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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul

Hitting the road in a whole new direction.

2017 • 91 min • Adventure · Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 7
26
Movie Knight Score
544 reviews
  • 0 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
  • 53 Audience · 542 · 49%

The Heffley family's cross-country road trip to Meemaw's 90th birthday goes comically wrong as Greg tries to reroute them to a video game convention. Expect plenty of family mishaps and questionable decisions.

Violence & peril
2/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
1/10

Heads up

  • Gross-out humor and bodily functions
  • Characters can be disrespectful
  • Mild peril during the road trip

What it models well

  • Family togetherness
  • Problem-solving
  • Forgiveness

Talk about it after

  • Navigating family conflict and compromise
  • The impact of dishonesty
  • Respect for others' belongings

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: David Bowers • Crew: David Bowers, Jeff Kinney

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Reviewer notes

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

**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.…

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers

**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.…

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Details

TMDB audience
5.3/10 (542)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$22,000,000
Box office
$40,120,144
Franchise
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection
IMDb
tt6003368

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