The Best Naomi Watts Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Boss Level (2021) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is King Kong (2005) with $557M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Naomi Watts Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Naomi Watts is credited on. Boss Level (2021) leads with 80, followed by Penguin Bloom (2021) 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 80 Boss Level 2021 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Penguin Bloom 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Friend 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Luce 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Infinite Storm 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Glass Castle 2017 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Ophelia 2019 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Goodnight Mommy 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 This Is the Night 2021 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 The Wolf Hour 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 The Book of Henry 2017 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Emmanuelle 2025 · Drama
Biggest Naomi Watts Box Office Hits
Naomi Watts's films have made $2.18B worldwide in total. King Kong (2005) is the biggest hit at $557M, ahead of Insurgent (2015) ($297M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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King Kong 2005 · Adventure $557M $218M dom. - 2
Insurgent 2015 · Action $297M $130M dom. - 3
The Ring 2002 · Mystery $249M $129M dom. - 4
The Impossible 2012 · Action $198M $19M dom. - 5
The Ring Two 2005 · Drama $164M $76.2M dom. - 6
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014 · Comedy $103M $42.3M dom. - 7
21 Grams 2003 · Drama $60.5M $16.3M dom. - 8
The International 2009 · Action $60.3M $25.5M dom. - 9
Eastern Promises 2007 · Drama $56.1M $17.3M dom. - 10
St. Vincent 2014 · Drama $54.8M $44.1M dom.
The Best Naomi Watts Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Naomi Watts has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 33 films, and Penguin Bloom (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 33 films Penguin Bloom 2021 · as Sam Bloom Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 8 films Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014
- Action 7 films Boss Level 2021 · as Jemma Wells Movie Echo Score: 80
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Thriller 4 films The Desperate Hour 2022 · as Amy Movie Echo Score: 32 - Mystery 4 films The Ring 2002
- Biography 3 films The Glass Castle 2017 Movie Echo Score: 64
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Romance 3 films Dangerous Beauty 1998 · as Giulia De Lezze - Adventure 1 film King Kong 2005
The Best Naomi Watts Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Naomi Watts's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Naomi Watts Movies
The most recent films Naomi Watts is credited on, newest first — starting with Emmanuelle (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Emmanuelle 2025 · Margot Parson
- The Friend 2025 · Iris
- Goodnight Mommy 2022 · Mother
- Infinite Storm 2022 · Pam
- The Desperate Hour 2022 · Amy
- This Is the Night 2021 · Marie Dedea
- Boss Level 2021 · Jemma Wells
- Penguin Bloom 2021 · Sam Bloom
- The Wolf Hour 2019 · June Leigh
- Luce 2019 · Amy Edgar
- Ophelia 2019 · Gertrude, Mechtild
- The Glass Castle 2017 · Biography
The Best Naomi Watts Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Naomi Watts films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Naomi Watts movie?
Boss Level (2021) is the best-rated Naomi Watts film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Penguin Bloom (2021) (75) and The Friend (2025) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Boss Level: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Naomi Watts movie?
King Kong (2005) made the most at the box office, with $557M worldwide, followed by Insurgent (2015) with $297M. Together, Naomi Watts's films with box office figures have made $2.18B.
Which Naomi Watts movie won the most awards?
King Kong (2005) is the most decorated Naomi Watts film, with 5 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Naomi Watts drama movie?
Penguin Bloom (2021) is the best-rated of Naomi Watts's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (comedy), Boss Level (action) and The Desperate Hour (thriller).
What is the newest Naomi Watts movie?
The newest film on Naomi Watts's filmography is Emmanuelle (2025), with Naomi Watts as Margot Parson.
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