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Not Only Civil War: 5 Top-Rated Kirsten Dunst’s Movies & Where to Watch Them

Not Only Civil War: 5 Top-Rated Kirsten Dunst’s Movies & Where to Watch Them
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The star of Alex Garland’s new movie has a lot of cinema gems in her portfolio.

Kirsten Dunst's career was successful long before her new drama Civil War and even before she first starred in the Spider-Man movie. Let’s dive into the actress’ filmography and recall 5 of her most remarkable works, rated 80% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

  1. Little Women (1994)

Where to watch: Netflix and Prime

Based on Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, Gillian Armstrong’s coming-of-age historical feature assembled the cast of the rising stars, including the young Dunst, who emerged as a skillful child actor in the 1990s. There she portrayed the twinkly-eyed younger Amy, the youngest of the March children and the one with quite a surprising fate.

  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

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Where to watch: Netflix and Prime

Despite the fact that this sci-fi romantic drama stars Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as the fan-favorite Joel and Clementine, it was Dunst’s heroine, the reckless receptionist Mary Svevo, who was present at erasing Joel's memory and messed this procedure up. The actress’ performance definitely added to the movie’s overall wholesomeness.

  1. Melancholia (2011)

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Where to watch: Netflix and Prime

By joining the cast of the movie directed by Lars von Trier, the industry’s provocateur and the giant of the arthouse genre, Dunst really got through a challenge. However, she was so convincing in the role of the depressed Justine, whose wedding day is complicated by not only emotional tensions, but also the upcoming apocalypse.

  1. Hidden Figures (2016)

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Where to watch: Prime and Disney+

This biopic presents a rare unsympathetic Dunst’s role, which shows other aspects of her acting talent. The movie about the African American female mathematicians at NASA in the 1960’s, who worked on getting the US into space, has the actress portraying their strict supervisor Vivian Mitchell, who is blandly racist towards the women.

  1. The Power of the Dog (2021)

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Where to watch: Netflix and AppleTV+

Dunst’s performance in Jane Campion’s western psychological drama brought her the first Oscar nomination. She convincingly played the sensitive widow Rose Gordon, who, on getting married, finds herself being bullied by psychotically insecure new brother-in-law (Benedict Cumberbatch ), nevertheless, doesn’t lose her pride.