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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

Minions: The Rise of Gru poster
Directed by
Kyle Balda
Genre
comedy film, action film, family film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 4,056 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Eleven year old Gru wants to become a supervillain. His minions help him get into a fight with a team called the Vicious 6.

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What happens

Minions: The Rise of Gru is a 2022 American animated comedy film directed by Kyle Balda and written by Matthew Fogel from a story by Fogel and Brian Lynch. Produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the second installment in the Minions prequel series and the fifth overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise. It features Steve Carell reprising his role as Gru and Pierre Coffin as the Minions, along with Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Steve Coogan and Julie Andrews. New cast members include Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh and Alan Arkin in his final film role. Following up after the events of Minions (2015), an eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6. After being delayed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Minions: The Rise of Gru had its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1. The film received mixed reviews from critics, some deemed it an improvement over its predecessor, with praise earned for its score, animation, humor, voice performances (particularly Carell's), and aesthetic, although its plot was criticized. It was also a commercial success, grossing $940 million worldwide and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2022. A third installment in the Minions series, Minions & Monsters, was released on July 1, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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