Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

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  • Opened June 10, 2011 
  • 1 hr 31 min
  • PG | Some mild rude humor and language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 6+. More on child suitability

  • Judy Moody (Jordana Beatty) has planned the most awesome summer ever and can't wait to have adventures with her best friends, Rocky and Amy. Then she finds out that Rocky is off to tame lions and Amy is flying to Borneo with her mother to save a lost tribe. Judy is bummed to be left home with her rotten brother, Stink (Parris Mosteller), and her second-best friend, Frank Pearl. And, what's worse, her parents go to California and leave her with an aunt (Heather Graham) she's never even met. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Parris Mosteller, Jaleel White, Preston Bailey, Garrett Ryan, Taylar Hender
  • Director: John Schultz
  • Genres: Comedy

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Judy Moody an dthe Not Bummer Summer

by mcbair

This is a great family movie! The past few years some of these movies have been targeted toward children but have been laced with adult comedy and inuendos, this was definetly not the case. I went...

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ok i guess

by jess crush

well we saw most all of the kids movies this year and while this is by far not the worst movie for kids out there it is also not the best so i say wait till it is a bummer of a day to rent this movie...

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JUDY MOODY

by MOM MAL BEBBIE

LOVED IT! WAS NOT TOO SILLY OR UNREALISTIC. I TOOK MY 4 & 6 YR OLD GRANDAUGHTERS AND THEY ARE BOTH STILL TALKING ABOUT IT. IT WAS GOOD, CLEAN FUN FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. WOULD PROBABLY BE GREAT...

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Critic Reviews

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

A young Aussie actress who seems as all-American as a Magic 8 ball, successfully walks the tightrope from precocious to exuberant, never once falling into obnoxiousness. That could describe this crackerjack of a kids' movie as well. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| David Hiltbrand

Judy Moody has some enjoyable ingredients. The cast, for instance, rocks it, especially young Aussie actress Jordana Beatty as the title character, a bottle rocket with unruly red hair. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

The film wants to put on screen the sense of random play and concentrated games that fill a child's world for a few summers. In this it succeeds, but the film does not welcome others who might still retain memories of those NOT bummer summers. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

Mosteller might be the movie's real discovery. He twists his lisp and slurry speech around the dialogue in a way that exudes far less attitude than the kids. Read full review

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A scene from "Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer."