List of the best Emily Watson movies: Breaking the Waves(1996), Angela's Ashes(1999), War Horse(2011), Oranges and Sunshine(2010), Within the Whirlwind(2009), The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep(2007), Trixie(2000), The Book Thief(2013), Equilibrium(2002), Little Boy(2015), Punch-Drunk Love(2002), Separate Lies(2005) ... ...
Drama
Denmark|Sweden|France|Netherlands|Norway|Iceland|Spain|UK
1996
159 Minutes
Bess McNeill
Emily Watson Stellan Skarsgård Katrin Cartlidge Jean-Marc Barr Adrian Rawlins Sandra Voe Udo Kier Mikkel Gaup Roef Ragas Phil McCall
wife husband lover mother doctor sailor emotional dark scotland small town coast household church infidelity paralysis love sex god accident forbidden love
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Drama, History
USA|Ireland
1999
145 Minutes
Emily Watson Robert Carlyle Joe Breen Ciaran Owens Michael Legge Ronnie Masterson Pauline McLynn Liam Carney Eanna Macliam
ira agent irishman teen boy mother father emotional moving melodramatic household brooklyn, n.y. limerick, ireland immigration adolescence alcoholism sexual awakening self-discovery growing up love quest discovery
Based on the best-selling autobiography by Irish expatriate Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes follows the experiences of young Frankie and his family as they try against all odds to escape the ... See full summary »
War, Drama, History
USA|India
2011
146 Minutes
Emily Watson David Thewlis Jeremy Irvine Peter Mullan Niels Arestrup Tom Hiddleston Benedict Cumberbatch Toby Kebbell Patrick Kennedy David Kross Celine Buckens
farm boy horse father british officer german soldier incredible heartwarming thrilling england farm countryside france battlefield trenches human-animal friendship world war i horses reunion quest growing up
Young Albert enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. Albert's hopeful journey takes him out of England and to the front lines as the war rages on.
Drama, History
UK|Australia
2010
105 Minutes
Margaret Humphreys
Emily Watson David Wenham Hugo Weaving Richard Dillane Lorraine Ashbourne Kate Rutter Greg Stone Tara Morice Stuart Wolfenden
social worker victim orphan caregiver bleak disheartening nottingham, england office australia orphanage sweatshop child abuse immigration deception civil rights government cover-up orphans wretched excess quest 1980s
Set in 1980s Nottingham, social worker Margaret Humphreys holds the British government accountable for child migration schemes and reunites the children involved -- now adults living mostly in Australia -- with their parents in Britain.
Drama, Biography
Germany|Poland|Belgium
2009
98 Minutes
Evgenia Ginzburg
Emily Watson Ulrich Tukur Ian Hart Ben Miller Benjamin Sadler Monica Dolan Pam Ferris Jimmy Yuill Agata Buzek
During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come back to life.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
New Zealand|UK|Australia
2007
111 Minutes
Anne MacMorrow
Emily Watson Alex Etel Ben Chaplin David Morrissey Brian Cox Priyanka Xi Marshall Napier Joel Tobeck Erroll Shand Ian Harcourt William Johnson
boy creature mother amusing endearing lighthearted loch ness scotland boat lake loch ness monster friendship family secret discovery growing up 2000s
A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
117 Minutes
Trixie Zurbo
Emily Watson Dermot Mulroney Nick Nolte Nathan Lane Brittany Murphy Lesley Ann Warren Will Patton Stephen Lang
barfly detective security guard ladies' man criminal performer thrilling hilarious lighthearted casino yacht murder investigation aspirations undercover operations jealousy seduction trauma pursuit mystery discovery
An eccentric, unconventional woman whose naive aspirations to rise from her job as a security guard to full-fledged private eye lead her into a tangled PL: mess.
Drama, History
USA|Germany
2013
127 Minutes
Rosa
Geoffrey Rush Emily Watson Sophie Nélisse Nico Liersch Ben Schnetzer Levin Liam Barbara Auer Kirsten Block Carina N. Wiese Hildegard Schroedter Sandra Nedeleff
orphan foster father foster mother jewish refugee nazi ss officer bleak passionate sad germany house concentration camp world war ii nazi occupation book reading growing up escape fall 1940s
While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is being protected by her adoptive parents.
Sci-Fi, Drama
USA
2002
107 Minutes
Christian Bale Emily Watson Taye Diggs Angus Macfadyen Sean Bean Matthew Harbour William Fichtner Dominic Purcell Emily Siewert
special agent partner wife girl ruler brooding gripping eerie apartment cathedral hideout crematorium family home emotion empathy control oppression rebellion martial arts rise
In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
War, Drama, History
Mexico|USA
2015
106 Minutes
Emma Busbee
Jakob Salvati Emily Watson Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Michael Rapaport David Henrie Tom Wilkinson Ted Levine Kevin James Ben Chaplin Eduardo Verastegui
auto mechanic wife son magician priest brother charming creative emotional town church doctor's office theater house backyard world war ii love wishes magic brother relationship
An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.
