- Films
- 40
- Avg rating
- 6.58
- Peak run
- 1996’99
- Oscar noms
- 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Emily by the numbers
Average
6.58
40 rated films
Vote weighted
6.68
bigger films count more
Median
6.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.85
rating spread
Career
30y
1996 to 2025
Total votes
2.22M
across every film
Best
7.8
Hamnet
Worst
4.8
Monster Family
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 |  Hamnet | Mary | 7.8 | 138K |
| 2025 |  The Legend of Ochi | Dasha | 5.8 | 10,398 |
| 2024 | Midas Man | Queenie Epstein | 6.4 | 2,445 |
| 2024 |  Small Things Like These | Sr. Mary | 6.7 | 40,713 |
| 2022 | God's Creatures | Aileen O'Hara | 6.0 | 4,430 |
| 2021 | Monster Family 2 | Emma Wishbone | 5.0 | 1,470 |
| 2018 | The Happy Prince | Constance Wilde | 6.3 | 6,307 |
| 2017 |  On Chesil Beach | Violet Ponting | 6.3 | 13,652 |
| 2017 | Monster Family | Emma Wishbone | 4.8 | 5,989 |
| 2015 |  Little Boy | Emma Busbee | 7.3 | 25,153 |
| 2015 |  A Royal Night Out | Queen | 6.5 | 11,705 |
| 2015 | Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Mrs. Trinklebury | 5.2 | 1,362 |
| 2014 |  Testament of Youth | Mrs. Brittain | 7.2 | 32,163 |
| 2013 |  The Book Thief | Rosa Hubermann | 7.5 | 149K |
| 2013 | Some Girl(S) | Lindsay | 4.5 | 4,024 |
| 2013 |  Belle | Lady Mansfield | 7.3 | 35,192 |
| 2011 |  War Horse | Rose Narracott | 7.2 | 175K |
| 2010 | Oranges and Sunshine | Margaret | 7.1 | 6,248 |
| 2009 |  Cold Souls | Claire | 6.4 | 10,683 |
| 2009 | Within the Whirlwind | Evgenia Ginzburg | 6.8 | 1,223 |
Better together?
Emily Watson's regulars
- Rupert EverettCo-star · 3 films · 6.40 avg●+0.03
- Marleen GorrisDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.80 avg▲+0.13
- Holger TappeDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.00 avg▼−0.78
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Emily Watson
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1999Emily Watson
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 1997Emily Watson
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.