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Despicable Me

Despicable Me

Superbad. Superdad.

20107.31h 35m

Overview

Gru is a supervillain determined to prove he’s the greatest by stealing the Moon. To pull off his plan, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as part of his scheme. However, as Gru bonds with the girls, his cold, villainous exterior begins to melt.

Directed by Pierre Coffin
Written by Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul
Produced by Janet Healy, Chris Meledandri, John Cohen
Box OfficeBudget: $69.0MRevenue: $543.3M

Top Cast

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Gru (voice)

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Vector (voice)

Miranda Cosgrove

Miranda Cosgrove

Margo (voice)

Dana Gaier

Dana Gaier

Edith (voice)

Elsie Fisher

Elsie Fisher

Agnes (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)

Pierre Coffin

Pierre Coffin

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

Themes & Keywords

moonparent child relationshiporphanagevillainadoptive fatherlife's dreamrivalryballetstealinglittle girlorphantomboyintelligentevil doctorduringcreditsstingersupervillainjoyful

About Despicable Me

Despicable Me is a family, comedy, animation, science fiction, crime film released in 2010 exploring themes of moon, parent child relationship, orphanage, villain, adoptive father, life's dream. Directed by Pierre Coffin, it stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Miranda Cosgrove. Gru is a supervillain determined to prove he’s the greatest by stealing the Moon. To pull off his plan, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as part of his scheme. However, as Gru bonds with the girls, his cold, villainous exterior begins to melt.

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