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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2021 · 58 min

A breezy, silly cartoon that coasts on relatable school-day awkwardness and goofy gags, easy to dip into and never stressful.

Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Tagline
New school. Old cheese.
Overview
Greg Heffley is a scrawny but ambitious kid with an active imagination and big plans to be rich and famous – he just has to survive middle school first.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
Places
  • school
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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  1. Diary of a Wimpy KidMovie · 2021 This title
  2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick RulesMovie · 2022
  3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin FeverMovie · 2023
  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last StrawMovie · 2025
  5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: The GetawayMovie · 2026

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Genres
animation, comedy, family
Directed by
Swinton O. Scott III
Written by
Jeff Kinney
Starring
Brady Noon, Ethan William Childress, Hunter Dillon, Erica Cerra, Chris Diamantopoulos, Gracen Newton, Christian Convery, Jessica Mikayla Adams
Music
John Paesano
Runtime
58 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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