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10 Best Movies Like Diary

If you loved Diary, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead

1988★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life....

#2
Flesh + Blood

Flesh + Blood

1985★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A band of medieval mercenaries take revenge on a noble Lord who stiffs them by kidnapping the betrothed of the noble's son. As the plague and warfare cut a swathe of destruction th...

#3
Meeting Evil

Meeting Evil

2012★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Follows disillusioned young family man John as a mysterious stranger, Richie takes him on a murder-fueled ride that transforms the weak-willed John into a desperate hero willing to...

#4
Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

2012★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invi...

#5
Shutter Island

Shutter Island

2010★ 8.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by tro...

#6
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Diary for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...