (the 1930s and ’40s) to be timeless.

“What’s Up, Doc?” (1972): The zany side of Streisand flowed freely in director Peter Bogdanovic­h’s screwball comedy about a free spirit who plagues a stuffy musicologi­st (Ryan O’Neal).

“The Owl and the Pussycat” (1970): A perfectly saucy Streisand makes a fine foil for the conservati­ve neighbor played by George Segal.

“Funny Girl” (1968): Streisand arrived on the screen as a full-fledged star, thanks to her Oscar-winning re-creation of her Broadway role as legendary performer Fanny Brice.

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