71 Naomi Watts Movies, Ranked Best to Worst

A woman who identifies herself as Rita survives a murder attempt and a car crash on Mulholland Drive, but is left with amnesia. Aspiring actress Betty Elms finds Rita in her aunt's apartment and decides to help her regain her identity, but as they proceed with the investigation, the boundary between real and illusion gets blurred.

After a fatal automobile accident, lives of three unrelated individuals intersect each other – a mathematics professor with a bad heart condition, a grieving mother with a reckless past, and a reformed former convict with faith in Jesus. The movie presents three simultaneous stories about the past and present of these three individuals entwined by the fateful accident. 

A middle aged faded actor’s most popular work was playing the titular role in the superhero trilogy Birdman. He now puts everything at stake to revive his career and gain recognition by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production. In process, he has to struggle with issues around as well as those within him.

Anna Khitrova, a British midwife of Russian origin, comes across the diary of Russian teenager Tatiana who died during childbirth, and learns that she was raped, drugged and forced into prostitution by Russian crime-lord Semyon. In her quest to deliver the baby to Tatiana's family, she finds an unlikely ally in Nikolai, Semyon's driver and family "cleaner".

Based on the true story of María Belón, Lo imposible follows Maria and Henry Bennet and their family during a holiday in Khao Lak, Thailand, when the devastating 2004 tsunami waves destroy the area. Separated by the waves and injured, the family must find their way back to each other amidst all the death and destruction. 

After marrying hastily in London, an English doctor and his socialite wife relocate to Shanghai, where the protagonist works at an infectious diseases laboratory. When he finds about his wife’s extramarital affair he forces her to accompany him to a remote Chinese village run down by an unchecked cholera epidemic. It was here that they discover each other and decide to make a new beginning. 

After separating from her husband, hardworking single mother, Maggie, and her adoptive son, Oliver, move in next door to Vincent MacKenna, a grumpy and alcoholic Vietnam War veteran. When Maggie is forced to leave Oliver in Vincent's care due to work pressure, the naive boy and his flawed mentor develop an unlikely bond with each other.

Following the story of an ambitious filmmaker who travels to the mysterious Skull Island with his crew to capture a giant gorilla, the film King Kong was made on a then-record-breaking budget of $207 million in 2005. A major critical and commercial success, the film appeared on several top ten lists for the year. 

Dangerous Beauty is a biographical drama film which tells us the story of Veronica, who is forced to become a courtesan, due to circumstances. However, she soon becomes a hero for her city, but is accused by the Church of witchcraft.

In this remake of a Japanese horror film Ring, which itself was based on Koji Suzuki’s novel, anyone who watches a mysterious videotape dies one week later. Amongst those who die is the niece of Rachel Keller, a journalist, who now watches the video and has precisely a week to unravel the mystery before she too faces the same fate as others.

The film revolves around the lives of three women, Karen, Elizabeth, and Lucy. Karen is a physical therapist who regrets giving up her daughter for adoption during her teenage years. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, who was adopted as a child, is now having a successful career as a lawyer, but she is unhappy with her personal life. The film also tells the story of Lucy and her husband, who decides to adopt, after failing to conceive.

The Glass Castle is a biographical drama film which tells the story of a young girl growing up facing hardships in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads.

Successful investment banker Davis Mitchell’s life is turned upside down when a car accident ends up killing his wife and with him at the hospital. When he drafts a complaint about a vending machine including some of his personal tragedies, he forms a bond with customer service representative Karen Moreno who might just help him rebuild his life. 

Inland Empire is a 2006 mystery drama film, revolving around an actress who begins to adopt the persona of her character in a film, and meanwhile, her world starts becoming nightmarish and surreal.  

Based on real events, this crime thriller film tells the story of a furniture salesman in 1972, who comes up with a plan to kill the then-President of the US, Richard Nixon. His plan involves hi-jacking a plane to fly over the White House in order to drop a gas bomb.

Psychiatrist, Sam Foster, is treating his colleague’s patient Henry Letham, who states that he has difficulty in differentiating between reality and illusion, and that he’ll kill himself in 3 days. As Sam tries to investigate Henry’s background for reasons, he realizes that slowly he, too, is losing hold over reality. But he must stay in actuality and stop Henry from killing himself.  

Based on two memoirs, one by Valerie Plame and the other by her diplomat husband, the film follows the life of Valerie Plame, an intelligence officer involved in several important projects. She has been able to hide her profession from the outside world until husband’s article in a popular magazine angers the White House and her identity is leaked. 

Matinee is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a small-time independent filmmaker who is working on making a horror film during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The biographical drama is based on the life and career of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. It follows Hoover’s journey as he rises through the ranks using ruthless tactics to keep America safe. While he becomes one of the most powerful men in the USA, the movie also reveals his many questionable decisions.  

