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Meera Syal

Actor · 39 credits · 14 in highly-rated films

Best known for Beautiful Thing (1996)

Frequent collaborators: Sudha Bhuchar

Best Meera Syal movies by genre

Movies (39 total, ranked by score)

  1. Beautiful Thing

    1996 · ★ 7.2 (358 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    1

  2. Desert Flower

    2009 · ★ 7.6 (491 votes)

    Drama

    2

  3. Yesterday

    2019 · ★ 6.7 (4,303 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Music

    3

  4. Spin

    2021 · ★ 6.9 (53 votes)

    TV Movie, Family, Music

    4

  5. Dragon Rider

    2020 · ★ 6.9 (185 votes)

    Animation, Family, Adventure

    5

  6. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

    2016 · ★ 8.0 (23 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. The Canterville Ghost

    2023 · ★ 6.7 (58 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    7

  8. Absolutely Anything

    2015 · ★ 5.9 (1,657 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    8

  9. A Midsummer Night's Dream - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

    2016 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    9

  10. Girls' Night

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    10

  11. Bitches & Beauty Queens: The Making of Miss India

    2002

    Documentary

    11

  12. Samosa & Sons

    2023 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Majdhar

    1984 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    13

  14. Anita and Me

    2002 · ★ 5.9 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    14

  15. Amar Akbar & Tony

    2015 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Drama

    15

  16. The Boy in the Dress

    2014 · ★ 6.3 (38 votes)

    Drama, Family, Comedy

    16

  17. Mad Sad & Bad

    2009 · ★ 4.9 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    17

  18. Gummed Labels

    1992 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Thriller

    18

  19. Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

    1987 · ★ 5.5 (22 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    19

  20. King of Bollywood

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. Flight

    1997 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    21

  22. Better Than the Original: The Joy of the Cover Version

    2015

    Documentary, Music

    22

  23. Aladdin: The ITV Pantomime

    2000 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    23

  24. National Theatre Live: Behind the Beautiful Forevers

    2015 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. All in Good Time

    2012 · ★ 6.5 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    25

  26. It's Not Unusual

    1995 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    26

  27. The Homestay

    2018 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    27

  28. Brexit Shorts: Just a T-shirt

    2017 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Handsworth Songs

    1986 · ★ 5.5 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    29

  30. The Secretary Who Stole £4 Million

    2005

    Drama

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.