Fred: The Movie is a 2010 American comedy movie, directed by Clay Weiner. The movie is based on the adventures of Fred Figglehorn. He is a character created and played by Lucas Cruikshank for Cruikshank's YouTube channel.[1] Critics gave the movie poor reviews. It has a 0% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and only 31% of audience members liked it.[2] Common Sense Media said "YouTube star's movie is fraught with disaster for tweens."[3] The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw wrote "The feature-film version of the squeaky-voiced YouTube hit is unbelievably irritating – and frankly a waste of time."[4] But kids apparently liked it. The premiere of Fred: The Movie drew an audience of 7.6 million.[5]