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Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Actor, also producer · Born July 15, 1976 (50) · Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 1 other major award body

Diane Kruger (born July 15, 1976) is a German actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in film as Helen in the epic war film Troy (2004), Dr. Abigail Chase in the heist film National Treasure (2004) and its 2007 sequel, Bridget von Hammersmark in Quentin Tarantino's war film Inglourious Basterds (2009), and Gina in the psychological thriller film Unknown (2011). She also starred as Detective Sonya Cross in the FX crime drama series The Bridge (2013–14). In 2017, she made her German-language debut in Fatih Akin's In the Fade, for which she won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1976 (50)
From
Algermissen, Lower Saxony, West Germany [now Germany]
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 70 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 8% in 30 days

What are Diane Kruger's films like?

Across their 57 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 53 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 15 · Serious 20 · Dark 18

A split, not a type: Grounded 30 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 5

Gentle 5 · Charged 26 · Intense 22

Steady 22 · Shifting 26 · Whiplash 5

Straight-faced 40 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Slow burn 23 · Even-paced 26 · Relentless 4

Casual 10 · Engaged 37 · Full focus 6

Easy watch 10 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 21

A split, not a type: Resolved 30 · Open-ended 16 · Ambiguous 7

Roles they play

38 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 38 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 38
Ally
8 of 38
Shadow
5 of 38
Mentor
5 of 38
Shapeshifter
4 of 38
Herald
3 of 38
Threshold guardian
3 of 38
Trickster
1 of 38
Show the 38 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
36
Melancholic
27
Contemplative
19
Thrilling
11
Warm
9
Other
54

How their films end · 12 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet32
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous14

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 Diane Kruger's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Diane Kruger'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

70 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • The Sunrise File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Beate Klarsfeld (voice)

  • The Seduction(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rosemonde

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
  • Amrum(2025)

    as Tessa Bendixen

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Little Disasters(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jess

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
  • The Shrouds(2024)

    as Becca Relikh / Terry Gelernt / Hunny

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Saint-Exupéry(2024)

    as Noëlle Guillaumet

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Louise Bourgeois (voice)

  • Longing(2024)

    Producer · as Alice

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • The American(2023)

    as Tatiyana Volkova

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Visions(2023)

    as Estelle Vasseur

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Marlowe(2022)

    as Clare Cavendish

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Out of the Blue(2022)

    Producer · as Marilyn

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • First Love(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Kay Albright

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • Swimming with Sharks(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Joyce Holt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
  • The 355(2022)

    as Marie Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
  • Elle parle d'Elle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • H24: 24 Hours, 24 Women, 24 Stories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Operative(2019)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • JT LeRoy(2018)

    as Eva

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Welcome to Marwen(2018)

    as Deja Thoris

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • In the Fade(2017)

    as Katja Sekerci

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • All That Divides Us(2017)

    as Julia

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • The Infiltrator(2016)

    as Kathy Ertz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Sky(2015)

    Associate Producer · as Romy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Fathers & Daughters(2015)

    as Elizabeth

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Disorder(2015)

    as Jessie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden(2013)

    as Margret Wittmer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Better Angels(2014)

    as Sarah Lincoln

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Me, Myself and Mum(2013)

    as Ingeborg

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • The Bridge(2013)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sonya Cross

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • The Host(2013)

    as The Seeker / Lacey

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • A Perfect Plan(2012)

    as Isabelle

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Farewell, My Queen(2012)

    as Marie Antoinette

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Special Forces(2011)

    as Elsa Casanova

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Unknown(2011)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Lily Sometimes(2010)

    as Clara Dreyer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Somebody To Love Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Boy George

  • Inhale(2010)

    as Diane Stanton

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Mr. Nobody(2009)

    as Adult Anna

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Farewell(2009)

    as Jogging spy

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    as Bridget von Hammersmark

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Round Da Way(2009)

    as Clémence Santiépi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Anything for Her(2008)

    as Lisa Auclert

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Miranda Greene (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Days of Darkness(2007)

    as Véronica Star

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • The Hunting Party(2007)

    as Marjana

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Goodbye Bafana(2007)

    as Gloria Gregory

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Copying Beethoven(2006)

    as Anna Holtz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • The Tiger Brigades(2006)

    as Princess Constance Radetsky

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • Frankie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Frankie

  • Joyeux Noel(2005)

    as Anna Sörensen

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Narco(2004)

    as La fille du night club

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • National Treasure(2004)

    as Abigail Chase

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Wicker Park(2004)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Troy(2004)

    as Helen

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
  • Michel Vaillant(2003)

    as Julie Wood

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Mon idole(2002)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Piano Player(2002)

    as Erika Nile

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Lascars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 60 episodes · as Clémence Santiepi

  • A.M.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ami

  • Butterfly in the Typewriter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Patricia Rickels

  • Each of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Gertrud

  • La Décision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Nora

  • Projet K (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Beate Klarsfield

  • This Man, This Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kirsty Sachs

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 70 titles, 64 of them dated from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2010.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19982026

Peak 2010 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 28 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 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting70 of 70: 67 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thProducing3 of 70: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

70 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s22 · acting2010s22 · 22 acting · 1 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 23% of 48 roles
0207121722

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 2 other major awards from 4 major nominations, 2003–2017.

WinNomination
  1. 2017
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 2010
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
  3. 2003
    • Cannes award, won · Female Revelation

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 Diane Kruger's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 53 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 53

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 46 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 47. 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 Diane Kruger's work okay for kids?

Across up to 28 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles33–79 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity28 titles26–65 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles20–72 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles23–71 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles39–69 · median 48 · 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 Diane Kruger work with?

People who share at least 2 of Diane Kruger's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Vincent Cassel shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles