Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

Bias Rating

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 5.8

Overview

Summer vacation started, and Greg has his own way to enjoy it with video games. However, his father wants him to go outside and stop playing video games, and his mother has her own plans, including a reading club. In add...

Starring Cast

Zachary Gordon • Robert Capron • Devon Bostick

Where to watch

Disney Plus

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Low

Overview

Starring Cast

Zachary Gordon • Robert Capron • Devon Bostick

Where to watch

Disney Plus

Prime Video

Apple TV

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Leans Right

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film's central themes revolve around universal childhood experiences, family dynamics, and personal growth, without explicitly promoting or critiquing any specific political ideology. The solutions offered, such as honesty and valuing genuine relationships, are broadly accepted moral principles rather than ideologically charged positions, leading to a neutral rating.

Diversity: LowConfidence: Medium

The movie features a predominantly traditional cast, consistent with its source material, and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of established roles for diversity purposes. Its narrative centers on the universal experiences of a white, male protagonist without critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

This film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on typical adolescent summer experiences and family interactions, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The film adapts characters directly from the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" book series. All major and minor characters maintain their established genders from the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender on screen.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

All major characters in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" maintain the same race as depicted in the original book series and prior film adaptations. There are no instances where a canonically established character's race was changed.