Despicable Me (2010)

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Superbad. Superdad.

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.

• Released: 2010-07-08
• Genres: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Science Fiction, Family
• Runtime: 1h 35m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 16,554 votes

Directed by Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin.

Top cast

• Steve Carell as Gru (voice)
• Jason Segel as Vector (voice)
• Russell Brand as Dr Nefario (voice)
• Miranda Cosgrove as Margo (voice)
• Dana Gaier Ellis as Edith (voice)
• Elsie Fisher as Agnes (voice)
• Pierre Coffin as Tim the Minion / Bob the Minion / Mark the Minion / Phil the Minion / Stuart the Minion (voice)
• Julie Andrews as Gru's Mom (voice)
• Will Arnett as Mr. Perkins (voice)
• Kristen Wiig as Miss Hattie (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Despicable Me

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Peacock Premium Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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