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The Moth Diaries

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A rising body count leads a teen (Sarah Bolger) to suspect that the new student (Lily Cole) at their all-girls boarding school is a vampire.

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Critics Consensus

Left in the dust of yesterday's vampiric novelties, The Moth Diaries swarms in the wind, amidst lackluster thrills and a script with too many holes to count.

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Peter Hartlaub San Francisco Chronicle Aug 9, 2012
1/4
Way too serious for its own good. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com May 16, 2012
2.0/5.0
Those incredibly volatile days when a teenage girl comes to terms with her own family history, her changing friendships, her sexuality, and more make for interesting fiction but often come apart on their way to the big screen. Go to Full Review Jason Bailey DVDTalk.com Apr 20, 2012
You'll have to search high and low to find a ridiculous movie that presents itself with this straight a face. Go to Full Review Joe Lipsett Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast Oct 25, 2022
2.5/5
Harron is more interested in girlhood than vampirism, which wouldn't be an issue if the film weren't filled with halfhearted Gothic Horror imagery it doesn't really want to engage with. Cole and Bolger do what they can with a lethargic, snoozy script Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Jun 27, 2019
1.5/5
While the girls' boarding school setting was traditionally a hotbed of exploitation in B thriller/horror cinema, The Moth Diaries is evidence that this is no longer a thrilling subgenre. Go to Full Review Stephen Saito Moveable Fest Jan 8, 2019
While no one would mistake "The Moth Diaries" for being as potentially dangerous, there's definitely a case to be made for being as careless. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert P @Superbad Sep 25, 2026 The Moth Diaries = a *1* star Movie! See more B P @Bradster69 Sep 14, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 16, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 23 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Drug Use, Sexuality and Some Bloody Images!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jerod S @jeroduptown Dec 11, 2021 The Moth Diaries script isn't terrible, but the acting (especially the fake crying) leaves a lot to be desired. Ernessa is sufficiently creepy - but the other boarding school girls struggle. See more Apr 30, 2018 This is s thoughtfull look at the loss of innocence and the slow transition from childhood to adulthood under the guise of teens in solitude. A beautiful exploration that would have been praised in early cinema, but is praised early cinema. See more Jul 30, 2017 WOW......WOW.....WOW.....SO SO SO SO SO BAD......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SO SO SO DREADFUL, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH.......WARNING THIS MOVIE CONTAINS STROBE LIGHTNING EFFECTS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE......MAN THIS IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MESSY MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH AN AWFUL MOVIE 2 WATCH, IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL IT IS SUCH A BAD MOVIE 2 WATCH, JUST AVOID THIS MOVIE AT ALL COSTS IT IS THAT BAD.....JUST DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE IT IS SO AWFUL.......ITS GOT A GOOD SOUNDTRACK THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE.....BUT MAN THIS MOVIE IS SO SO SO AWFUL 2 WATCH....WARNING YOU HAVE GOT TO WATCH THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AS SOMETHING HAPPENES AT THE END OF THE CREDITS THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE........ See more Read all reviews
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Mary Harron

Director

Lily Cole

Ernessa

Sarah Gadon

Lucy

Sarah Bolger

Rebecca

Scott Speedman

Mr. Davies

Anne Day-Jones

Rebecca's Mother

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Movie Info

Synopsis A rising body count leads a teen (Sarah Bolger) to suspect that the new student (Lily Cole) at their all-girls boarding school is a vampire.
Director
Mary Harron
Producer
David Collins, Karine Martin
Screenwriter
Mary Harron
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Lionsgate Television, Bord Scannán na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board, Media Max Productions
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Sexuality|Some Bloody Images)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 20, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$3.8K
Runtime
1h 23m
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