Dear Dumb Diary

Dear Dumb Diary

She wrote the book on awesomeness.

Directed by Kristin Hanggi

Produced by Triple D Productions, Zucker Productions

201384 min6.5 / 10

A lighthearted, feel-good family comedy about navigating middle school friendships and crushes through the eyes of an irreverent teenage diarist.

Based on the best selling series "Dear Dumb Diary" by Jim Benton. Follow Jamie Kelly, as she navigates Mackeral Middle School with the help of her best friend Isabella, her nemesis Angeline and the boy of her dreams, Hudson.

Questions people ask

  • Is Dear Dumb Diary easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Dear Dumb Diary violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Dear Dumb Diary end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Dear Dumb Diary sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Dear Dumb Diary scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity5

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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