# Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

> An ambitious middle-school schemer chronicles his disastrous campaign for popularity while learning that friendship cannot be treated as a social ladder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20779

## Facts

- Runtime: 92 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family
- Director: Thor Freudenthal
- Cast: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Chloë Grace Moretz, Laine MacNeil, Andrew McNee
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196141/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, irreverent, breezy, family movie night, lazy afternoon

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- [Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/190738)
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/7382096)
- [Eighth Grade (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/336456)
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- [Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/241819)
- [Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/21559)
- [Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/1095166)

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