My Mad Fat Diary fingerprintBig heart, funny.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
My Mad Fat Diary is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and nostalgic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
Growing up, the mind, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around growing up, the mind, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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I keep a diary of all my thoughts and most of the time I don't even think about what I'm writing.
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My Mad Fat Diary is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 90/100 (IMDb 8.4 and Rotten Tomatoes 96%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: strong language, suicide themes, disturbing imagery, and sexual content.
3 seasons
It has 3 seasons with 16 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
Not quite. Critics rate My Mad Fat Diary higher (96) than audiences (87). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 2013 to 2015 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for My Mad Fat Diary in 10 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 90 storytelling tropes for My Mad Fat Diary, including The Immodest Orgasm, Nothing but Hits, Clingy Jealous Girl.
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