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7.2

♡ 46

87%

Robert Altman Director

Tom Hollander as Anthony Meredith

Emily Watson as Elsie

Helen Mirren as Mrs. Wilson

Charles Dance as Raymond Stockbridge

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

The Book Thief

2013

7.5

♡ 139

50%

73%

based on young adult novel

based on novel or book

Brian Percival Director

Ben Schnetzer as Max Vandenburg

Godehard Giese as Policeman on Train

Rainer Reiners as Priest

Emily Watson as Rosa Hubermann

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.

Separate Lies

2005

6.4

♡ 5

72%

Julian Fellowes Director

Jeremy Child as Angus Burrell

Emily Watson as Anne Manning

Tom Wilkinson as James Manning

Terence Stamp as Joe

Following a traffic accident, things take a turn when the victim's identity is revealed.

Oranges and Sunshine

2010

7.1

♡ 4

71%

70%

based on a true story

Jim Loach Director

Hugo Weaving as Jack

Emily Watson as Margaret Humphreys

Richard Dillane as Merv

Geoff Morrell as Walter

The story of Margaret Humphreys, a social worker from Nottingham, who uncovers one of the most significant social scandals in recent times – the forced migration of children from the United Kingdom to Australia and other Commonwealth countries. Almost singlehandedly, Margaret reunited thousands of families, brought authorities to account and worldwide attention to an extraordinary miscarriage of justice.

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

husband wife relationship

6.9

♡ 5

69%

co-workers relationship

Drama

family relationships

movie business

portrait of an artist

Stephen Hopkins Director

Emily Watson as Anne Sellers

John Lithgow as Blake Edwards

Charlize Theron as Britt Ekland

Alison Steadman as Casting Agent

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.

A Royal Night Out

2015

6.5

♡ 13

74%

Julian Jarrold Director

Sarah Gadon as Elizabeth

Sophia Di Martino as Phoebe

Emily Watson as Queen

Rab Affleck as Raymond

The re-imagining of VE Day in 1945, when Princess Elizabeth and her sister, Margaret were allowed out from Buckingham Palace for the night to join in the celebrations, and encounter romance and danger.

Testament of Youth

2014

7.2

♡ 44

84%

James Kent Director

Emily Bevan as Convalescent Nurse

Taron Egerton as Edward Brittain

Hayley Atwell as Hope

Emily Watson as Mrs. Brittain

Testament of Youth is a powerful story of love, war and remembrance, based on the First World War memoir by Vera Brittain, which has become the classic testimony of that war from a woman’s point of view. A searing journey from youthful hopes and dreams to the edge of despair and back again, it’s a film about young love, the futility of war and how to make sense of the darkest times.

War Horse

2011

7.2

♡ 149

74%

Steven Spielberg Director

Tom Hiddleston as Capt. Nicholls

Nicolas Bro as Friedrich

Benedict Cumberbatch as Maj. Jamie Stewart

Emily Watson as Rose Narracott

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.

Synecdoche, New York

2008

existentialist philosophy

7.5

♡ 70

69%

emotionally disturbed

heartbreaking

parent child relationship

Charlie Kaufman Director

Robin Weigert as Adult Olive

Jennifer Jason Leigh as Maria

Timothy Doyle as Michael

Emily Watson as Tammy

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.

Breaking the Waves

1996

Danish

7.8

♡ 55

84%

prostitute

underdog

Lars von Trier Director

Emily Watson as Bess McNeill

Katrin Cartlidge as Dodo McNeill

Adrian Rawlins as Dr. Richardson

Stellan Skarsgård as Jan Nyman

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

The Water Horse

2007

6.4

♡ 93

1940s

Adventure

based on children's book

Jay Russell Director

Emily Watson as Anne MacMorrow

Brian Cox as Old Angus

Jason Hood as Scottish Officer

Marshall Napier as Sgt. Strunk

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

Monster Family

2017

4.8

♡ 59

10%

Holger Tappe Director

Paul Stone as 3rd Bat

Celia Imrie as Cheyenne

Jason Isaacs as Dracula

Emily Watson as Emma

The Wishbone family are far from happy. In an attempt to reconnect as a family, they plan a fun night out. However, the plan backfires when they are cursed and all turned into Monsters.

The Legend of Ochi

2025

5.8

♡ 53

75%

interspecies friendship

Isaiah Saxon Director

Emily Watson as Dasha

Willem Dafoe as Maxim

Finn Wolfhard as Petro

Helena Zengel as Yuri

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.

The House That Jack Built

2018

6.8

♡ 148

59%

Lars von Trier Director

Emily Watson as Bess McNeill

Willem Dafoe as He

Matt Dillon as Jack

Uma Thurman as Lady 1

Failed architect, engineer and vicious murderer Jack narrates the details of some of his most elaborately orchestrated crimes, each of them a towering piece of art that defines his life's work as a serial killer for twelve years.

Little Boy

2015

7.3

♡ 64

27%

Alejandro Monteverde Director

Kevin James as Dr. Fox

Emily Watson as Emma Busbee

Michael Rapaport as James Busbee

Ted Levine as Sam

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

The Theory of Everything

2014

7.7

♡ 256

81%

84%

based on memoir or autobiography

based on a true story

husband wife relationship

physicist

James Marsh Director

Emily Watson as Beryl Wilde

Glenda Jackson as Cathy

David Thewlis as Dennis Sciama

Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking

The Theory of Everything is the extraordinary story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde.

Small Things Like These

2024

6.7

♡ 90

93%

81%

husband wife relationship

based on novel or book

ireland

small town

Tim Mielants Director

Cillian Murphy as Bill Furlong

Amy De Bhrún as Emma

Joanne Crawford as Norma Sinnott

Emily Watson as Sr. Mary

Corpse Bride

2005