The Best Emily Watson Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hamnet (2025) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Corpse Bride (2005) with $117M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Emily Watson Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Emily Watson is credited on. Hamnet (2025) leads with 84, followed by Small Things Like These (2024) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Hamnet 2025 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Small Things Like These 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Midas Man 2025 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Steve 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Legend of Ochi 2025 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Happy Prince 2018 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 King Lear 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 God's Creatures 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 On Chesil Beach 2018 · Drama
Biggest Emily Watson Box Office Hits
Emily Watson's films have made $519M worldwide in total. Corpse Bride (2005) is the biggest hit at $117M, ahead of Hamnet (2025) ($109M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Corpse Bride 2005 · Fantasy $117M $53.4M dom. - 2 Hamnet 2025 · Biography $109M $24.2M dom.
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The Book Thief 2013 · Drama $76.6M $21.5M dom. - 4
Miss Potter 2006 · Biography $35.1M $3.01M dom. - 5
Monster Family 2018 · Horror $29.2M $127K dom. - 6
Punch-Drunk Love 2002 · Drama $24.7M $17.8M dom. - 7
Little Boy 2015 · Drama $17.6M $6.49M dom. - 8
Belle 2014 · Drama $16.6M $10.7M dom. - 9 Small Things Like These 2024 · Drama $15.2M $1.6M dom.
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Angela's Ashes 1999 · Drama $13M $13M dom.
The Best Emily Watson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Emily Watson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 29 films, and Small Things Like These (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 29 films Small Things Like These 2024 · as Sr. Mary Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 6 films Hamnet 2025 · as Mary Movie Echo Score: 84
- Comedy 3 films Steve 2025 Movie Echo Score: 71
- Adventure 2 films The Legend of Ochi 2025 · as Dasha Movie Echo Score: 70
- Horror 1 film Monster Family 2018 · as Emma Wishbone
- Fantasy 1 film Corpse Bride 2005
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Action 1 film Equilibrium 2002
The Best Emily Watson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Emily Watson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Emily Watson Movies
The most recent films Emily Watson is credited on, newest first — starting with Hamnet (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hamnet 2025 · Mary
- Steve 2025 · Comedy
- The Legend of Ochi 2025 · Dasha
- Midas Man 2025 · Queenie Epstein
- Small Things Like These 2024 · Sr. Mary
- God's Creatures 2022 · Aileen O'Hara
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Monster Family 2 2021 · Emma Wishbone (voice) -
Too Close 2021 · Dr. Emma Robinson -
The Third Day 2020 · Mrs. Martin -
Chernobyl 2019 · Ulana Khomyuk - The Happy Prince 2018 · Constance Wilde
- King Lear 2018 · Regan
The Best Emily Watson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Emily Watson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Emily Watson movie?
Hamnet (2025) is the best-rated Emily Watson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Small Things Like These (2024) (75) and Midas Man (2025) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hamnet: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Emily Watson movie?
Corpse Bride (2005) made the most at the box office, with $117M worldwide, followed by Hamnet (2025) with $109M. Together, Emily Watson's films with box office figures have made $519M.
Which Emily Watson movie won the most awards?
Hamnet (2025) is the most decorated Emily Watson film, with 10 wins from 50 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Emily Watson drama movie?
Small Things Like These (2024) is the best-rated of Emily Watson's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Hamnet (biography), Steve (comedy) and The Legend of Ochi (adventure).
What is the newest Emily Watson movie?
The newest film on Emily Watson's filmography is Hamnet (2025), with Emily Watson as Mary.
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