Portrait of Naomi Watts

Acting

Naomi Watts

Career

Active from 1993 to 2026, busiest in 2016 and 2017 with 5 main titles each.

Leading roles
66
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Naomi Watts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Wholesome
    2.7, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    3.2, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 10
  • Character Study 10
  • Psychological Thriller 8
  • Moral Ambiguity 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Contemporary Realism 5
  • Psychological Tension 5
  • Emotional Catharsis 4
  • Strong Female Lead 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Sharp Dialogue 3
  • Psychological Drama 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

101
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Larrikins
Larrikins

as Albatross (voice)

Margot & Rudi
Margot & Rudi

as Margot Fonteyn

Gypsy
Gypsy

as Jean Holloway

2020s

18 titles · average score 56
Closing Night
Closing Night (2026)
GoodWatch score 81

as April Vale

All's Fair
All's Fair (2025)
GoodWatch score 27

TV show · as Liberty Ronson

The Friend
The Friend (2025)
GoodWatch score 72

as Iris

Emmanuelle
Emmanuelle (2024)
GoodWatch score 35

as Margot

The Watcher
The Watcher (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Nora Brannock

Goodnight Mommy
Goodnight Mommy (2022)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mother

The Desperate Hour
The Desperate Hour (2022)
GoodWatch score 36

as Amy Carr

Infinite Storm
Infinite Storm (2022)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pam Bales

Boss Level
Boss Level (2021)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jemma Wells

Penguin Bloom
Penguin Bloom (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

as Sam Bloom

This Is the Night
This Is the Night (2021)
GoodWatch score 26

as Marie Dedea

Inside Taronga Zoo
Inside Taronga Zoo (2020)

TV show · as Narrator (Voice)

2010s

31 titles · average score 56
FEUD
FEUD (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Babe Paley

Gypsy
Gypsy (2017)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show · as Jean Holloway

The Glass Castle
The Glass Castle (2017)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rose Mary Walls

The Book of Henry
The Book of Henry (2017)
GoodWatch score 43

as Susan Carpenter

Demolition
Demolition (2016)
GoodWatch score 59

as Karen Moreno

The Sea of Trees
The Sea of Trees (2016)
GoodWatch score 38

as Joan Brennan

While We're Young
While We're Young (2015)
GoodWatch score 70

as Cornelia Schrebnick

Adoration
Adoration (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

as Lil

The Impossible
The Impossible (2012)
GoodWatch score 76

as Maria Bennett

J. Edgar
J. Edgar (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Helen Gandy

Dream House
Dream House (2011)
GoodWatch score 37

as Ann Patterson

Fair Game
Fair Game (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

as Valerie Plame

2000s

27 titles · average score 62
The International
The International (2009)
GoodWatch score 55

as Eleanor Whitman

Funny Games
Funny Games (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

as Ann

Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises (2007)
GoodWatch score 81

as Anna Ivanovna Khitrova

The Painted Veil
The Painted Veil (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Kitty Fane

King Kong
King Kong (2005)
GoodWatch score 74

as Ann Darrow

The Ring Two
The Ring Two (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rachel Keller

Stay
Stay (2005)
GoodWatch score 51

as Lila Culpepper

21 Grams
21 Grams (2003)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cristina Peck

The Ring
The Ring (2002)
GoodWatch score 64

as Rachel Keller

Undertaking Betty
Undertaking Betty (2002)
GoodWatch score 45

as Meredith Mainwaring

Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001)
GoodWatch score 84

as Betty Elms / Diane Selwyn

Down
Down (2001)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jennifer Evans

1990s

21 titles · average score 58
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer
The Hunt For The Unicorn Killer (1999)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Holly Maddux

The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
GoodWatch score 55

as Holly Maddux

Strange Planet
Strange Planet (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Alice

Dangerous Beauty
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
GoodWatch score 59

as Giulia De Lezze

The Christmas Wish
The Christmas Wish (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Renee

Sleepwalkers
Sleepwalkers (1997)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Kate Russell

Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

as Grace Rhodes

Persons Unknown
Persons Unknown (1996)
GoodWatch score 31

as Molly

Timepiece
Timepiece (1996)
GoodWatch score 68

as Mary Chandler

Tank Girl
Tank Girl (1995)
GoodWatch score 50

as Jet Girl

Gross Misconduct
Gross Misconduct (1993)
GoodWatch score 47

as Jennifer Carter

Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks (1990)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Janey-E Jones

1980s

1 title · average score 45
For Love Alone
For Love Alone (1986)
GoodWatch score 45

as Leo's Girlfriend