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Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Comedy · Family · 2011
Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.
Movie details
Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
“Supermegatotally thrilladelic.”
2011 Comedy · Family 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
4.4 / 10
3.5K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
22 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
37 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Third-grader Judy Moody sets out to have the most thrilling summer of her life.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
John Schultz
Written by
Kathy Waugh · Megan McDonald
Jordana Beatty
Judy Moody
P
Parris Mosteller
James "Stink" Moody
Janet Varney
Jill Moody (Mom)
K
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Josh Moody (Dad)
Garrett Ryan
Rockford "Rocky" Zang
Preston Bailey
Franklin "Frank" Pearl
Jaleel White
Mr. Todd
Court is in session
Put Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Big-Idea Head
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.