The best Kirsten Dunst’s drama movies

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst

30/04/1982 (41 años)
Kirsten Caroline Dunst (born April 30, 1982) is an American actress, singer and model. She made her film debut in Oedipus Wrecks, a short film directed by Woody Allen for the anthology New York Stories (1989). At the age of 12, Dunst gained widespread recognition playing the role of vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire (1994), a performance for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. The same year she appeared in Little Women, to further acclaim. Dunst achieved international fame as a result of her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson in the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07). Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon (2004), the romantic science fiction Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown (2005). She played the title role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (2006) and starred in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008). She won the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011 for her performance in Lars von Trier's Melancholia. In 2001, Dunst made her singing debut in the film Get Over It, in which she performed two songs. She also sang the jazz song "After You've Gone" for the end credits of the film The Cat's Meow (2001). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kirsten Dunst, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
8.3/10
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures
7.8/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 10/12/2016
  • Character: Vivian Mitchell
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire
7.5/10
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curious reporter.

Melancholia

Melancholia
7.1/10
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 31/12/1999
  • Character: Lux Lisbon
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 24/05/2006
  • Character: Marie Antoinette
The retelling of France's iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and ultimately the fall of Versailles.

Upside Down

Upside Down
6.3/10
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

Little Women

Little Women
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/12/1994
  • Character: Younger Amy March
With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.

The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaWestern
  • Release: 13/09/2021
  • Character: Rose Gordon-Burbank
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 19/12/2003
  • Character: Betty Warren
The story of Katherine Ann Watson, a feminist teacher who studied at UCLA graduate school and in 1953 left her boyfriend behind in Los Angeles, California to teach at Wellesley College, a conservative women's private liberal arts college in Massachusetts, United States.

Midnight Special

Midnight Special
6.6/10
A father and son go on the run after the dad learns his child possesses special powers.

The Beguiled

The Beguiled
6.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 23/06/2017
  • Character: Edwina Morrow
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
6.4/10
A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York.

The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities
5.6/10
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown
6.3/10
Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.

All Good Things

All Good Things
6.3/10
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.

Crazy/Beautiful

Crazy/Beautiful
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 29/06/2001
  • Character: Nicole Oakley
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

The Bling Ring

The Bling Ring
5.6/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 12/06/2013
  • Character: Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the Internet to track the whereabouts of famous celebrities, then rob their homes of riches.

On the Road

On the Road
6/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 22/05/2012
  • Character: Camille / Carolyn Cassady
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.

Wag the Dog

Wag the Dog
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 25/12/1997
  • Character: Tracy Lime
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.

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