Summary
After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+12)
Critics 63Audiences 75GoodWatch 68
Metascore63
User score7.7
Letterboxd · 1.3 M ratings3.8/5
IMDb7.3
Box office
2.5×its budget
- Budget
- $130 M
- Worldwide
- $322 M
Worldwide it earned $192 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
A typical length for animated movies, +7 min on the typical 89
typical 8996Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 47 countries, rent or buy in 72 more
+37Released
2010
October 28, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
AnimationActionComedyFamilyScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 15 more19 people
- Will FerrellMegamind (voice)
- Brad PittMetro Man (voice)
- Tina FeyRoxanne Ritchi (voice)
- Jonah HillTighten (voice)
- David CrossMinion (voice)
- Ben StillerBernard (voice)
- Justin TherouxMegaminds's Father (voice)
- Jessica SchulteMegamind's Mother (voice)
Tom McGrathLord Scott / Prison Guard (voice)
Emily NordwindLady Scott (voice)
J.K. SimmonsWarden (voice)
Ella StillerSchoolchild (voice)
Quinn Dempsey StillerSchoolchild (voice)
Brian HopkinsPrisoner (voice)
Christopher KnightsPrison Guard (voice)
Mike MitchellFather in Crowd (voice)- JJJasper Johannes AndrewsCrying Baby (voice)
Jack BlessingNewscaster (voice)
Stephen KearinMayor (voice)
Directing · 3
- Tom McGrath Director
- Liska Ostojic Script Coordinator
- Erik Pope Script Supervisor
Writing · 6
- Alan Schoolcraft Writer
- Brent Simons Writer
- Justin Theroux Script Consultant, Creative Consultant
- Andy Schuhler Storyboard
- David G. Derrick Jr. Story Artist
- Shane Prigmore Storyboard
Production · 41
- Ben Stiller Executive Producer
- Stuart Cornfeld Executive Producer
- Lara Breay Producer
- Denise Nolan Cascino Producer
- Leslee Feldman Casting
- Christi Soper Hilt Casting Associate
Editing · 9
- Michael Andrews Editor
- Christopher Knights Associate Editor
- William M. Steinberg Assistant Editor
- Michelle Mendenhall Associate Editor
- Daniel Ortiz Assistant Editor
- Robert W. Hedland Assistant Editor
Sound · 39
- Hans Zimmer Original Music Composer
- Lorne Balfe Original Music Composer
- Erik Aadahl Supervising Sound Editor
- Ethan Van der Ryn Supervising Sound Editor
- Dan O'Connell Foley
- Andy Nelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
- David James Production Design
- Timothy Lamb Art Direction, Character Designer
- Ariandy Chandra Title Designer
- Doug Pierce Set Designer
Visual Effects · 122
- Raymond Zibach Visual Development
- Chris Reccardi Character Designer
- Andy Bialk Character Designer
- Tony Siruno Character Designer
- Dane Stogner Animation
- Yancy Lindquist VFX Artist
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