Movies starring Naomi Watts
21 Grams is a stunning kaleidoscope of a motion picture - a mosaic of images that gradually resolves itself into a powerful tale of tragedy and redemption. Not only is this one of the year's most compelling motion pictures, but, in terms of struct...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-11-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast: Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, ...
Allegiant exemplifies what happens when a book or movie exists solely for the purposes of placating fans and maintaining a revenue stream. Craft and originality are swapped out for familiarity and sameness. Plot turns into a regurgitation of not only...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-03-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Adventure
Director: Robert Schwentke
Cast: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Zoe Kravitz, ...
Birdman (subtitled Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is an ensemble film about theater life that occasionally takes time away from its dramatic/comedic narrative to skewer the pop culture sensibilities that have given rise to the so-called "mo...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-10-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Cast: Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, ...
Warning: Potential spoilers, although they reveal only things from the first half of the movie. If you look hard enough, it’s possible to find worthwhile elements in The Book of Henry, an overwrought, tonally inconsistent drama about cancer, ...
U.S. Release Date: 2017-06-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, ...
Thank god for Jake Gyllenhaal. Absent his performance, Demolition would have been a more unbearable slog than it is. It’s rare when a good performance can save a bad movie but it can make some of the more tedious parts watchable. The problem with...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-04-08
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: Jean-Marc Vallee
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, ...
Sixteen years after her death, Princess Diana is still capable of generating interest, which is probably the only reason why this dull, pointless movie was greenlighted. A scattershot treatment of the paparazzi darling's life during her post-Charle...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Cas Anvar
Hours after seeing Dream House, I was still trying to figure out how a movie starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts, lensed by Caleb Deschanel, and directed by Jim Sheridan could be such a disappointment. It's obvious what's wrong wit...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-09-30
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, ...
Eastern Promises is the latest effort from acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg, whose recent work has elevated his status from that of a cult figure to someone in the mainstrem. Although the director has re-teamed with his The History of Violence ...
U.S. Release Date: 2007-09-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: THRILLER
Director: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, ...
Note: It is difficult to present a meaningful discussion of Funny Games without giving away major plot points. As a result, there are two reviews. This is the non-spoiler review, which limits spoilers to a bare minimum. For a more full discussio...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER/HORROR
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Devon Gearhart, ...
Note: You have reached the spoiler review for Funny Games. Click here for the non-spoiler review. We've seen the set-up before: a nice middle-class family held captive by a pair of psychopaths. This time, however, things aren't going to turn o...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-03-14
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: THRILLER/HORROR
Director: Michael Haneke
Cast: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Devon Gearhart, ...