Despicable Me

Despicable Me

Superbad. Superdad.

Directed by Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

Produced by Illumination, Universal Pictures

201095 min7.3 / 10

A colorful, high-energy family comedy that uses a supervillain's moon-heist scheme as a vehicle for a heartwarming story about found family and redemption.

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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Questions people ask

  • Does Despicable Me end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Despicable Me easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Despicable Me one of a kind? No. Less singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Despicable Me scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Despicable Me sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Despicable Me violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity11

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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