All <em>Despicable Me</em> & <em>Minions</em> Movies Ranked

All Despicable Me & Minions Movies Ranked

The latest: The 7th movie of the Minions franchise, Minions & Monsters, hits theaters Wednesday, July 1.

We’ve ranked all 7 Despicable Me movies from animation house Illumination by Tomatometer score, including the first two Certified Fresh films and the viral Minions spinoff series.

Minions & Monsters
(2026)

91%

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Synopsis: This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg

Directed By:
Pierre Coffin, Brian Lynch

Despicable Me
(2010)

80%

83%

Critics Consensus: Borrowing heavily (and intelligently) from Pixar and Looney Tunes, Despicable Me is a surprisingly thoughtful, family-friendly treat with a few surprises of its own.

Synopsis: Supervillain Gru, a man who delights in all things wicked, hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews

Directed By:
Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, Nina Rappaport-Rowan, Robert Taylor

Despicable Me 2
(2013)

75%

85%

Critics Consensus: Despicable Me 2 offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number of big laughs.

Synopsis: Now that Gru has forsaken a life of crime to raise Margo, Agnes and Edith, he’s trying to figure out how to provide for his… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove

Directed By:
Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin

Minions: The Rise of Gru
(2022)

70%

85%

Critics Consensus: The Minions‘ antic shenanigans are beginning to grate despite this sequel’s injection of retro chic, although this loony marathon of gags will still delight young children.

Synopsis: In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Steve Carell, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, RZA

Directed By:
Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Brett Hoffman, Ken Daurio

Despicable Me 3
(2017)

58%

53%

Critics Consensus: Despicable Me 3 should keep fans of the franchise consistently entertained with another round of colorful animation and zany — albeit somewhat scattershot — humor.

Synopsis: The mischievous Minions hope that Gru will return to a life of crime after the new boss of the Anti-Villain League fires him. Instead, Gru… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove

Directed By:
Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud

Despicable Me 4
(2024)

56%

75%

Critics Consensus: Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, Despicable Me 4 is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush.

Synopsis: In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru, the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for an exciting, bold new era of Minions mayhem… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King

Directed By:
Chris Renaud

Minions
(2015)

55%

49%

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.

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,… View Full Synopsis

Starring:
Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney

Directed By:
Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud