20 best movies like The Vampire Diaries (2009)

List of the best movies like The Vampire Diaries (2009): The Half of It, Spontaneous, Jennifer's Body, To All the Boys: Always and Forever, 365 Days, Becky, Resort to Love, The Old Guard, All the Bright Places, I Still Believe.

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Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. But their new and unlikely friendship gets tricky when Ellie discovers she has feelings for the same girl.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA

When students in their high school begin inexplicably exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrehorror, comedy
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:42

    A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genremelodrama
    CountryPoland

    Massimo Torricelli, a young and handsome boss of a Sicilian Mafia family, has no other option but to takeover after his father has been assassinated. Laura is a sales director in a luxurious hotel in Warsaw. She has a successful career, but her private life lacks passion. She is taking one last shot to save her relationship. Together with her bone-headed boyfriend Martin and some other friends, she takes a trip to Sicily. She does not expect that Massimo, the most dangerous man on the island, will get in her way, kidnap her, hold her captive and give her 365 days - to fall in love with him.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genreaction, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    A teenager's weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Aspiring pop star Erica ends up as the entertainment at her ex-fiancé’s wedding after reluctantly taking a gig at a luxurious island resort while in the wake of a music career meltdown.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genreaction, thriller, fantasy, adventure
    CountryUSA

    Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Two teens facing personal struggles form a powerful bond as they embark on a cathartic journey chronicling the wonders of Indiana.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genremelodrama, drama, music, biography
    CountryUSA

    The true-life story of Christian music star Jeremy Camp and his journey of love and loss that looks to prove there is always hope.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Beautiful Mandy Lane isn't a party girl but, when classmate Chloe invites the Texas high school student to a bash in the countryside, she reluctantly accepts. After hitching a ride with a vaguely scary older man, the teens arrive at their destination. Partying ensues, and Mandy's close pal, Emmet, keeps a watchful eye on the young males making a play for Mandy. Then two of the students are murdered.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom

    A pair of teenage girls in rural Pennsylvania travel to New York City to seek out medical help after an unintended pregnancy.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    When a hopelessly romantic high school senior falls for a mysterious new classmate, it sets them both on an unexpected journey that teaches them about love, loss, and most importantly themselves.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    It’s the summer before Elle heads to college, and she has a secret decision to make. Elle has been accepted into Harvard, where boyfriend Noah is matriculating, and also Berkeley, where her BFF Lee is headed and has to decide if she should stay or not.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryBrazil

    While her mom is away, a teen sneaks out of the hippie commune where she lives and embarks on a life-changing adventure to discover who her father is.

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    Genrethriller
    CountryRussia

    Tenth-grade Tanya, being in a difficult life situation, is torn between love for mother and hatred of her stepfather. A decision matures in her mind that can fatally affect not only her life, but also the lives of her closest people.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrehorror, action, drama
    CountrySouth Korea

    Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family in this special episode of "Kingdom."

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France

    A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrehorror, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada

    In 1978, two rival groups at Camp Nightwing must band together to solve a terrifying mystery when horrors from their towns' history come alive.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
    CountryIceland, Luxembourg, USA
    Duration02:28

    In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada

    An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genredrama, musical, family
    CountryUSA

    Troubled teen Will Hawkins has a run-in with the law that puts him at an important crossroad: go to juvenile detention or attend a Christian summer camp. At first a fish-out-of-water, Will opens his heart, discovers love with a camp regular, and sense of belonging in the last place he expected to find it.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrehorror, fantasy
    CountryUSA, Canada, Republic of Ireland, South Africa

    A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama
    CountryUSA

    When a law-abiding woman gets indicted for murdering her husband, her lawyer soon realizes that a larger conspiracy may be at work.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    Robert Redford stars as billionaire John Gage, who offers a down-on-his-luck yuppie husband (Woody Harrelson) $1 million for the opportunity to spend the night with the man's wife (Demi Moore).

