Diane Kruger – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 20, 2026

In the Fade deserves more attention than it gets, a wrenching performance in a much smaller film than the rest of her resume. Inglourious Basterds and Troy show the bigger productions, and The Bridge proves her TV work holds up too. The Operative sends an operative on a murky mission in Iran, Out of the Furnace catches her between two brothers and a crime ring, Farewell, My Queen sees Marie Antoinette through her devoted reader, and National Treasure and Unknown round out the list.

The Operative (2019)

TMDB ★ 5.8

Diane Kruger plays an intelligence operative on a dangerous, morally murky mission in Iran.

Directed by Yuval Adler · 2h 00m

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Out of the Furnace (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.6

Diane Kruger plays a small-town girlfriend caught between two brothers and a dangerous crime ring.

Directed by Scott Cooper · 1h 56m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Bridge (2013)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Diane Kruger leads this series as a detective investigating a body found on the US-Mexico border.

Directed by Sameer Patel · 0h 10m

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Farewell, My Queen (2012)

TMDB ★ 6.0

Marie Antoinette, seen through the eyes of her devoted reader during the French Revolution.

Directed by Benoît Jacquot · 1h 40m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Cohen Media Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sky Fighters (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Diane Kruger has an early French action role as a fighter pilot investigating a conspiracy.

Directed by Gérard Pirès · 1h 42m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Unknown (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Diane Kruger plays a cab driver caught in the middle of a man's fight to reclaim his stolen identity.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra · 1h 53m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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In the Fade (2017)

TMDB ★ 6.9

A widow seeks justice, then revenge, after a neo-Nazi bombing kills her husband and son.

Directed by Fatih Akin · 1h 46m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling

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National Treasure (2004)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A historian races to find a legendary treasure hidden by America's founding fathers before rival hunters can.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub · 2h 11m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 89% Metacritic 69

A team of Jewish-American soldiers and a vengeful cinema owner plot to assassinate Nazi leaders.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 33m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar134 wins & 173 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Troy (2004)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A Trojan prince's forbidden love sparks a legendary decade-long war between Troy and the Greeks.

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 2h 43m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Apple TV, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, VIX · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

Diane Kruger – 10 Best Movies

The Operative (2019)

Out of the Furnace (2013)

The Bridge (2013)

Farewell, My Queen (2012)

Sky Fighters (2005)

Unknown (2011)

In the Fade (2017)

National Treasure (2004)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Troy (2004)

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