Movies starring Emily Watson

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Book Thief, The

I don't know whether Markus Zusak's young adult bestelling novel The Book Thief should be considered "unfilmable" but the adaptation, written by Michael Petroni and directed by Brian Percival, makes a compelling case that it shouldn't have been fil...

Run Time: 2:11
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Brian Percival
Cast: Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson, ...
Breaking the Waves

According to writer/director Lars von Trier, Breaking the Waves is "a simple love story", but "simple" hardly begins to describe this deeply disturbing, multi-layered drama. In fact, nowhere is the picture's complexity more evident than in it...

Run Time: 2:39
U.S. Release Date: 1996-11-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Lars von Trier
Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, ...
Cold Souls

The chief pleasure to be derived from watching Cold Souls is that it's a journey into the unexpected. To one degree or another, even the best screenplays tend to follow projectable trajectories, even when the specifics are obfuscated. Cold Souls ...

Run Time: 1:38
U.S. Release Date: 2009-08-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Brief Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Sophie Barthes
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, ...
Corpse Bride

Note: I suppose the official title of the movie is Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, presumably to distinguish it from William Shakepeare's Corpse Bride or Jane Austen's Corpse Bride. The wordiness seems silly so, for the purposes of this review, the fil...

Run Time: 1:18
U.S. Release Date: 2005-09-16
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Tim Burton, Mike Johnson
Cast: (voices) Johnny Depp, Michael Gough, Jane Horrocks, ...
Everest

Mount Everest has been conquered. Since the day in 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first men to stand atop the summit, thousands have successfully climbed the mountain. Their reasons for making the ascent are as varied as the c...

Run Time: 2:01
U.S. Release Date: 2015-09-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Mature Themes, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Adventure/Drama
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Cast: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, ...
Hilary and Jackie

The story of celebrated cellist Jacqueline du Pré is too good not to have been made into a movie. However, the most gratifying thing about director Anand Tucker's Hilary and Jackie is that it not only does it tell the tale, but does it so a uniqu...

Run Time: 2:00
U.S. Release Date: 1998-12-30
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Anand Tucker
Cast: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, ...
Miss Potter

Beatrix Potter may not be as well-known a name today as Harry Potter, but what child doesn't show recognition at the mention of "Peter Rabbit?" Miss Potter's most lasting contribution to the pantheon of characters from children's literature, Peter...

Run Time: 1:32
U.S. Release Date: 2006-12-29
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Chris Noonan
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, ...
Proposition, The

It is said that revenge is a dish best served cold. The Proposition illustrates that, extending the metaphor, revenge is more often bitter than sweet. Gritty to the point of being disturbing, The Proposition examines the revenge thriller not as t...

Run Time: 1:44
U.S. Release Date: 2006-05-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: WESTERN
Director: John Hillcoat
Cast: Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, ...
Punch Drunk Love

Punch Drunk Love represents a departure on the part of two key participants. For Adam Sandler, who portrays the film's protagonist, this is an attempt to play it straight, without falling back on antics, physical comedy, or silliness. For Paul Th...

Run Time: 1:29
U.S. Release Date: 2002-10-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Cast: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, ...
Synecdoche, New York

With Charlie Kaufman, the writer of such movies as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, one expects something weird and wonderful. So it will come as no surprise that "weird" is an apt descriptor for Synecdo...

Run Time: 2:05
U.S. Release Date: 2008-10-24
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Samantha Morton, Michelle Williams, ...