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Despicable Me (2010)

Despicable Me
Despicable Me
PG
Animation
Comedy
Crime
Family

Release Date
July 8, 2010
Director
Pierre Coffin , Chris Renaud
Runtime
95
Main Genre
Animation
Writers
Ken Daurio , Sergio Pablos , Cinco Paul
Tagline
Superbad. Superdad.
Franchise
Despicable Me

Summary

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!) in Universal's new 3-D CGI feature, "Despicable Me." 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.

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