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diary of a wimpy kid (2010)

diary of a wimpy kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
PG
Comedy
Family
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Release Date
March 19, 2010
Director
Thor Freudenthal
Cast
Zachary Gordon , Robert Capron , Rachael Harris , Steve Zahn , Connor Fielding , Owen Fielding
Runtime
120
Main Genre
Comedy
Writers
Jackie Filgo , Jeff Filgo , Gabe Sachs , Jeff Judah , Jeff Kinney
Tagline
I'll be famous one day, but for now I'm stuck in middle school with a bunch of morons.

Summary

Meet the kid who made "wimpy" cool, in a family comedy based on the best-selling illustrated novel Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney, the first in a series that has thus far sold 24 million copies. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' chronicles the adventures of wise-cracking middle school student Greg Heffley, who must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life: middle school.

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