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Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Actor and producer · Born September 28, 1968 (58) · Shoreham, Kent, England, UK

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 5 other major award bodies

Naomi Ellen Watts (born September 28, 1968) is a British actress. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as a grief-stricken mother in Alejandro González Iñárritu's film 21 Grams (2003), and as Maria Bennett in the disaster film The Impossible (2012). After her family moved to Australia, she made her film debut there in the drama For Love Alone (1986) and then appeared in three television series, Hey Dad..! (1990), Brides of Christ (1991), and Home and Away (1991), and the film Flirting (1991). After moving to the United States, she initially struggled as an actress, taking roles in small-scale films until she starred in David Lynch's psychological thriller Mulholland Drive in 2001 as an aspiring actress. This role started her rise to international prominence. She has served as an ambassador for the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS and Pantene's Beautiful Lengths. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 28, 1968 (58)
From
Shoreham, Kent, England, UK
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
78 on MovieCove · 102 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Naomi Watts' films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
23%
Survival
18%
Morality
15%
Power
9%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Identity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love10 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice7 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 64 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 20 · Dark 36

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 38 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 8 · Charged 21 · Intense 35

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 21 · Shifting 29 · Whiplash 14

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 46 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 29 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 14

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 11 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 31

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 37 · Open-ended 17 · Ambiguous 10

Roles they play

51 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 22 of 51 analyzed roles.

Hero
22 of 51
Ally
12 of 51
Shadow
5 of 51
Mentor
5 of 51
Shapeshifter
4 of 51
Threshold guardian
1 of 51
Trickster
1 of 51
Herald
1 of 51
Show the 51 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
48
Melancholic
38
Dread
14
Contemplative
16
Bittersweet
17
Other
61

How their films linger

Bittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet35
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous17

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Naomi Watts' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 78 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Naomi Watts' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

102 credits, 78 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Closing Night(2026)

    as April Vale

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Housewife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Spider-Man: Brand New Day(2026)

    as E.V. (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Love Story(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jackie Kennedy Onassis

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • All's Fair(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer · as Liberty Ronson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Too Much(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ann Ratigan

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Insider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Sig selv

  • The Friend(2024)

    Executive Producer · as Iris

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Emmanuelle(2024)

    as Margot

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Elephants: Giants of the Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Watcher(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer · as Nora Brannock

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Goodnight Mommy(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Mother

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Infinite Storm(2022)

    Producer · as Pam Bales

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Desperate Hour(2021)

    Producer · as Amy Carr

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • This Is the Night(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Marie Dedea

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Boss Level(2020)

    as Jemma Wells

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Penguin Bloom(2020)

    Producer · as Sam Bloom

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Inside Taronga Zoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 39 episodes · as Narrator (Voice)

  • Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under(2020)

    Show Producer · as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Luce(2019)

    as Amy Edgar

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Loudest Voice(2019)

    Show 7 episodes · as Gretchen Carlson

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ophelia(2018)

    as Queen Gertrude / Mechtild

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Wolf Hour(2019)

    Executive Producer · as June Leigh

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Vice(2018)

    as News Anchor (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Glass Castle(2017)

    as Rose Mary Walls

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Gypsy(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Jean Holloway

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • The Book of Henry(2017)

    as Susan Carpenter

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Chuck(2016)

    as Linda Wepner

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Feud(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Babe Paley

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Shut In(2016)

    as Mary Portman

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • 3 Generations(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Maggie

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Sea of Trees(2015)

    as Joan Brennan

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Demolition(2015)

    as Karen Moreno

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Allegiant(2016)

    as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • While We're Young(2014)

    as Cornelia Schrebnick

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)

    as Evelyn Johnson-Eaton

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014)

    as Lesley

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • St. Vincent(2014)

    as Daka Parimova

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Naomi Watts (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Impresario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Associate Producer · as Self

  • Diana(2013)

    as Princess Diana

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Sunlight Jr.(2013)

    as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Adore(2013)

