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Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

Actor, also producer · Born April 30, 1982 (44) · Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Oscar nominee · Primetime Emmy nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Kirsten Caroline Dunst (/ˈkɪərstən/ KEER-stən; born April 30, 1982) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the anthology film New York Stories (1989) and has since starred in several films and television productions. She has received several awards, including nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and four Golden Globe Awards. Dunst first gained recognition for her role as child vampire Claudia in the horror film Interview with the Vampire (1994), which earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also had roles in her youth in Little Women (1994) and Jumanji (1995). Dunst transitioned to leading roles in teen films of 1999, the satires Dick and Drop Dead Gorgeous and Sofia Coppola's drama The Virgin Suicides. After the leading role in the cheerleading film Bring It On (2000), she gained wider attention for her role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). Her career progressed with a supporting role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), followed by a lead role in Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005), and as Marie Antoinette in Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006). In 2011, Dunst starred as a depressed newlywed in Lars von Trier's drama Melancholia, which earned her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress. In 2015, she played Peggy Blumquist in the second season of the FX series Fargo, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the role. Dunst had a supporting role in the film Hidden Figures (2016), and leading roles in Coppola's The Beguiled (2017) and in the dark comedy series On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019), for which she received a third Golden Globe nomination. Dunst earned her fourth nomination for a Golden Globe and first nomination for an Academy Award for her performance in the psychological drama The Power of the Dog (2021). In 2024, she led the dystopian thriller film Civil War. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 30, 1982 (44)
From
Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
64 on MovieCove · 84 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 10% in 30 days

What are Kirsten Dunst's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 74th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Animation movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Bonds
22%
Morality
16%
Survival
10%
Power
9%
Society
9%
Ideas
8%
Family bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age9 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass6 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 52 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 19 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 12

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 17 · Charged 19 · Intense 16

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 23 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 29 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 25 · Engaged 21 · Full focus 6

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 21 · Affecting 17 · Heavy 14

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 9

Roles they play

37 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 14 of 37 analyzed roles.

Hero
14 of 37
Ally
10 of 37
Shapeshifter
5 of 37
Herald
5 of 37
Shadow
2 of 37
Trickster
1 of 37
Show the 37 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
28
Hopeful
15
Warm
12
Contemplative
11
Other
62

How their films linger

Hopeful22 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet20 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet25
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kirsten Dunst's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 64 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kirsten Dunst's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

84 credits, 64 with a MovieCove page; 51 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Housemaid's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Wendy Garrick

  • A Minecraft Movie Squared (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Alex

  • Roofman(2025)

    as Leigh Wainscott

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Civil War(2024)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Power of the Dog(2021)

    as Rose Gordon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • On Becoming a God in Central Florida(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer · as Krystal Stubbs

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The House That Jack Built(2018)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Woodshock(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Theresa

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Beguiled(2017)

    as Edwina

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    as Vivian Mitchell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Midnight Special(2016)

    as Sarah Tomlin

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Aspirational (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kirsten Dunst

  • The Two Faces of January(2014)

    as Colette MacFarland

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Fargo(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as Peggy Blumquist

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Cosmos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Cecilia Payne (voice)

  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(2013)

    as El Trousias Maiden of the Clouds

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Drunk History(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Agatha Christie

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Bling Ring(2013)

    as Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Frame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Jane Watson

  • Upside Down(2012)

    as Eden Moore

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Heroes & Demons(2012)

    as Nat (segment "The Second Bakery Attack")

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bachelorette(2012)

    as Regan Crawford

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • On the Road(2012)

    as Camille / Carolyn Cassady

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Callister Employee (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Fight for Your Right Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Metal Chick

  • Melancholia(2011)

    as Justine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • All Good Things(2010)

    as Katie Marks

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Second Bakery Attack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nat

  • Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer

  • Non Plus One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Waitress

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Alison Olsen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Welcome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Writer

  • Spider-Man 3(2007)

    as Mary Jane Watson

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Marie Antoinette(2006)

    as Marie Antoinette

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Elizabethtown(2005)

    as Claire Colburn

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Look Inside Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Wimbledon(2004)

    as Lizzie Bradbury

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man 2(2004)

    as Mary Jane Watson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mona Lisa Smile(2003)

    as Betty Warren

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Levity(2003)

    as Sofia Mellinger

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Kaena: The Prophecy(2003)

    as Kaena

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man(2002)

    as Mary Jane Watson

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Cat's Meow(2001)

    as Marion Davies

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lover's Prayer(2001)

    as Zinaida

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Crazy/Beautiful(2001)

    as Nicole Oakley

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Get Over It(2001)

    as Kelly Woods

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Deeply (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Silly

  • Bring It On(2000)

    as Torrance Shipman

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Luckytown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lidda

  • The Virgin Suicides(1999)

    as Lux Lisbon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Crow: Salvation(2000)

    as Erin Randall

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dick(1999)

    as Betsy Jobs

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Drop Dead Gorgeous(1999)

    as Amber Atkins

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Devil's Arithmetic(1999)

    as Hannah Stern

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • True Heart(1999)

    as Bonnie

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • TRL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • All I Wanna Do!(1998)

    as Verena von Stefan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Animated Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1998)

    as Becky Thatcher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Small Soldiers(1998)

    as Christy Fimple

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Fifteen and Pregnant(1998)

    as Tina Spangler

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Wag the Dog(1997)

    as Tracy Lime

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Anastasia(1997)

    as Young Anastasia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Tower of Terror(1997)

    as Anna Petterson

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Gun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sondra

  • Mother Night(1996)

    as Young Resi Noth

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge(1996)

    as Sara Weaver

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Siege at Ruby Ridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sara Weaver

  • Jumanji(1995)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce Taylor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Women(1994)

    as Younger Amy March

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(1994)

    as Claudia

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Ann McCoy

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Charlie Chiemingo

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Greedy(1994)

    as Jolene

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Darkness Before Dawn(1993)

    as Sandra Guard (age 8)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • High Strung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Young Girl

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities(1990)

    as Campbell McCoy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • New York Stories(1989)

    as Lisa’s Daughter

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Hedril

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as George Bush's Granddaughter (uncredited) · as Girl in Bizilady Commercial (uncredited) · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Rhubarb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Self Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Entertainment System Is Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles, 78 of them dated from 1975 to 2025; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

$887M worldwide

Highest rated

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19752025

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 36 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 5 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 83: 78 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting2 of 83: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 83: 0 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing3 of 83: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 83: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

83 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s2 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s21 · 20 acting · 1 crew2010s25 · 23 acting · 4 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 40% of 50 roles
9095000515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 12 major nominations, 1995–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Performance
  2. 2022
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
  3. 2020
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  4. 2017
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
  6. 2011
    • Cannes award, won
  7. 1995
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kirsten Dunst's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 55; across their 52 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Reach · how many have seen their films

94thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 52

Midcredits score across 64 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up21
  • 50th to 74th26
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

36 of their 64 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser36
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Darkness Before Dawn (1993)

83rd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Fargo (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 48 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kirsten Dunst's work okay for kids?

Across up to 38 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore32 titles5–67 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity38 titles9–59 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity32 titles20–68 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs32 titles22–61 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense31 titles6–73 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kirsten Dunst work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kirsten Dunst's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sam Raimi shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles