01 Her television work proved just as sharp as her film career.
Naomi Watts – 10 Best Movies
By Vlad Zakh · November 17, 2025
Mulholland Drive remains the performance that first showed the full range of what she could do, dual roles built on dread and ambition in equal measure. The Impossible, a decade later, gave her an entirely physical, devastating showcase.
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02 A committed biographical lead performance in a difficult, scrutinized role.
03 A grounded, protective lead navigating the London criminal underworld.
04 A warmer, more comic register than most of her dramatic work.
05 A sharp, anxious supporting turn in a stacked ensemble.
06 A classic monster-romance dynamic played with real sincerity.
07 The American remake that actually respects what made the original work.
08 A raw, grief-driven performance in a fractured, non-linear drama.
09 A physically demanding, devastating lead performance in a real-events disaster drama.
10 Dual roles built on dread and ambition, in one of the strangest great films made.
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