Minions

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Minions

PG

2015

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan; accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world's first-ever super-villainess.

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Critics Consensus

The Minions' brightly colored brand of gibberish-fueled insanity stretches to feature length in their self-titled Despicable Me spinoff, with uneven but often hilarious results.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Jul 16, 2015

2/4

I got tired of this joke before the movie ended, but I appreciate the gusto with which the filmmakers -- particularly Coffin, with his nimble vocalizations -- carried it out.

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Michael Sragow

Film Comment Magazine

Jul 14, 2015

In its own helter-skelter way, Minions achieves a loony symmetry. It starts with evolution and ends with revolution.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Jul 13, 2015

2/4

With its episodic stream of slapstick gags, Minions has moments of piquant absurdity, but mostly its shrill-but-cutesy anarchy works as a visual sugar rush for the preschool set.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jun 30, 2026

5/10

Aside from a particularly polished animation design, I feel it doesn't live up to its predecessors and, at times, ends up being a chaotic and graceless exercise. [Full review in Spanish]

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 20, 2025

0/5

I see a movie so annoying that I would punch my own child in the face for wanting to watch it over and over.

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 1, 2022

3/5

Minions may not have the purposeful plotting of a Pixar film or the wondrous world-building of a work from Walt Disney Animation, but its hyperactive sense of humor and absurdist antics are admittedly amusing nevertheless.

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Andrea Johnson

Jul 4, 2022

whimsical cartoon violence, plus loyalty, friendship, and a happy ending. this movie was exactly what I needed to lift my spirits on a down day.

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JoAnn K

Jun 9, 2022

Action and suspense kept attention of both grandsons. Would see it again!

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fan

Jun 8, 2022

Funny creative and year 1968 portrayed well

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Sharon

Mar 21, 2022

Nice family movie to enjoy with children.

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Allie F

Feb 4, 2022

Parts of this movie seemed to drag on, and at times the storyline was a bit boring... however, there were still many laughable moments. Entertainment for entertainment's sake, right? Just try not to put too much thought into things and it's enjoyable :)

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Fees

Oct 5, 2026

Audience says: banana!

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Pierre Coffin

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Kyle Balda

Director

Sandra Bullock

Scarlet Overkill

Jon Hamm

Herb Overkill

Michael Keaton

Walter Nelson

Allison Janney

Madge Nelson

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Synopsis

Evolving from single-celled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, Minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from T. Rex to Napoleon. Without a master to grovel for, the Minions fall into a deep depression. But one minion, Kevin, has a plan; accompanied by his pals Stuart and Bob, Kevin sets forth to find a new evil boss for his brethren to follow. Their search leads them to Scarlet Overkill, the world's first-ever super-villainess.

Director: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Producer: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy
Screenwriter: Brian Lynch
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Illumination Entertainment, Illumination Mac Guff
Rating: PG (Rude Humor|Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $336.0M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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