Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potenti... Read allGru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 41 nominations total
Steve Carell
- Gru
- (voice)
Jason Segel
- Vector
- (voice)
Russell Brand
- Dr. Nefario
- (voice)
Julie Andrews
- Gru's Mom
- (voice)
Will Arnett
- Mr. Perkins
- (voice)
Kristen Wiig
- Miss Hattie
- (voice)
Miranda Cosgrove
- Margo
- (voice)
Dana Gaier
- Edith
- (voice)
Elsie Fisher
- Agnes
- (voice)
Pierre Coffin
- Tim the Minion
- (voice)
- …
Chris Renaud
- Dave the Minion
- (voice)
Jack McBrayer
- Carnival Barker
- (voice)
- …
Danny McBride
- Fred McDade
- (voice)
Mindy Kaling
- Tourist Mom
- (voice)
Rob Huebel
- Anchorman
- (voice)
Ken Daurio
- Egyptian Guard
- (voice)
Ken Jeong
- Talk Show Host
- (voice)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirectors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud wrote a language for the gibberish the minions speak throughout this movie. They called it "minion-ese". Each word the minions speak in this movie translates into an actual word.
- GoofsWhen Gru is laying down the rules for the girls after being adopted, the clock on the stove goes from 12:10 to 12:11 and back to 12:10 again.
- Crazy creditsTwo minions take turns trying to see how far each one can stretch their arm out into the audience (in 3-D).
- Alternate versionsWhen the movie aired on Freeform, a large portion of the spaceship carnival game was cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Biggest Loser: Episode #9.19 (2010)
- SoundtracksSweet Home Alabama
Written by Edward King, Gary Rossington, and Ronnie Van Zant
Performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
The minions make all the difference
Gru (Steve Carell) is a horrible villain. Horrible as in he's not that good at it. He's petty. And when he is overtaken by another villain, he finds that he's not up to taking on Vector (Jason Segel). When he couldn't break into Vector's home, he notice 3 orphans selling cookies got in. So what's a respectable villain's suppose to do? Adopt them of course as part of an evil plan.
Gru is a weird character to like, and it's not that much fun to watch at first. His minions help a lot. Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand) is also good. But it's the 3 orphans causing all kinds of problem that makes it all alright. It's pretty good animation work. And there's a good story of how a bad guy learn to love. It has its funny moments and it has the minions.
Gru is a weird character to like, and it's not that much fun to watch at first. His minions help a lot. Dr. Nefario (Russell Brand) is also good. But it's the 3 orphans causing all kinds of problem that makes it all alright. It's pretty good animation work. And there's a good story of how a bad guy learn to love. It has its funny moments and it has the minions.
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Details
Box office
- Budget
- $69,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $251,683,815
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $56,397,125
- Jul 11, 2010
- Gross worldwide
- $543,284,256
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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