Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

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Released May 19, 2017

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

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Young Greg Heffley is looking forward to a long summer of just hanging out, but his mother throws a monkey wrench into his plans when she forces the entire family to take a road trip for a relative's birthday celebration. His eyes soon light up after he realizes that the excursion is his ticket to a gaming convention to meet YouTube sensation Mac Digby. Greg's imagination then kicks into overdrive as he sneakily hatches a scheme to attend the expo and gain some much-deserved fame.

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Critics Consensus

With an all-new cast but the same juvenile humor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul finds the franchise still stuck in arrested -- and largely unfunny -- development.

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

At least Silverstone, who hasn't lost her gift for comic pouting, is allowed to bring some humanity and playfulness to her killjoy character -- though this mainly reinforces the impression that she deserves better roles.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 29, 2017

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

All in all, it's harmless fun.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 23, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Now, with a new cast in place, and tweaks to allow such mod-cons as social media, the wheels have come off entirely.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 14, 2017

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Leigh Monson

Substream Magazine

If you aren't twelve years old or twelve-year-old-adjacent, there just isn't likely much for you to enjoy in this film.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 24, 2020

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Kaitlyn Booth

Bleeding Cool

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a road trip movie that trips over every terrible family movie cliche with pacing so bad it made 91 minutes feel like a lifetime.

Rated: 3/10

May 22, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Probably best to watch on cable with the fam.

Rated: C

Mar 12, 2019

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Carson H

This one was not good. It's hard not to draw comparisons to the Zachary Gordon led Diary of a Wimpy Kid trilogy but this one just felt like a bad knockoff with unrealistic plotlines and action scenes. The casting is just not as memorable and I was left waiting for it to end. I rarely find myself re-watching this one after watching the original trilogy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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A P

If you don’t love this movie you’re crazy. The acting is amazing for all ages! (Btw if u don’t love this movie ur a beardo)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/10/25

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Audience Member

As much as I feel for the Rodrick actor, this movie sucks

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Toni M

As a fan of diary of a wimpy kid, I HATE THIS SO MUCH. So casting sucks, and the most likable character looks ADOPTED. the story makes no sense too!! Like, the long haul book was amazing! But this? THIS? Why?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Sophia C

Although this movie has the same old humor since the first movie, both kids and adults will find this slightly entertaining because they will have to wait 4 more years until the animated reboot by Disney. Until then, they might have to get caught up and complete the live-action franchise by watching them all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/25

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Erica H

With new actors who don't capture the same family dynamic as the previous movies, The Long Haul should've never been made and the humor was too forced.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/25

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Synopsis

Young Greg Heffley is looking forward to a long summer of just hanging out, but his mother throws a monkey wrench into his plans when she forces the entire family to take a road trip for a relative's birthday celebration. His eyes soon light up after he realizes that the excursion is his ticket to a gaming convention to meet YouTube sensation Mac Digby. Greg's imagination then kicks into overdrive as he sneakily hatches a scheme to attend the expo and gain some much-deserved fame.

Director: David Bowers
Producer: Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson
Screenwriter: Jeff Kinney, David Bowers
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Color Force
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 19, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.7M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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