Mr Popper's Penguins/Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Double bill of family comedies. Jim Carrey stars in 'Mr Popper's Penguins' (2011) which is based on the 1930s children's novel by Richard and Florence Atwater.

Tom Popper (Carrey) is a business executive who has become disillusioned with the daily grind.

But when he unexpectedly inherits six penguins his life is transformed into a series of madcap adventures as he finally gets the excuse to indulge his childhood hankering for polar exploration. 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' (2010) is based on Jeff Kinney's best-selling illustrated novel detailing the trials and tribulations of a wise-cracking pre-teen.

Along with his best friend Rowley (Robert Capron), 12-year-old Greg Heffley (Zachary Gordon) spends his days negotiating the minefield that is middle school, dodging bullies, learning the complex and seemingly ever-changing social codes, grappling with the onset of puberty and attempting to fathom the mysteries of the opposite sex.