How to Eat Fried Worms

How to Eat Fried Worms

New town. New friends. New menu.

Directed by Bob Dolman

Produced by New Line Cinema, Walden Media

200684 min6.2 / 10

A lighthearted, family-friendly comedy about a kid overcoming social anxiety through an absurd dare, built on humor, heart, and the triumph of underdog pluck.

During the first day of his new school year, a fifth grade boy squares off against a bully and winds up accepting a dare that could change the balance of power within the class.

Questions people ask

  • Is How to Eat Fried Worms easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does How to Eat Fried Worms end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is How to Eat Fried Worms sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is How to Eat Fried Worms scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is How to Eat Fried Worms violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

25/ 100

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Love30

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