Emily Watson

Emily Watson


Filmography

11. The Book Thief

The Book Thief
Drama Historical Drama
7.5
20132h 11minGermany, United States

While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.


12. Belle

Belle
Drama Historical Drama
7.3
20131h 45minUnited Kingdom

Dido Elizabeth Bell, the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy admiral, plays an important role in the campaign to abolish slavery in England.


13. War Horse

War Horse
War History Adventure World War I Historical Event
7.2
20112h 26minUnited States, India

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy, and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile, Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.


14. Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction
Drama Comedy Coming-of-Age Drama Buddy Comedy
6.8
20101h 34minUnited Kingdom

In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.


15. Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York
Drama Professional Drama
7.5
20082h 4minUnited States

A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.


16. The Water Horse

The Water Horse
Family Adventure Fantasy Maritime Adventure Mythological Fantasy
6.4
20071h 52minUnited States, United Kingdom

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


17. Miss Potter

Miss Potter
Drama Family Romance Historical Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.0
20061h 32minUnited Kingdom, United States

Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", struggles for love, happiness and success.


18. The Proposition

The Proposition
Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
7.3
20051h 44minAustralia, United Kingdom

In 1880s Australia, a lawman offers renegade Charlie Burns a difficult choice. In order to save his younger brother from the gallows, Charlie must hunt down and kill his older brother, who is wanted for rape and murder. Venturing into one of the Outback's most inhospitable regions, Charlie faces a terrible moral dilemma that can end only in violence.


19. Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride
Romance Fantasy Animation Dark Romance Supernatural Fantasy
7.4
20051h 17minUnited Kingdom, United States

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.


20. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Drama Comedy Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Parody
6.9
20042h 2minUnited Kingdom, United States

The turbulent personal and professional life of actor Peter Sellers (1925-1980), from his beginnings as a comic performer on BBC Radio to his huge success as one of the greatest film comedians of all time; an obsessive artist so dedicated to his work that neglected his loved ones and sacrificed part of his own personality to convincingly create that of his many memorable characters.