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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons

Based on the internationally-bestselling series of children's books, this film owes at least a small debt to the TV series The Wonder Years. Our hero is a young boy in junior high, trying desperately to fit in and be popular. He has to deal with the usual problems of bullies, cliques, a nasty older brother, and friend baggage, while learing important lessons about life.

Parental Guidance
Comedy, Family.

Credits

Cast

Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, Connor Fieldling, Owen Fielding, Devon Bostick

Director

Thor Freudenthal

Screenplay

Jackie Filgo, Jeff Filgo, Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah, from the book by Jeff Kinney

Music

Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography

Jack N. Green

Editing

Wendy Green Bricmont

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2010

Produced by

Color Force

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Comedy
Language	Very mild and infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Very low impact and infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	None
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarDan Kois

Die BurgerJeanne Calitz

Cape TimesKirk Honeycutt

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond Not as edgy as its source material but built for international success

Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert Here is a family movie you don't need a family to enjoy. You must, however, have been a wimpy kid. Most kids are wimpy in their secret hearts. Those that never were grow up to be cage fighters.

eye Weekly (Canada)Chandler Levack well-written and finely executed

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Entertaining enough for kids and most adults alike

Metacritic.com26 critics

RottenTomatoes.com73 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer 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.

Internet (IMDB)1201 Netizens Erratically Entertaining Interpretation of the Books

Average .. 55%

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