Diary of a Wimpy Kid

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is available in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Disney Plus right now. The runtime earns every minute, with nothing here that feels like padding. 1,788 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch it for Zachary Gordon — stay for everyone else around them. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Disney Plus.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is worth clearing space for. Diary of a Wimpy Kid gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive the scariest, most humiliating experience of any kid’s life – middle school! That won’t be easy, considering he’s surrounded by hairy-freckled morons, wedgie-loving bullies and a moldy slice of cheese with nuclear cooties! Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron lead a cast with the timing to make it work. It was released in 2010. The timing in Diary of a Wimpy Kid is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Zachary Gordon anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.