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Mitch Forrester and his wife Helen have packed their boys into the family station wagon and are heading to a new town with a new job for Mitch and a new elementary school for their son Billy. It seems to Billy that everybody else, including his little brother Woody, easily adapts to the new surroundings. Billy's fears are realized in his first moments at the new school when the old adage -- everybody... See Full Description
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Comedy, Kids/Family and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 38 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 25th, 2006 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG for mild bullying and some crude humor. |
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| Distributors: |
New Line Cinema
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$13,022,756 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"If it grows more genial as it pokes along, it still feels like a lesser Nickelodeon special..." more...
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C |
Chicago Sun-Times, Bill Zwecker
"Much of the success of the film rests on the young shoulders of Luke Benward, who plays a very likable boy with whom we can easily relate." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"If your stomach doesn't churn a bit after hearing the title of the children's movie How to Eat Fried Worms, the picture itself may finish the job." more...
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C |
Entertainment Weekly, Gregory Kirschling
"Happily...Worms goes light (but not too light) on the gore and the goo." more...
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B |
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