Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

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  • Opened March 25, 2011 
  • 1 hr 36 min
  • PG | Some mild rude humor and mischief
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 9+. More on child suitability

  • Wimpy Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon), now in seventh grade, thinks he has it all together. He has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the Cheese Touch. However, Greg's older brother, Rodrick (Devon Bostick), is itching to cut him down to size. He gets the perfect opportunity when their mother (Rachael Harris) tries to force the boys to bond. Rodrick may be Greg's chief tormentor, but he feels his constant pranks are just what his little brother needs to prepare him for life's hard knocks. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn
  • Director: David Bowers
  • Genres: Comedy

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this movie is so good. i have wached it 20 times. and i crack up every time. i sall it 2 times in therters and 18 times on blu ray. super funnyand i loved the every minute or it. 5 stars...

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Diary Of A Wimpy Kid Roderick Rules Movie

by racman1

wimpy greg heffley now in seventh grade thinks he has it all together he has mastered middle school and gotten rid of the cheese touch however greg's older brother rodrick is itching to cut him down...

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A lot of fun for kids and more than bearable for adults....

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Boston Globe
| Tom Russo

Credit Bowers and company, finally, for making some good calls about where to follow the leads furnished to them by the book and the first movie, and where to get creative. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

Even the gags we've all seen before are handled so deftly you almost forget how ancient they are. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Unlike the first film, which was broader and more episodic, this one has a narrative throughline. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Stephen Cole

Once it becomes clear that the new Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an equal-opportunity offender, and that it is the politically correct modern family that is being picked on, rather than young Greg, the film becomes cheerfully mischievous fun for everyone. Read full review

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Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley and Robert Capron as Rowley in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules."