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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Despicable Me (2010)

Superbad. Superdad.

★ 7.3/10 July 8, 2010 95 min

AnimationComedyCrimeFamilyScience Fiction

Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud  ·  Writers: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul

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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Director

Pierre Coffin Pierre Coffin Chris Renaud Chris Renaud

Cast

Steve Carell Steve Carell Gru (voice) Jason Segel Jason Segel Vector (voice) Russell Brand Russell Brand Dr. Nefario (voice) Julie Andrews Julie Andrews Gru's Mother (voice) Will Arnett Will Arnett Mr. Perkins (voice) Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig Miss Hattie (voice) Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Cosgrove Margo (voice) Dana Gaier Ellis Dana Gaier Ellis Edith (voice) Elsie Fisher Elsie Fisher Agnes (voice) Pierre Coffin Pierre Coffin Tim / Bob / Mark / Phil / Stuart (voice) Chris Renaud Chris Renaud Dave (voice) Jemaine Clement Jemaine Clement Jerry (voice)

User Reviews (3)

The Movie Mob
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 times, and it doesn't get old. Cartel's voice acting is as entertaining as possible, and the Minions are just a masterstroke of brilliance that my daughter exclaims, "it's so cute!" every time they're on the TV. But this animated heist film becomes much more as three orphaned girls warm the heart of criminal mastermind Gru as he grows from an evil loner to a caring father. Despicable Me was as touching as hilarious, and its creativity and fantastic characters make it my absolute favorite animated …

CinemaSerf
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 cannot overcome the defences and so he has to think laterally. The result? Well that involves some cookies and three orphans. They will wheedle their way into the heart of his home and then the robotised cookies will do their stuff. Of course, not only doesn’t that work but poor old “Gru” starts to find himself feeling an uncharacteristic affection for these rugrats. Indeed, they start to become even more important than his grand design. How can he possibly capture the gadget, st…

Dr Nostromo
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 expertly treated here with finesse and charm to make them truly likable, despite their evil intents. Add fantastic action and animation and you have a great film for the whole family. - DrNostromo.com