Albert Markovski heads the local chapter of an environmental group trying to stop the building of a new Huckabees store. Soon, local Huckabees executive and Albert’s rival, Brad Stand, infiltrates the group and replaces him. After strange coincidences start happening Albert hires existential detectives, Bernard and Vivian Jaffe and things get hilariously complicated. 

Funny Games is a psychological thriller film which tells the story of a middle class family who encounter two men on a vacation. Their lives take a turn when they are taken hostages by the two men, in their own cabin.

Ned Kelly is an action adventure film which tells the story of an innocent man who is being blamed for a crime. He goes into hiding, but soon the news spreads, making him one of the most wanted criminals worldwide.

When Henry, a young genius boy, learns that his classmate Christina is being abused by her stepfather Glenn, he reports to social services and the principal, but no action is taken due to his connections. He develops a detailed plan to rescue her, which he writes down in a notebook. However, he passes away after having a violent seizure before being able to execute it.

Chuck is a biographical sports drama film which tells the story of Chuck Wepner, a heavyweight boxer living in New Jersey, who is known for his reckless behavior. Eventually he takes on the challenge to fight against the great Muhammad Ali, hoping that it will help him change his fate. It was the events of this match that had inspired the story of Sylvester Stallone’s popular film ‘Rocky’.

Interpol agent, Louis Salinger, teams up with Assistant District Attorney, Eleanor Whitman, to investigate and stop the International Bank of Business and Credit from funding terrorism, money laundering, etc. This, however, puts their lives at risk from powerful people who will stop at nothing. 

After forty years of married life, Helena finds herself abandoned by her husband, Alfie, who divorces her to marry a prostitute. In desperation, she starts consulting a psychic. Their daughter Sally, married to an unsuccessful author, falls for her boss while her husband begins to admire an already engaged woman, leading to more heartburn. 

Documentary filmmaker Josh Srebnick and wife Cornelia are apparently happily married middle-aged couple; but everything is not so rosy on professional and personal fronts. Then they meet a generation younger charming couple, Jamie and Darby, who bring freshness in older couple’s life. They enjoy being around the youngsters and try doing things they do. Will this friendship rejuvenate Josh and Cornelia’s lives?

The second installment in The Divergent Series, the movie finds Tris Prior, Four, the rest of the Divergents, and the Factionless going to war against Jeanine Matthews and the Dauntless faction. Eventually captured, Tris unlocks a box to reveal that the faction system was an experiment and that the world is waiting outside the walled city. 

Close friends Lil and Roz, who grow up together as neighbors in a quiet beach town, continue their lifelong friendship as adults. Their teenage sons, too, form a close bond of friendship. When Roz’s husband moves away for job, the four are left by themselves. With passions running high, Lil and Roz get embroiled in an intimate relationship with each other’s son. 

This romantic drama film tells the story of two friends, Jack and Hank, who meet regularly for dinner, with their wives, but in reality, they are actually suffering from problems in their respective marriages. Jack and Hank soon realize that they are both in love with each other’s wives.

Will Atenton, a successful book-editor, moves with his wife and daughters to a small town in New England. Soon, they learn that a wife and her children were murdered in that house while husband, the prime suspect, was taken to a psychiatric facility. With the help of neighbor Ann Patterson, who knew the previous family, Will investigates and discovers some terrible secrets. 

The Sea of Trees is a mystery drama film which tells the story of a physics professor named Arthur, who travels to Aokigahara, also known as the suicide forest. Although he attempts to end his life by overdosing on drugs, he soon meets a man named Takumi, who seems to have lost his way. Arthur decides to help him, and to keep themselves occupied, they start sharing stories of their lives.  

Babe, a little pig, emerges victorious in the sheep-herding contest. After he returns to his farm, he sees that Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work. Therefore, he decides to go to the big city to save the farm.    

In this third movie in the The Divergent series, Tris, her brother, Caleb, and her lover, Four, escape the walled Chicago and come across truths that shatter previous knowledge. Facing dangers that threaten humanity, Tris is forced to make bold decisions in order to survive.

The second installment in The Ring franchise finds the vicious demonic spirit Samara Morgan haunting Rachel Keller and taking possession of her son Aidan in order to make Rachel her new mother. As Rachel tries to find a way to save her son and herself, Samara unleashes hell on everyone. 

This science fiction film takes us to a dystopian future where there are only a few survivors left. The film revolves around one of these survivors, Tank Girl, an anti-heroine, who fights against the tyranny of a big corporation which controls the remaining supply of water on the world.

Isabel learns that her sister, who is a poetess, has been left by her French husband, and therefore, she decides to help her escape her misery. However, soon it seems that her sister is being stalked by someone.

This psychological thriller film revolves around a widowed child psychologist who lives in isolation.  Although she is caught in a harsh winter storm, she believes that one of her patients is asking for help. Therefore, she must now find a way to rescue him before it is too late.

An unsuccessful screenwriter, pitches in shockingly outrageous story ideas to a studio executive in this anthology comprising fourteen interlinked short films. It is directed by twelve different directors and stars famous Hollywood names.