Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Name: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: August 3, 2012
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 54
Cast: Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Zachary Gordon

2012

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: August 3, 2012 | PG

Starring: Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Zachary Gordon

Summary: Based on author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney's fourth Wimpy Kid book - released on October 12, 2009. The book continues right after the previous book, "The Last Straw." The book opens describing Greg's worst summer ever beginning with Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson going to Rowley's country club after school closes for the summer, but GregBased on author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney's fourth Wimpy Kid book - released on October 12, 2009. The book continues right after the previous book, "The Last Straw." The book opens describing Greg's worst summer ever beginning with Greg Heffley and Rowley Jefferson going to Rowley's country club after school closes for the summer, but Greg is kicked out because he complained of even the smallest predicaments. (20th Century Fox)… Expand

Director: David Bowers

Genre(s): Comedy, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 94 min

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Abby West

Aug 1, 2012

Though often self-centered and conniving, Greg remains a likable kid, and the movie entertains by pulling off over-the-top scenarios that set up digestible life lessons for youngsters. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Aug 2, 2012

Oroves nimbler and truer to its origins than last year's "Rodrick Rules." Read full review

Nick Pinkerton

Aug 5, 2012

It's the latest installment in what now forms a lightly likable trilogy of films based on Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid books. Read full review

Empire Anna Smith

Aug 1, 2012

Greg avoids the curse of the three in the third outing for the Wimpy Kid. Hardly groundbreaking but plenty of fun for its target audience. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Aug 2, 2012

The best of the lot. It's not great, but the mean-spiritedness that permeated the first film and stuck around a bit for the second is mostly gone. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Aug 2, 2012

Ends the series' winning streak, or at least slows it down to a panting, dog-day crawl. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Aug 3, 2012

I'd call Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days harmless if it weren't for some totally unnecessary gay-panic jokes that could actually encourage bullying. Read full review

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zeldass

Aug 5, 2012

the best of the three. was so funny and greg is still very good. better than the dark knihght rises big time and its the best of 2012. good graphics and good acting. this is a graet movie

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robertoiglesias

May 21, 2020

This trilogy is great. In this film the characters are awesome, the story and themes are done well, and it's also very funny.

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alerikanderson

May 12, 2023

A movie that is the second sequel to Diary of a Wimpy Kid is still keeping the stories heartfelt& Fun.