Unlike its bestselling source material, Diary of a Wimpy Kid fails to place a likable protagonist at the center of its middle-school humor -- and its underlying message is drowned out as a result.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Movie Info
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Director -
Thor Freudenthal -
Producer -
Nina Jacobson , Brad Simpson , Ethan Smith -
Screenwriter -
Jeff Filgo , Jackie Filgo , Gabe Sachs , Jeff Judah -
Distributor -
20th Century Fox -
Production Co -
Dune Entertainment -
Rating -
PG (Some Rude Humor|Language) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Mar 19, 2010, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$64.0M -
Runtime -
1h 32m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital , DTS