Diary of a Wimpy Kid

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

PG

2021

56m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Animation

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Greg Heffley dreams of becoming famous while surviving middle school with his best friend, Rowley.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

It's the little dramas that are the meat of it, and Kinney's script is particularly brilliant when it comes to capturing the petulance and cruelty with which hurt children can lash out at their friends.

Rated: 3.5/5

Dec 20, 2021

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

Incarnated in gently bulbous, digitally smooth form, our hero, Greg Heffley (voiced by Brady Noon), runs through a good-natured medley of misadventures over 56 episodic minutes.

Dec 3, 2021

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Courtney Howard

Variety

While the wholesome-minded product feels a tad redundant, it establishes its own identity, improving upon its cinematic predecessor enough to make it a worthwhile watch.

Dec 3, 2021

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Aaron Phillips

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a great family fun movie that, with roughly an hour-long run time, results in an easy watch.

Rated: 7.5/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

The 2021 Disney+ version of Diary of a Wimpy Kid does have some of the charm of the beloved book series, but like Greg himself, it can end up with some wimpy results.

Rated: 6/10

Feb 16, 2022

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Carson Timar

Clapper

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a film that is hard to judge yet also impossible to really worship.

Feb 12, 2022

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Ray C

A fun and faithful animated adaptation to the classic children's book.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Rihannna H

Eh it’s okay but just nowhere near the live action and really not that good.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Tara P

It's not like the live action ones

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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Carter J

This can relieve your childhood, but it has too much of a plot to the point where half of it is just a crap joke.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/05/25

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Radio R

I don't get how much the hate it's grown for this movie to be that bad like the live-action one. But forreal. The movie is awkward and sucks.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/30/25

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Conor S

This movie is bad. Like the Animation sucks there’s something off about it, it’s the same plot as the 2010 Movie but it’s shorter, but since this is less than 1 Hour this could’ve been a TV Series.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/25

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Gino Nichele

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Swinton O. Scott III

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Brady Noon

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Synopsis

Greg Heffley dreams of becoming famous while surviving middle school with his best friend, Rowley.

Director: Gino Nichele, Swinton O. Scott III
Producer: Jeff Kinney, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson
Screenwriter: Jeff Kinney
Production Co: Twentieth Century Animation, 20th Century Studios, Color Force, 20th Century Fox Animation, Bardel Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Rude Material)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2021
Runtime: 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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