poster poster The 5-point Review:

  • An animated movie NOT based on fairy tales; inference: AWESOME.
  • Surprisingly enjoyable, even though the plot is an age-old one, used over and over everywhere.
  • The GOONS rock!
  • A super-villain’s POV of the world, and is SUPERCOOL!
  • To summarize, THE complete package, for everyone.
Genre: Animation | Comedy | Family iMDB Rating: 7.8/10 (8,534 votes) Directed by: Pierre Coffin & Chris Renaud


Plot: In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world’s greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.