Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

PG

2022

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Drama

Animation

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The riotous antics of angst-ridden, disaster-prone middle school student Greg Heffley continue in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," focusing this time around on his complicated relationship with older brother Rodrick. A spikey-haired high school student, Rodrick is lazy and undisciplined and spends way too much time practicing with his rock band, Löded Diper. While he loves to torment Greg, he ultimately has a deep affection for his younger brother.

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Calum Marsh

New York Times

It’s the sort of bland, innocuous trifle that will swiftly recede into the oblivion of a streaming service menu — a comedy without laughs and a family movie without heart, lacking any of the wit or charm of Kinney’s original stories.

Dec 2, 2022

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Rachel Wagner

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I hate this animation and Rodrick does not rule

Dec 31, 2022

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Mat Brunet

AniMat's Review (YouTube)

Everything about it feels like it just barely passes as an animated movie...but even at that, not everything would actually go and pass.

Rated: 4/10

Dec 22, 2022

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

With basic sketches for characters, this series installment remains faithful to the popular original comic in style and substance, but it's missing some of its heart.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2022

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Charles Solomon

FilmWeek (LAist)

[The characters] are not particularly attractive and don't allow for much expression in the animation... as a result, the film is very, very talky.

Dec 6, 2022

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

More true to the book’s style than the live-action version, this is a cute film but can have a reasonable parent frustrated with its overall messaging.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 3, 2022

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Rihannna H

I think I actually like this one better than the other cartoon one! Not as good as live action but I actually really liked this kinda

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/08/25

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Diesel G

Disney needs to stop milking Diary of a Wimpy Kid. >:(

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Dominic C

This film is just so mean, I hate it

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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MrEpic 1

A tiny bit better then the first, but still is fine.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Liam H

Yeah, it was kinda awful. This movie does not do Rodrick Rules justice. It changes a lot of stuff from the books and just makes this movie boring to sit through. It's not necessarily horrible at least. I just don't see a reason as to why anyone should watch this movie when you could just be watching the original. 6.5/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/24

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r96 s

They just keep making these, eh? Not good when one is somewhat of a completionist when it comes to franchises. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules' is at least a minor improvement on the original animated flick from a year prior. The run time is nice and short so doesn't really overly stay its welcome, naturally (given I'm obviously not the target audience etc.) it was a bit boring throughtout for me. I can still acknowledge it's a relatively OK film, though. The voice cast aren't anything worth shouting from the rooftops about, perhaps with the exception of a certain Ed Asner. It shows how the live-action films from this series actually did do a good job with its casting, because I still always associate the characters here to Zachary Gordon & Co. - despite only seeing those movies once or twice. I'm split on the animation style. On the one hand it looks dull, yet kinda still works. I remember the 2021 release had some overt continuity issues onscreen, as well as a few audio problems. This one doesn't, at least none of which I noticed, so that's a plus point, I guess!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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The riotous antics of angst-ridden, disaster-prone middle school student Greg Heffley continue in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules," focusing this time around on his complicated relationship with older brother Rodrick. A spikey-haired high school student, Rodrick is lazy and undisciplined and spends way too much time practicing with his rock band, Löded Diper. While he loves to torment Greg, he ultimately has a deep affection for his younger brother.

Director: Luke Cormican
Producer: Jeff Kinney
Screenwriter: Jeff Kinney
Production Co: 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Fox Animation, Disney+, Twentieth Century Animation, Walt Disney Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, Nickelodeon Movies, Twentieth Century Fox Animation, SMARTSTUDY
Rating: PG (Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Drama, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 2, 2022
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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