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10 Best Movies Like Harriet the Spy

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

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#1
Dunston Checks In

Dunston Checks In

1996★ 5.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Hotel manager Robert Grant is forced by his boss to postpone his family vacation when a hotel critic checks in. Trouble is, the critic is really a villainous jewel thief with an or...

#2
Good Burger

Good Burger

1997★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two L.A. teens with summer jobs at Good Burger try to save their small restaurant when a corporate giant burger franchise moves in across the street....

#3
Sexy Evil Genius

Sexy Evil Genius

2013★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Comedy & Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A dark comedy about an eclectic group of strangers invited to a downtown bar by a mutual ex-lover, Nikki Franklyn, a maddeningly sexy, unpredictable and possibly insane young woman...

#4
Black Box Diaries

Black Box Diaries

2024★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Journalist Shiori Ito embarks on a courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Her quest becomes a landmark ...

#5
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

1998★ 4.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After getting blamed for spoiling Christmas, the richest kid in the world wishes he'd never been born. Unfortunately, a wishing machine, invented by professor Keenbean, picked up t...

#6
A Holiday for Love

A Holiday for Love

1996★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Harriet the Spy for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man is sent to a small town to assess which of the workers in the local factory that supplies the town with jobs should get the boot when the downsizing begins. He gets sidetrack...