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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012
· Movie
· 94 min
C
MEANRANK
65/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3207
- IMDb #4026
- Google retired #477
- Rotten Tomatoes #3271
- Metacritic #3016
- Letterboxd #3150
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3721
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3133
- Metacritic Critics #3040
- Metacritic Audience #2875
- Douban #1593
- Kinopoisk #4130
- AlloCiné #4167
- Trakt #3037
Every rating
52–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 52, highest is Google on 94. Critics average 53, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Greg Heffley envisions his summer vacation as a time of endless video games and relaxation. His father has other plans, wanting him to experience the outdoors. Greg's schemes to avoid his father's activities and spend time at the country club pool with his friend lead to a series of misunderstandings and humiliations that define his summer.
Details
- Director
- David Bowers
- Writers
- Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
- Based on
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
- Released
- 2 August 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $22.0M
- Box office
- $77.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →2 wins from 9 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013 | Favorite Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Nominee |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2013 | Favorite Movie Actor | Zachary Gordon | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Zachary Gordon | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Robert Capron | Winner |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Karan Brar | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Laine MacNeil | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under | Connor & Owen Fielding | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 2013 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under | Dalila Bela | Nominee |
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Young Artist Awards
7 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Robert Capron | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast | Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Peyton List, Karan Brar, Laine MacNeil, Connor & Owen Fielding, Devon Bostick, Grayson Russell | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actor | Zachary Gordon | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Karan Brar | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under | Connor & Owen Fielding | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor Ten and Under | Dalila Bela | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress | Laine MacNeil | Nominee |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Movie | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days | Nominee |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Zachary Gordon | Nominee |