Emily Watson

Emily Watson

January 14, 1967 · 59 years old

Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the Donmar Warehouse. She was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Actress f…

Known For

52 titles
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Hamnet

Hamnet

2025 · 2h 5m · Movie

In late 16th-century England, Agnes, a healer sensitive to the world around her, builds a home with William, a local tutor and aspiring playwright. As their lives fracture, they are tested by distance, silence, and grief.

8.4
2
Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

2017 · 2h 21m · Movie

After the Kingsman's headquarters is destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organization in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret agencies must band together to defeat a common enemy.

6.5
3
Chernobyl

Chernobyl

2019 · 5h 30m · TV Show

In April 1986, the city of Chernobyl in the Soviet Union suffers one of the worst nuclear disasters in the history of mankind. Consequently, many heroes put their lives on the line in the following days, weeks and months.

9.3
4
The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

2014 · 2h 3m · Movie

Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.

7.7
5
Everest

Everest

2015 · 2h 1m · Movie

On May 10, 1996, mountain guides Rob Hall and Scott Fischer combine their expedition teams for a final ascent to the summit of Mount Everest. With little warning, a storm strikes the mountain and the climbers must now battle to su...

6.8
6
Equilibrium

Equilibrium

2002 · 1h 47m · Movie

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.

7.3
7
Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride

2005 · 1h 17m · Movie

When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

7.4
8
Red Dragon

Red Dragon

2002 · 2h 4m · Movie

A retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer. Aiding him is imprisoned forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.

7.2
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Small Things Like These

Small Things Like These

2024 · 1h 38m · Movie

In 1985 devoted father Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers shocking truths of his own.

7.0
10
Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

2002 · 1h 35m · Movie

Socially frustrated Barry Egan calls a phone-sex line to curb his loneliness. Little does he know it will land him in deep trouble and will jeopardize his burgeoning romance with the mysterious Lena.

7.3
11
War Horse

War Horse

2011 · 2h 26m · Movie

A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.

7.2
12
Steve

Steve

2025 · 1h 33m · Movie

Follows headteacher Steve battling for his reform college's survival while managing his mental health. Concurrently, troubled student Shy navigates his violent tendencies and fragility, torn between his past and future prospects.

7.1
13
The Book Thief

The Book Thief

2013 · 2h 11m · Movie

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.

7.5
14
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

2012 · 2h 9m · Movie

In late-19th-century Russian high society, St. Petersburg aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Alexei Vronsky.

6.6
15
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 · 2h 4m · Movie

A theater 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.

7.5
16
Breaking the Waves

Breaking the Waves

1996 · 2h 33m · Movie

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.

7.8
17
The Legend of Ochi

The Legend of Ochi

2025 · 1h 35m · Movie

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy girl is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when she discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

5.8
18
Dune: Prophecy

Dune: Prophecy

2024 · TV Show

Two Harkonnen sisters combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

7.3
19
The Proposition

The Proposition

2005 · 1h 44m · Movie

A lawman apprehends a notorious outlaw and gives him nine days to kill his older brother, or else they'll execute his younger brother.

7.3
20
Testament of Youth

Testament of Youth

2015 · 2h 9m · Movie

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.

7.2
21
The Water Horse

The Water Horse

2007 · 1h 52m · Movie

A lonely boy discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature of Scottish legend.

6.4
22
Belle

Belle

2013 · 1h 40m · Movie

The biracial 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 18th century...

7.3
23
Miss Potter

Miss Potter

2006 · 1h 28m · Movie

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.

7.0
24
Little Boy

Little Boy

2015 · 1h 46m · Movie

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.

7.1
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On Chesil Beach

On Chesil Beach

2018 · 1h 50m · Movie

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.

6.1
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Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction

2010 · 1h 35m · Movie

A 1970s-set comedy centered on three young working class friends in a dreary suburb of Reading.

6.8
27
Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

1999 · 2h 25m · Movie

An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.

7.3
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The Boxer

The Boxer

1997 · 1h 53m · Movie

Young Danny Flynn is released from prison 14 years after "taking the rap" for the IRA and tries to rebuild his life in his old Belfast neighborhood.

7.0
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A Royal Night Out

A Royal Night Out

2015 · 1h 37m · Movie

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.

6.4
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004 · 2h 2m · Movie

The feature adaptation of Roger Lewis' book about the actor best remembered as Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther movies.

6.9
31
Fireflies in the Garden

Fireflies in the Garden

2008 · 1h 39m · Movie

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.

6.4
32
The Third Day

The Third Day

2020 · 5h 40m · TV Show

A man and a woman make separate journeys to a mysterious island off the British coast.

6.4
33
Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998 · 2h 1m · Movie

The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.

7.3
34
Cradle Will Rock

Cradle Will Rock

1999 · 2h 12m · Movie

A true story of politics and art in the 1930s U.S., focusing on a leftist musical drama and attempts to stop its production.

6.8
35
Apple Tree Yard

Apple Tree Yard

2017 · 3h 43m · TV Show

A provocative thriller which sees an eminent scientist caught up in a damaging and compromising lie. Based on the novel by Louise Doughty.

7.2
36
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018 · 1h 45m · Movie

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.

6.3