Despicable Me 4

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Despicable Me 4

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Released Jul 3

1h 35m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination's Despicable Me 4. Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig) and their girls--Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)--welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

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Critics Consensus

Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, Despicable Me 4 is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

The biggest problem with Despicable Me 4 is that it isn't The Minions Movie 2.

Aug 15, 2024

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Zaki Hasan

San Francisco Chronicle

Talk about despicable.

Jul 30, 2024

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

Yet it’s saved by the trademark mischief and exuberance of Illumination, the French animators who are as integral to the franchise as Steve Carell’s vaguely Slavic voice acting.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2024

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

betrays some of the inherent exhaustion in any series of this size and longevity, but it also finds ample new avenues of humor and pushes enough familiar buttons to earn its stripes

Rated: 3/4

Nov 22, 2024

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

It expands the saga in ways that ricochet between interesting and uninspired.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 28, 2024

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

The franchise does not particularly need yet another sequel, but the success of the Despicable Me series is most likely not going to stop anytime soon.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 14, 2024

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First L

Still a fun series but 3rd best

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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SK

Not to bad it was enjoyable.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Nicolas

While it may not be as good as the first two Despicable Me movies, Despicable Me 4 is a slight improvement from the 3rd movie. However, just like most of the Despicable Me movies, including the Minions spin off movies, the writing isn’t really the strongest as this 4th installment of the Despicable Me franchise doesn’t really have a main story to tell, but it rather packs many subplots. But what makes up for it though is the engaging action scenes, some good comedy, great voice acting (especially Steve Carell as Gru & Will Ferrell as Maxime), and a great ending (I won’t discuss it though due to spoiler reasons). And just like most of the films by Illumination, this is the type of movie where it is meant to be watched to have fun. Despicable Me 4 is another good example of a crowd pleaser, where it delivers what audiences want to see in a Despicable Me movie, rather than satisfy critics with thought-provoking writing & storytelling. Overall, I had a great time watching the 4th Despicable Me movie. I’m going to rate it a 7/10.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Char H

It’s a great movie. The kids loved it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Chris B

watched this w my favorite girl ever so 5 stars

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Anonymous

Love it! Gru and the minions do not disappoint!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Chris Renaud

Director

Steve Carell

Gru

Kristen Wiig

Lucy

Pierre Coffin

Minions

Joey King

Poppy Prescott

Miranda Cosgrove

Margo

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Synopsis

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world's favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem in Illumination's Despicable Me 4. Following the 2022 summer blockbuster phenomenon of Illumination's Minions: The Rise of Gru, which earned almost $1 billion worldwide, the biggest global animated franchise in history now begins a new chapter as Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carrell) and Lucy (Oscar® nominee Kristen Wiig) and their girls--Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Madison Polan)--welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal (Emmy winner Will Ferrell) and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Emmy nominee Sofia Vergara), and the family is forced to go on the run.

Director: Chris Renaud
Producer: Christopher Meledandri, Brett Hoffman
Screenwriter: Mike White, Ken Daurio
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Chris Meledandri
Rating: PG (Action and Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 3, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $361.0M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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