Romance
USA
2002
95 Minutes
Lena Leonard
Adam Sandler Emily Watson Philip Seymour Hoffman Luis Guzman Mary Lynn Rajskub Rico Bueno Hazel Mailloux Julie Hermelin
salesman love interest sister thug owner operator dark quirky touching household store office hawaii hospital provo, utah rage small business siblings extortion loneliness
A frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know that he will land in huge trouble and will also jeopardise his relationship with Lena.
Drama
UK
2005
87 Minutes
Tom Wilkinson Emily Watson Rupert Everett Linda Bassett David Harewood John Neville Hermione Norris John Warnaby
lawyer wife neighbor housekeeper police officer tense emotional london village house apartment love triangle hit and run affair marriage responsibility love temptation mystery 2000s
A couple's marriage is complicated by the introduction of a third party.
Drama
2008
96 Minutes
Caroline Gil
Dermot Mulroney Emily Watson Gretchen Mol Hugh Thompson Krystal Hope Nausbaum Emma Colbert Tyler Stentiford Jamie Spilchuk Owen Pattison Rob Stewart
A nurse (Emily Watson) raises a girl who has Down syndrome after the father (Dermot Mulroney) abandons her at childbirth.
Romance, Biography, Drama
UK|Japan|USA
2014
123 Minutes
Jane's Mother
Eddie Redmayne Felicity Jones Emily Watson David Thewlis Charlie Cox Simon McBurney Maxine Peake Charlotte Hope Tom Prior Enzo Cilenti Gruffudd Glyn
student physicist stephen hawking girlfriend doctor genius confident cool intricate touching england cambridge university hospital apartment auditorium car physics time illness love
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Action, Western, Drama
Australia|UK
2005
104 Minutes
Martha Stanley
Guy Pearce Ray Winstone Emily Watson Danny Huston John Hurt David Wenham Noah Taylor David Gulpilil Leah Purcell Richard Wilson Tom E. Lewis
outlaw murderer captain brother dark gritty australia outback farm missing persons moral dilemma family assault chase pursuit sacrifice revenge 1880s
A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.
Drama, Biography
UK|USA|Isle Of Man
2006
92 Minutes
Millie Warne
Renée Zellweger Ewan McGregor Emily Watson Barbara Flynn Bill Patterson Matyelok Gibbs Lloyd Owen Anton Lesser David Bamber Phyllida Law Richard Mulholland
author publisher mother engaging charming london office farm publishing success romance good deeds schemes beatrix potter underdog rise love 2000s
The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness, and success.
Comedy, Drama
Spain|France|UK
1997
105 Minutes
Marion
Christian Bale Lee Ross Emily Watson Elsa Zylberstein Rufus Jonathan Aris Ifan Meredith Amanda Ryan
husband wife friend girlfriend emotional intense powerful london suburbia paris lost loves unhappy marriage freedom middle class idealism politics transformation temptation escape love
The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA|France
2009
101 Minutes
Claire
Paul Giamatti Dina Korzun Emily Watson David Strathairn Lauren Ambrose Katheryn Winnick Boris Kievsky Oksana Lada Natalia Zvereva Rebecca Brooksher
actor doctor courier actress poet russian engaging offbeat emotional amusing new york city st. petersburg, russia stage doctor's office street apartment unlikely allies self-discovery acting souls
Paul is an actor who feels bogged down by his participation in a production of Chekov's play, Vanya.
Romance, Drama
UK
2017
110 Minutes
Violet Ponting
Saoirse Ronan Billy Howle Emily Watson Samuel West Anne-Marie Duff Bebe Cave Adrian Scarborough Jonjo O'Neill Philip Labey Oliver Johnstone
young woman young man activist rich girl parent friend inspiring emotional disturbing melodramatic brooding suspenseful field conservatory old city beach church stage difficult decision dreamers
Based on Ian McEwan's novel. In 1962 England, a young couple find their idyllic romance colliding with issues of sexual freedom and societal pressure, leading to an awkward and fateful wedding night.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography, Drama, History
UK|Belgium|Italy|Germany
2018
105 Minutes
Constance Wilde
Rupert Everett Colin Firth Emily Watson Colin Morgan Edwin Thomas Tom Wilkinson John Standing Anna Chancellor Julian Wadham André Penvern Joshua McGuire
writer dying person gay man lover artist dark witty amusing sad paris france london forbidden love gay couple death failure irony hard times forbidden love fall
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK
2015
98 Minutes
Trinklebury
Dominic Monaghan Lesley Manville Emily Watson Joan Collins Raffey Cassidy Celia Imrie Anne-Marie Duff Omid Djalili Sadie Frost Ben Miller
orphan girl friend pop star criminal villain bank robber mother figure rebel best friend amusing charming heartwarming hilarious inspiring lighthearted playful orphanage london hypnosis
An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.