    Executive Producer · as Lil

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Movie 43(2013)

    as Samantha (segment "Homeschooled")

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Wide-Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as The Makeup Artist

  • The Impossible(2012)

    as Maria Bennett

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • J. Edgar(2011)

    as Helen Gandy

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Dream House(2011)

    as Ann Patterson

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger(2010)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Fair Game(2010)

    as Valerie Plame

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Mother and Child(2009)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The International(2009)

    as Eleanor Whitman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Funny Games(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Ann

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Eastern Promises(2007)

    as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Painted Veil(2006)

    Producer · as Kitty Fane

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Inland Empire(2006)

    as Suzie Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • King Kong(2005)

    as Ann Darrow

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Ellie Parker(2005)

    Producer · as Ellie Parker

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Stay(2005)

    as Lila Culpepper

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Ring Two(2005)

    as Rachel Keller

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • I Heart Huckabees(2004)

    as Dawn Campbell

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • We Don't Live Here Anymore(2004)

    Producer · as Edith Evans

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Assassination of Richard Nixon(2004)

    as Marie Bicke

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Cristina Peck

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Divorce(2003)

    as Roxeanne de Persand

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Ned Kelly(2003)

    as Julia Cook

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Undertaking Betty(2002)

    as Meredith Mainwaring

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2002)

    as Rebecca Yoder

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Ring(2002)

    as Rachel Keller

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rabbits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Suzie

  • Rabbits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 5 episodes · as Suzie

  • Icons(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Shaft(2001)

    as Jennifer Evans

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mulholland Drive(2001)

    as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ellie Parker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Producer · as Ellie Parker

  • Never Date an Actress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as The Shallow Girlfriend

  • The Wyvern Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Alice Fairfield

  • Strange Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Alice

  • The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer(1999)

    as Holly Maddux

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · as Holly Maddux

  • The Christmas Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Renee

  • Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

    as Additional Character Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Beauty(1998)

    as Giulia De Lezze

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Sleepwalkers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kate Russell

  • Under the Lighthouse Dancing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Louise

  • Persons Unknown(1996)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Timepiece (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mary Chandler

  • Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering(1996)

    as Grace Rhodes

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Bermuda Triangle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Amanda

  • Tank Girl(1995)

    as Jet Girl

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Custodian(1993)

    as Louise

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Gross Misconduct(1993)

    as Jennifer Carter

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Wide Sargasso Sea(1993)

    as Fanny Grey

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Matinee(1993)

    as Shopping Cart Starlet

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • Brides of Christ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 5 episodes · as Frances Heffernan

  • Flirting(1991)

    as Janet Odgers

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Twin Peaks(1990)

    Show 10 episodes · as Janey-E Jones

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • For Love Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Leo's Girlfriend

  • Gypsy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Jean Holloway

  • Larrikins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Albatross (voice)

  • Margot & Rudi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Margot Fonteyn

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 101 titles, 98 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

King Kong (2005)

$557M worldwide

Highest rated

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19862026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 50 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 5 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting100 of 101: 82 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing19 of 101: 1 only producing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score38th

101 titles, 18 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s21 · acting2000s27 · 27 acting · 5 crew2010s31 · 30 acting · 5 crew2020s18 · 18 acting · 9 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 34% of 61 roles
910106111621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 3 other major awards from 17 major nominations, 2003–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
  2. 2024
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  4. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  5. 2011
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  6. 2004
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actress in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Independent Spirit Award, won
  7. 2003
    • Venice award, won · Best Actress
    • Venice award, won

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Naomi Watts' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 67; across their 64 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Approval · how many liked their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 64

Midcredits score across 78 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th16

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 78 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved10
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed24

Most divisive · actor, producer

All's Fair (2025)

94th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 62 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Naomi Watts' work okay for kids?

Across up to 54 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore46 titles20–74 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity54 titles14–70 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity47 titles30–83 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs43 titles10–69 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense43 titles28–85 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Naomi Watts work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naomi Watts' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jason De Beer shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles