Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

20112011
PGPG
1h 39min

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley (Gordon) works hard to keep his secret safe, though his older brother Rodrick (Bostick) knows all about what happened -- and is eager to spill the beans.

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Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.Back in middle school after summer vacation, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick must deal with their parents' misguided attempts to have them bond.

Director
- David Bowers
Writers
- Gabe Sachs(screenplay)
- Jeff Judah(screenplay)
- Jeff Kinney(book)
Stars

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Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules

Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, Robert Capron, and Karan Brar in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Grayson Russell, Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, and Karan Brar in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, and Laine MacNeil in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Devon Bostick and Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Devon Bostick and Zachary Gordon in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

John Shaw, Zachary Gordon, Peyton List, and Robert Capron in Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Director
- David Bowers
Writers
- Gabe Sachs(screenplay)
- Jeff Judah(screenplay)
- Jeff Kinney(book)
All cast & crew
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Greg and Rodrick don't get along, and his parents are fully aware of that. In order to help them get along, Greg's mother introduces Mom Bucks, which rewards them for getting along. But Rodrick isn't the only problem. He has to deal with any conflicts involving Holly Hills, as well as other embarrassing situations. Will Greg and Rodrick get along? —gamergcfan

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Taglines
- Welcome to the next grade
Genres
- Comedy
- Family
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mischief
Parents guide

Trivia
Devon Bostick (Rodrick) learned to play the drums for this film.

Goofs
On YouTube, Greg and Rowley uploaded a video of him sitting on Manny's "present," and later they discover it has just four views. However it has over 20,000 comments (24,963 to be exact) and with just four views that would mean 6,241 comments per viewer.

Quotes
Bill Walter: Hey, no hard feelings, right?
Rodrick Heffley: Hey, Bill, you know what? After tonight, you're out of the band!
Bill Walter: What?
Rodrick Heffley: That's rock and roll, bro.

Crazy credits
The animated 20th Century Fox logo at the beginning of the movie changes to a cartoonified version, then pans down.

Connections
Edited into Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

Soundtracks
Norgaard
Written by Árni Árnason (as Arni Hjorvar Arnason), Freddie Cowan (as Freddie Clayton Cowan), Justin Hayward-Young (as Justin Hayward-Young) and Pete Robertson (as Peter Gareth Christopher Robertson)
Performed by The Vaccines
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited and Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

Top review

Extremely enjoyable sequel

After I saw the first installment a couple days ago, I was looking forward to the sequel, and I'm glad I did. Does Rodrick rule? Sort of. But he's not exactly made out to be the whole show here. With a movie this entertaining, its predictability is the least of its problems. In fact, its not a bad thing at all. Like I said, the movie is a bit predictable. Needless to say, the party sequence is, of course, more predictable than anything else. The movie just wants to entertain, tell a worthy story, and it never gets old. So, with a movie this good, its flaws don't matter in the slightest. So I hope there are more sequels to come.

*** out of ****

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5

raisleygordon
Mar 31, 2011

Release date
- March 25, 2011 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site
Language
- English
Also known as
- Nhật Ký Cậu Bé Nhút Nhát: Luật Của Rodrick
Filming locations
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies
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Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $52,698,535
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,751,502
- Mar 27, 2011
Gross worldwide
- $72,526,996

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Runtime
- 1h 39min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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