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Summary
Minions Stuart, Kevin and Bob are recruited by Scarlet Overkill, a super-villain who, alongside her inventor husband Herb, hatches a plot to take over the world.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 56Audiences 57GoodWatch 57
Metascore56
Tomatometer55%
IMDb6.4
Letterboxd · 876 K ratings3.1/5
User score5.3
Audience score49%
Box office
16×its budget
- Budget
- $74 M
- Worldwide
- $1.2 B
Worldwide it earned $1.1 B more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for family movies
typical 9591Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 64 countries, rent or buy in 50 more
+54Released
2015
June 17, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
FamilyAnimationAdventureComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure Escapism24 of 51
Pierre CoffinThe Minions (voice)
Sandra BullockScarlet Overkill (voice)
Jon HammHerb Overkill (voice)
Michael KeatonWalter Nelson (voice)
Allison JanneyMadge Nelson (voice)
Steve CooganProfessor Flux / Tower Guard (voice)
Jennifer SaundersThe Queen (voice)
Geoffrey RushNarrator (voice)
Steve CarellYoung Gru (voice)
Katy MixonTina (voice)
Michael BeattieVNC Announcer / Walter Jr. (voice)
Hiroyuki SanadaSumo Villain (voice)
Dave RosenbaumFabrice (voice)- ADAlex DowdingRoyal Advisor (voice)
Paul ThornleyNews Reporter (voice)
Ava AcresAdditional Voices (voice)
Carlos AlazraquiAdditional Voices (voice)
Lori AlanAdditional Voices (voice)
Kyle BaldaAdditional Voices (voice)
Daniel BarkerAdditional Voices (voice)
Bob BergenAdditional Voices (voice)
Melli BondAdditional Voices (voice)
Jim CummingsAdditional Voices (voice)
John CyganAdditional Voices (voice)
Directing · 3
- Pierre Coffin Director
- Kyle Balda Director
- Kelly Lake Script Coordinator
Writing · 9
- Brian Lynch Writer
- Antoine Ettori Story Artist
- Serguei Kouchnerov Story Artist
- Dave Rosenbaum Story Supervisor
- Marco Allard Story Artist
- Didier Ah-Koon Story Artist
Production · 9
- Chris Renaud Executive Producer
- Janet Healy Producer
- Chris Meledandri Producer
- Robert Taylor Associate Producer
- Céline Le Thérisien Production Coordinator
- Brett Hoffman Associate Producer
Editing · 7
- Claire Dodgson Editor
- Ken Schretzmann Additional Editor
- Thomas Walters Assistant Editor
- Tiffany Hillkurtz Associate Editor
- Lisa Shaw Phillips First Assistant Editor
- Rachel Brennan Assistant Editor
Sound · 12
- Heitor Pereira Original Music Composer
- Chris Scarabosio Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dennis Leonard Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ronni Brown Foley Artist
- Josh Gold Sound Effects Editor
Art · 15
- Eric Guillon Production Design, Character Designer
- Cal Brunker Additional Storyboarding
- Christophe Lourdelet Additional Storyboarding
- David Feiss Additional Storyboarding
- Mark O'Hare Additional Storyboarding
- Matthew Nealon Additional Storyboarding
Visual Effects · 7
- Bruno Dequier Animation Director
- Carter Goodrich Character Designer
- Valerie Gabriel 3D Supervisor
- John R.A. Benson Stereoscopic Supervisor
- Guylo Homsy Layout Supervisor
- Pierre Leduc Animation Director
Lighting · 1
- Catherine Catie Lee Lighting Artist
Other crew · 11
- Christophe Delisle Supervising Animator
- Jonathan del Val Supervising Animator
- Simon Cuisinier Supervising Animator
- Frank Baradat CG Supervisor
- Jeannine Berger Post Production Supervisor
- Audrey Fobis Supervising Animator
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