Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

"Hitting the road in a whole new direction."

2017 1h 31m EN

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5.3

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4.3

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★5.3TMDB · 552🥫19%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★4.3IMDB · 12,288

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Synopsis

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A Heffley family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course thanks to Greg's newest scheme to get to a video gaming convention.

“Hitting the road in a whole new direction.”

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Cast

Jason Ian Drucker
Greg Heffley
Alicia Silverstone
Susan Heffley
Tom Everett Scott
Frank Heffley
Charlie Wright
Rodrick Heffley
Owen Asztalos
Rowley Jefferson
Wyatt Walters
Manny Heffley
Joshua Hoover
Mac Digby
Mira Silverman
Brandi Beardo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Bowers
Writers: David Bowers, Jeff Kinney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Bowers, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Troy Takaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jason Ian Drucker and Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hitting the road in a whole new direction.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6003368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Bowers directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. Edward Shearmur scores. Troy Takaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by David Bowers, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Edward Shearmur. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Troy Takaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jason Ian Drucker and Alicia Silverstone and Tom Everett Scott carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Hitting the road in a whole new direction.".
8IMDB entry: tt6003368 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "road trip", "sequel", "breaking the fourth wall".
10Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond
Original score: Edward Shearmur
Editing: Troy Takaki
Production design: Aaron Osborne
Costume design: Mary Claire Hannan
Makeup / hair: Leay Cangelosi
VFX supervisor: Robin Scott Graham
Sound: Marc Glassman
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $22,000,000
Box office: $40,120,144
Return: 182% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes: 19% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 39/100
IMDB rating: 4.3/10 · 12,288 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

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Part of

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of films based on the series of books, Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. The series consists of four films: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012) and the latest, fourth, film Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017), as well as a short film entitled, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown (2012).

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Reno2017-11-29
★ 5/10
Wimpy Kid in a National Lampoon's Vacation! I'm not the first one to say this, but this film is in the wrong franchise. Of course it was different than previous ones. It is a road movie, though all it reminded me was 'National Lampoon's Vaction'. It has been five years since the last film in the 'Wimpy Kid' series. I understand the reason for recasting, but still I expected to be what it is famous for. The family decides to take a road trip, instead of flying to attend the grandma's 90th birthday. The mother wants it in an old way. That means no technology throughout the trip. But the kids are so addictive of their phones and so her husband. How they make it, and other troubles that they face during a long journey was told with some fun. Yeah, I did not say the film isn't any fun. You would enjoy it, as a time pass film, but the laugh is hard to come by. Every bit of the film is one way or other, resembles other films. The actors were good, the direction was good, but not the writing. Despite all these flaws, the kids might enjoy it better than the adults. Just an average film, but not the worst film as others saying. 5/10
Reno2017-11-29
★ 5/10
Wimpy Kid in a National Lampoon's Vacation! I'm not the first one to say this, but this film is in the wrong franchise. Of course it was different than previous ones. It is a road movie, though all it reminded me was 'National Lampoon's Vaction'. It has been five years since the last film in the 'Wimpy Kid' series. I understand the reason for recasting, but still I expected to be what it is famous for. The family decides to take a road trip, instead of flying to attend the grandma's 90th birthday. The mother wants it in an old way. That means no technology throughout the trip. But the kids are so addictive of their phones and so her husband. How they make it, and other troubles that they face during a long journey was told with some fun. Yeah, I did not say the film isn't any fun. You would enjoy it, as a time pass film, but the laugh is hard to come by. Every bit of the film is one way or other, resembles other films. The actors were good, the direction was good, but not the writing. Despite all these flaws, the kids might enjoy it better than the adults. Just an average film, but not the worst film as others saying. 5/10