Naomi Watts - Movies Edition Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mulholland Drive

This 2001 movie also starred Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Mark Pellegrino and Robert Forster. The movie was written by Lynch and brought increased attention to Watts as an actress.

In the movie, Watts portrayed aspiring actress Betty Elms, who helps a woman named Rita in trying to find more details about an accident that caused her amnesia. Lynch was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for his work on this movie. It garnered widespread critical acclaim, with many claiming it to be one of the best movies of the 2000s.

Answer: Eastern Promises

This 2007 movie was directed by David Cronenberg and written by Steven Knight. The movie also starred Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl and Jerzy Skolimowski. Anna Khitrova (Watts) gets involved in a conflict with Russian gangsters after she helps to deliver the baby of a Ukrainian human-trafficking victim. Mortensen played Nikolai Luzhin, one of the members of the Russian gang.

The movie received great citations for its direction and performances. Mortensen was nominated for an Oscar for his performance.

Answer: The International

This 2009 action movie was directed by Tom Tykwer and written by Eric Warren Singer. It also starred Ulrich Thomsen, Jack McGee, Ben Whishaw and Armin Mueller-Stahl. The movie chronicled the attempt by Eleanor Whitman (Watts), an American attorney and Louis Salinger (Owen), an Interpol officer, to uncover the criminal activities of a large bank.

The movie received mixed reviews from critics but the action sequences were praised. Owen has also appeared in movies such as 'Children of Men' and 'Shoot 'Em Up'.

Answer: 21 Grams

The 2003 movie also starred Sean Penn, Melissa Leo, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Danny Huston. It was written by Guillermo Arriaga and was directed by the Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu. The lives of three people - a mathematician (Penn as Paul), a former prisoner (del Toro as Jack) and a mother (Watts as Cristina) intertwined after a tragic car accident. Both del Toro and Watts were nominated for Oscars for their performances.

He had recently won one for his performance in the 2000 movie 'Traffic'.

Answer: The Painted Veil

The 2006 movie was directed by John Curran and was written by Ron Nyswaner, based on Maugham's 1925 novel. The movie also starred Liev Schreiber, Toby Jones, Diana Rigg, Lü Yan and Anthony Wong. The movie was about the rocky marriage between Walter Fane (Norton) and Kitty Garstin (Watts) after he figured out that she was having an extramarital affair, while dealing with an epidemic.

The movie received favourable reviews from critics, with the lead actors' performances drawing praise. The book was adapted in 1934 as well, directed by Richard Boleslawski.

Answer: King Kong

The 2005 version of 'King Kong' was directed by Peter Jackson and also starred Adrien Brody, Colin Hanks, Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis. In the movie, Watts played Ann Darrow, an actress who befriends the monster King Kong while going to an island for a shoot for a movie directed by Jack Black's character, Carl Denham.

The movie was visually stunning and garnered major acclaim from critics. Naomi Watts' performance in the movie was widely lauded for the physicality involved in it. The movie won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Peter Jackson won an Oscar for directing the movie 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'.

Answer: The Ring

The movie was a remake of Hideo Nakata's 1998 Japanese film 'Ring'. The movie also starred Martin Henderson, Brian Cox and Jane Alexander. In the movie, Watts plays Rachel Keller, a journalist who comes across a phenomenon in which viewers of a videotape die after a few days.

The movie was a big hit and a sequel 'The Ring Two' which also starred Watts. Verbinski directed movies such as 'Rango' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'.

Answer: Birdman

The movie starred an ensemble cast including Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan and Lindsay Duncan. The movie was about an actor trying to make a comeback in a Broadway play. Watts played an actress Lesley, who was part of the show's cast.

The movie made quite a mark for its one-shot style of direction. The movie won multiple Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director. Norton, Stone and Keaton were nominated for Oscars for their performances.

Answer: Movie 43

This movie had around 14 different storylines featuring a number of stars including Richard Gere, Emma Stone, Uma Thurman, Chloë Grace Moretz, Gerard Butler, Liev Schreiber, Dennis Quaid and Terrence Howard. Directors involved included Elizabeth Banks, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk and Peter Farrelly.

In the segment called 'Homeschooled', directed by Will Graham, Watts appeared as Samantha Miller, a mother who shares her experiences home-schooling her son with her new neighbours. The movie was critically panned and has been called as one of the worst movies ever made. Jackman and Winslet appeared in a segment called 'The Catch'. Halle Berry appeared in a segment called 'Truth or Dare'.

Answer: The Impossible

The movie was written by Sergio G. Sánchez and was directed by J. A. Bayona. The movie also starred Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland and Marta Etura. In the movie, Watts played Maria Bennett, whose family is torn apart by a tsunami that occurred while they were on a vacation in Thailand.

The movie was based on the real story of María Belón and her experience during the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean. Watts' performance earned rave reviews and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Alongside the critical acclaim, the movie was a hit at the box office.