Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

PG

2010

1h 34m

Kids & Family

Comedy

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Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves -- all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.

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Critics Consensus

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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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

09/23/2010

3/5

Conveys, in a good-humoured, sharply observed way, the small, painful cruelties and unpredictable rules of early adolescence, and it celebrates awkwardness without feeling the need to convert it into cheap triumph.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

09/23/2010

3/5

The film retains much of the original humour, some of it well executed. It's reasonably faithful to the spirit of the books, probably because Kinney is the executive producer, but it's by no means equal to his originals.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

09/22/2010

4/5

Perceptive, funny, unusually edgy voyage into the comic travails of schoolyard politics and childhood friendship.

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

05/07/2024

2/5

Sadly, Diary Of A Wimpy Kid isn’t a modest, Alan Bennett-style slice of ho-hum life, centered around a shy teenager’s weekend job at a Wimpy Bar in Lewisham. No, this is a big, brassy, colourful, and American, kids’ flick.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

07/19/2022

Good enough for any age. [Full review in Spanish]

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

01/23/2020

The movie is funny, endearing, and true enough to the life-is-pain spirit of the books.

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trey R

@RT35655017 Jul 2

Wanna come over to my house and.. play. Really good movie 10/10

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Emilio P

@RT60488406 Jun 30

Greg is a horrible person in this. Other than that this movie is pretty good.

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Zillard Z.

@Zilliyn Jun 17

Parts of the movie are good and funny but they made Greg unlikeable for some reason

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Shiv V

@RT60411943 Jun 14

This film is a must watch. The actors portray this film in the best way possible. It has humor and thrill. This film is the only reason I survive long flights, Highly recommend.

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Ryan W

@Hassan67 Apr 25

Has good humour and a good story

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Melanie D

@PPSS2023 Apr 24

The main issue this otherwise harmless movie suffers is that Greg isn't that likable as a protagonist. He frequently bullies and gaslights his friend Rowley, and while that may be fine on a book, it doesn't land onscreen.

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Robert Capron

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Synopsis

Middle school is not an enjoyable experience for preteen Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) but a horrid ordeal of social land-mines that he must bear. To do so, he devises schemes to win him the recognition and status he feels he deserves -- all of which fail miserably. Greg chronicles his misadventures, thoughts and opinions in a diary to prepare for the day that he will no longer have to put up with nonsense.

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 34m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)