Despicable Me (2010)
Animation, Comedy, Family
A mysterious criminal mastermind has stolen one of the pyramids in Egypt, sparking a fit of jealous envy in evil genius Gru (Carell), who hasn’t managed to make headlines since he and his minions swiped the Times Square JumboTron years back. Ever since Gru was a little boy, he dreamed of going to the moon. Now, if Gru can just build a rocket and get his hands on a powerful shrink-ray, he can cement his reputation as the greatest thief who ever lived by stealing the Earth’s satellite right out of the sky. But immediately after Gru heists the shrink-ray, the cunning super-nerd Vector (Jason Segel) swoops in and snatches it right out of his hands. Now, in order to claim the moon, Gru must first reacquire the weapon from Vector.
Armed with the knowledge that his nemesis has a mean sweet tooth, Gru adopts cookie-selling orphans Margo (Cosgrove), Agnes (Fisher), and Edith (Gaier) and commissions a new line of cookie robots from the evil Dr. Nefario (Brand), his personal weapons specialist. But as Gru and his diminutive yellow minions prepare to carry out the biggest heist in history, something strange happens. Gru discovers that the three little girls who have come into his life are much more than simple pawns. They actually seem to care about Gru, and it turns out the scheming evildoer makes a pretty good father. When Gru realizes that his upcoming moon mission clashes with a ballet performance by the girls, he must decide what’s more important — being a present parent or cementing his nefarious reputation once and for all.
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio, Sergio Pablos
Stars: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove
►Cast:
| Steve Carell | ► | Gru (voice) |
| Jason Segel | ► | Vector (voice) |
| Russell Brand | ► | Dr. Nefario (voice) |
| Julie Andrews | ► | Gru’s Mom (voice) |
| Will Arnett | ► | Mr. Perkins (voice) |
| Kristen Wiig | ► | Miss Hattie (voice) |
| Miranda Cosgrove | ► | Margo (voice) |
| Dana Gaier | ► | Edith (voice) |
| Elsie Fisher | ► | Agnes (voice) |
| Pierre Coffin | ► | Tim the Minion / Bob the Minion / Mark the Minion / Phil the Minion / Stuart the Minion (voice) |
| Chris Renaud | ► | Dave the Minion (voice) |
| Jemaine Clement | ► | Jerry the Minion (voice) |
| Jack McBrayer | ► | Carnival Barker / Tourist Dad (voice) |
| Danny McBride | ► | Fred McDade (voice) |
| Mindy Kaling | ► | Tourist Mom (voice) |
| Rob Huebel | ► | Anchorman (voice) |
| Ken Daurio | ► | Egyptian Guard (voice) |
| Ken Jeong | ► | Talk Show Host (voice) |
| Charles Bright | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Katie Leigh | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Ranjani Brow | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Scott Menville | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Holly Dorff | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Edie Mirman | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jackie Gonneau | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Al Rodrigo | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Wendy Hoffman | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Jakob Roston | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| James Kyson | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| John Hans Tester | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Tony Lee | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Debi Mae West | ► | Additional Voices (voice) |
| Mikaila Baumel | ► | (voice) |
| Rene Bitorajac | ► | Gru |
| Derya Flechtner | ► | Edith (voice) |
| Sarah Kunze | ► | Agnes (voice) |
| Benjamin Stöwe | ► | Kevin der Minion (voice) |