Drama
2018
115 Minutes
Regan
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Emily Watson Florence Pugh Jim Broadbent Jim Carter Andrew Scott John Macmillan Tobias Menzies Anthony Calf Karl Johnson
king creative bleak kingdom london allegiance inheritance narcissism discovery 21st century
King Lear divides his kingdom among his three daughters -- Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. The kingdom and family soon collapse into chaos and warfare as Lear goes mad and tragedy strikes.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2015
97 Minutes
Queen
Sarah Gadon Jack Reynor Bel Powley Emily Watson Rupert Everett Roger Allam Ruth Sheen Jack Laskey Jack Gordon Laurence Spellman
queen elizabeth ii princess bodyguard soldier king queen amusing charming lighthearted inspiring london bus fountain street big city nightclub celebration royalty unintended consequences light
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.
Drama
USA
2008
98 Minutes
Jane Lawrence
Julia Roberts Ryan Reynolds Willem Dafoe Emily Watson Carrie-Anne Moss Ioan Gruffudd Hayden Panettiere Cayden Boyd Shannon Lucio George Newbern Chase Ellison
professor novelist husband wife son daughter emotional disheartening moving midwest college town family home mourning loss family death of mother emotional abuse secrets love growing up
The Taylor family is devastated by an accident that takes place on the day their matriarch is due to graduate from college -- decades after leaving to raise her children.
Drama
UK
2015
105 Minutes
Her Ladyship
Ian McKellen Anthony Hopkins Vanessa Kirby Emily Watson Sarah Lancashire Edward Fox Tom Brooke Matthew Cottle Ian Conningham
A clerk in a government agency finds his unenviable life takes a turn for the horrific with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite - confident, charismatic and seductive with women.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
124 Minutes
Tammy
Philip Seymour Hoffman Samantha Morton Michelle Williams Catherine Keener Emily Watson Dianne Wiest Jennifer Jason Leigh Hope Davis Tom Noonan Sadie Goldstein Robin Weigert
director wife girlfriend actor brooding intricate new york city warehouse theater theater playwright divorce marriage quest transformation love 2000s
A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Drama, War, History, Biography
UK|Denmark
2014
129 Minutes
Mrs. Brittain
Alicia Vikander Kit Harington Taron Egerton Colin Morgan Emily Watson Dominic West Hayley Atwell Miranda Richardson Anna Chancellor Charlotte Hope Joanna Scanlan
writer headmaster wealthy woman aunt heartwarming emotional engaging inspiring united kingdom oxford university world war i pacifism discovery transformation sacrifice love 1910s
A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I - a story of young love, the futility of war, and how to make sense of the darkest times.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Iceland
2015
121 Minutes
Helen Wilton
Jason Clarke Josh Brolin John Hawkes Robin Wright Emily Watson Michael Kelly Keira Knightley Sam Worthington Martin Henderson Elizabeth Debicki Ingvar Sigurdsson
mountain climber sherpa team leader survivor friend family member bleak emotional gripping tense intense mount everest base camp house trail helicopter hospital mountain climbing storm danger
The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Lindsay
Adam Brody Kristen Bell Zoe Kazan Mia Maestro Jennifer Morrison Emily Watson Laura Perloe Kathleen Christy
On the eve of his wedding, a successful writer travels across the country to meet up with ex-lovers in an attempt to make amends for past relationship transgressions.
Biography, Drama, History
UK
2013
103 Minutes
Lady Mansfield
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Tom Wilkinson Sam Reid Sarah Gadon Miranda Richardson Penelope Wilton Emily Watson Tom Felton James Norton Matthew Goode
mixed-race woman admiral vicar abolitionist emotional powerful endearing west indies painting england race relations illegitimate child family relationships love transformation 18th century
The mixed-race daughter, Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), of Royal Navy Captain Sir John Lindsay (Matthew Goode) is raised by aristocratic Great-uncle Lord William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) in eighteenth century England.
Comedy, Action, Adventure
UK|USA
2017
141 Minutes
Colin Firth Julianne Moore Taron Egerton Mark Strong Halle Berry Channing Tatum Jeff Bridges Pedro Pascal Edward Holcroft Hanna Alström Emily Watson
spy secret agent villain young man mentor criminal cool brash thrilling london office laboratory hideout united states espionage good versus evil spies terrorism adventure discovery
After the Kingsman's headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organisation in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret organisations must band together to defeat a common enemy.
Drama, Romance, History
UK
2012
129 Minutes
Keira Knightley Aaron Taylor-Johnson Jude Law Domhnall Gleeson Alicia Vikander Matthew Macfadyen Kelly Macdonald Oskar McNamara Olivia Williams Ruth Wilson Emily Watson
wife count husband son farmer princess passionate striking emotional russia estate countryside resort infidelity doomed romance child custody social standing nobility forbidden love transformation
In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK|Italy
2001
137 Minutes
Eileen Atkins Bob Balaban Alan Bates Charles Dance Stephen Fry Michael Gambon Richard E. Grant Tom Hollander Derek Jacobi Kelly Macdonald Helen Mirren
countess maid actor producer nobleman noblewoman witty intricate england gosford park countryside household murder party deception greed mystery quest 1930s
Set in the 1930s, this movie brings a group of pretentious rich and famous together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.