Minions: The Rise of Gru

Theatrical - Wide 2022-07-01

Cast Steve Carell Pierre Coffin Alan Arkin Jean-Claude Van Damme Lucy Lawless
Directed by Kyle Balda
Written by Matthew Fogel

Box Office Gross: $940,203,765

Running Time: 87 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, Illumination

Genres: Animation Comedy Crime Family

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5/10

Synopsis

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

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