# Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

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**Runtime**: 99 min
**Genres**: Family, Comedy
**Directed by**: David Bowers
**Written by**: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah
**Starring**: Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Fran Kranz

> *Welcome to the next grade.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Suburban backyard, summer, a lazy lawn mower. 
Greg's seventh grade sense of security is shattered by his brother Rodrick's constant pranks. 
David Bowers makes family dysfunction look amusingly familiar.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, playful

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