Kirsten Dunst – 10 Best Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 22, 2026

Spider-Man made Kirsten Dunst a household name, but Interview with the Vampire, made as a child, remains one of her more unsettling performances, and The Power of the Dog and Fargo mark her strongest recent stretch. Civil War makes her a hardened war photographer in a fractured near-future America, Elizabethtown has a chatty flight attendant reshape a grieving man’s road trip, Fargo (2015) pulls a small-town wife into a crime, and The Power of the Dog earned her an Oscar nomination. Melancholia, Marie Antoinette, The Virgin Suicides and Bring It On round out the list.

Civil War (2024)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A hardened war photographer navigates a fractured near-future America.

Directed by Alex Garland · 1h 49m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Elizabethtown (2005)

TMDB ★ 6.2

Kirsten Dunst plays a chatty flight attendant who reshapes a grieving man's road trip home.

Directed by Cameron Crowe · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM Plus · 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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Fargo (2015)

TMDB ★ 8.3

Kirsten Dunst takes a television lead as a small-town wife pulled into a spiralling crime.

1h 03m

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The Power of the Dog (2021)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A domineering rancher's cruelty toward his brother's new wife and her son hides a deeper vulnerability.

Directed by Jane Campion · 2h 07m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads

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Bring It On (2000)

TMDB ★ 6.3

A new cheer captain discovers that her squad has been stealing routines for years.

Directed by Peyton Reed · 1h 39m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

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

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The Virgin Suicides (1999)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Kirsten Dunst plays a dreamy, doomed teenager in Sofia Coppola's acclaimed directorial debut.

Directed by Sofia Coppola · 1h 37m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home

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Marie Antoinette (2006)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Kirsten Dunst plays the doomed French queen in a lush, stylised take from Sofia Coppola.

Directed by Sofia Coppola · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Britbox Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium 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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Melancholia (2011)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Two sisters' strained relationship is tested as a mysterious rogue planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Directed by Lars von Trier · 2h 16m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, 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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Interview with the Vampire (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.5 RT 66% Metacritic 62

A vampire recounts centuries of immortality, guilt and a complicated found family to a young reporter.

Directed by Neil Jordan · 2h 03m · Rated R

Nominated for 2 Oscars24 wins & 34 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV, HBO Max · 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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Spider-Man (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.4

The Green Goblin, still one of the more genuinely unhinged superhero-movie villains.

Directed by Sam Raimi · 2h 01m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow · 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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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.

Kirsten Dunst – 10 Best Movies

Civil War (2024)

Elizabethtown (2005)

Fargo (2015)

The Power of the Dog (2021)

Bring It On (2000)

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Marie Antoinette (2006)

Melancholia (2011)

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Spider-Man (2002)

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