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration02:09

    Pride & Prejudice is a humorous story of love and life among English gentility during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters. If Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protégé. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA

    A socially awkward woman with a fondness for arts and crafts, horses, and supernatural crime shows finds her increasingly lucid dreams trickling into her waking life.

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    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryRussia

    Student Artem falls in love with a young beauty from the Black Sea. Having lost his head, he drops everything and goes for his beloved to the Russian South, about which he knows nothing. At sea it turns out that the beautiful Ksyusha is already being looked after by two serious local competitors - a handsome sailor and a daring policeman. It seems that the naive student simply has no chance. Even the help of his new friends seems to only get in the way. But our hero is not going to give up: it means war!

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, family, sport
    CountryUSA

    After discovering a magical mask, an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar by using special powers from a magical mask.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada

    Chloe, a teenager who is confined to a wheelchair, is homeschooled by her mother, Diane. Chloe soon becomes suspicious of her mother and begins to suspect that she may be harboring a dark secret.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:32

    A 16 year old girl takes up with a charming young man who quickly shows his colors when he beats a friend simply for walking with her and then goes totally ballistic after she tries to break up with him.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Anne is married to a small-town Minister and feels her life and marriage have been shrinking over the past 30 years. After a brutal and bloody encounter with "The Master", she discovers a new sense of power and an appetite to live bigger and bolder than before. However, these changes come with a heavy body count and a toll on her marriage.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

    An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his body and takes advantage of the growing celebrity status that comes from having a missing husband. But she quickly finds herself in over her head, dodging cops and criminals, all while trying to keep the truth from her sister, a local news anchor who’s desperate for a story.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    The film tells the story of quick-witted teen Mark, contentedly living the same day in an endless loop whose world is turned upside-down when he meets mysterious Margaret also stuck in the time loop. Mark and Margaret form a magnetic partnership, setting out to find all the tiny things that make that one day perfect. What follows is a love story with a fantastical twist, as the two struggle to figure out how -- and whether -- to escape their never-ending day.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrehorror
    CountryRussia

    Dark Spell is a story about the girl named Zhenya who suffers from being in love with her husband that has left her, so she decides to bring him back. Desperate heroine casts a spell called "Black Wedding", which is a magical ritual known for its great power and irreversibility. After the ritual, her beloved husband comes back, although his love becomes more like an obsession: he is even ready to kill Zhenya, so as not to give her to anyone. When the maddened husband dies, the spell does not stop: because even death will not part those who were betrothed by the demon of black wedding.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama
    CountryRussia

    In a future in which human-like androids have become commonplace companions and servants, one, with a handsome male appearance, finds its owner's feelings difficult to understand and her desires impossible to fulfill.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

      When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life and also a very big secret she must keep from Landon.

      Markimdb: 5.3
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      After losing her waitressing job, Katie Franklin takes a job as a caretaker to a wealthy elderly man in his sprawling, empty Chicago estate. The two grow close, but when he unexpectedly passes away and names Katie as his sole heir, she and her husband Adam are pulled into a complex web of lies, deception, and murder. If she's going to survive, Katie will have to question everyone's motives — even the people she loves.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
      CountryCanada, USA

      A young boy finds himself pursued by two assassins in the Montana wilderness, with a survival expert determined to protect him, and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Spain, Republic of Ireland, USA

      After the death of her family in an airplane crash on a flight that she was meant to be on, Stephanie Patrick discovers the crash was not an accident. She then seeks to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those responsible.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrethriller, crime
      CountryUSA

      Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA

      The patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, detective, biography
      CountryUSA

      A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA

      At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      After a whirlwind romance with a wealthy widower, a naïve bride moves to his family estate but can't escape the haunting shadow of his late wife.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA

      When Mari Gilbert's daughter disappears, police inaction drives her own investigation into the gated Long Island community where Shannan was last seen. Her search brings attention to over a dozen murdered sex workers.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountrySweden, Norway, Belgium

      Two Swedish/Norwegian half sisters go on a winter diving trip in Northern Norway, when they get trapped after a rockslide.




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