D'entre a suya abundant filmografía, se puet destacar as cintas The Deer Hunter (1978, Michael Cimino), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979, Robert Benton), Sophie's Choice (1982, Alan J. Pakula), Out of Africa (1985, Sydney Pollack), The Bridges of Madison County (1995, Clint Eastwood), Adaptation (2002, Spike Jonze) u Julie & Julia (2009, Nora Ephron).