Despicable Me

2010 95 min ★ 7.3 Animation, Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction, Family

Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the criminal life he's always known.

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Cast

Steve Carell

Gru (voice)

Jason Segel

Vector (voice)

Russell Brand

Dr. Nefario (voice)

Julie Andrews

Gru's Mother (voice)

Will Arnett

Mr. Perkins (voice)

Kristen Wiig

Miss Hattie (voice)

Miranda Cosgrove

Margo (voice)

Dana Gaier Ellis

Edith (voice)

Elsie Fisher

Agnes (voice)

Pierre Coffin

Tim / Bob / Mark / Phil / Stuart (voice)

Details

Director

Pierre Coffin

Screenplay

Ken Daurio

Tagline

"Superbad. Superdad."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$69,000,000

Revenue

$543,284,256

Production

Illumination, Universal Pictures

Reviews

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The Movie Mob

September 9, 2022

★ 9/10

**Despicable Me's mischievous characters enhance and strengthen its heartwarming family-focused story.** Despicable Me completely took me by surprise! Steve Carrell leads this heartwarmingly delightful, funny film with a fresh premise different from other kid's movies, hilariously lovable characters, and superb execution. Being one of my three-year-old's favorites, I have seen this movie 100 ti...

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CinemaSerf

December 25, 2025

★ 7/10

I’m not sure he’d be terribly flattered by the comparison, but I kept seeing a skinny-legged Terry-Thomas every time I watched the dastardly “Gru” plot his latest scheme to prove he is the most evil of criminal masterminds. His latest plan is to steal the moon! Thing is, he needs a gadget that is being kept in the highest security by “Vector” in his fortress-like home. Try as he will, he simply ca...

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Dr Nostromo

September 24, 2026

★ 7/10

74/100 Master thief, Mr. Gru, has a diabolical scheme to use 3 orphan girls to steal the moon. He didn't count on them stealing his heart. This delightfully fun and entertaining movie is well-written, quite humorous, very touching and full of minions that are a riot. Some of the characters were the type we've seen in other films as incredibly annoying, irritating and unlikable but they were exp...