Director Kyle Balda (1971)

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is a US-animated comedy film created by Illumination and released by Universal Pictures. In 1976, an 11-year-old Gru aspires to become a supervillain, with the help of his Minion employees. Gru is overjoyed when he receives an invitation to audition for the Vicious 6, a team of villains now led by Belle Bottom. The Vicious 6 are searching for a new member to replace their leader Wild Knuckles, after he betrayed them and was presumed dead during a robbery to steal the Zodiac Stone – a valuable gem connected to the Chinese zodiac. Despite his young age, Gru’s interview does not go well but he manages to outsmart the Vicious 6 ...

In the 2017 animated comedy Despicable Me 3 (2017), produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, married AVL agents Felonious Gru and Lucy Wilde are tasked with recovering the Dumont Diamond from Balthazar Bratt, a former child star turned super-villain. While Gru successfully retrieves the diamond, Bratt manages to escape. Upon returning to AVL headquarters, director Silas Ramsbottom reveals his retirement and appoints Valerie Da Vinci as his successor. Da Vinci dismisses Gru and Lucy due to their failure to capture Bratt. Back at home, the couple informs their adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes of their dismissal but assures them that they ...

The Minions are featured in a lively three-movie collection, titled Minions: 3 Mini-Movie Collection (2016). This compilation includes new characters and the return of our beloved yellow creatures, in three comical short films: Competition, Cro Minion, and Binky Nelson Unpacified. Binky Nelson Unpacified. Following a successful robbery at the local museum, the Nelsons inform their youngest son, Binky, that as a big boy now, it is time for him to let go of his pacifier. However, Binky has other ideas and sneaks into the museum at night to retrieve his beloved item. As he retrieves his ...

An animated comedy film, Minions (2015), was produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. These small, yellow pill-shaped creatures have been around since the beginning of time, evolving from single-celled organisms into servants for history’s most sinister rulers. However, their loyalty towards their masters backfires as they accidentally cause their demise; rolling a Tyrannosaurus into a volcano, allowing a caveman to be attacked by a bear, crushing a Pharaoh and his subjects with a pyramid, and exposing Count Dracula to sunlight. The Minions are forced into hiding after shooting a cannon at Napoleon in Russia and find ...

The Lorax (2012), an animated musical comedy, was created by Illumination Entertainment and released by Universal Pictures. Young Ted Wiggins resides in Thneedville, a city enclosed by walls where all plant life is artificial. His crush on Audrey prompts him to seek out a ‘real tree’ to impress her. His grandmother, Norma, shares the story of the Once-ler, who holds knowledge about the trees’ disappearance. Venturing beyond Thneedville, Ted is met with a barren and polluted outside world. He locates the Once-ler and after multiple visits, convinces him to recount the tale of the trees. On another trip away from town, Ted encounters Aloysius ...

Released on the Despicable Me DVD and Blu-ray, Banana (2010) features three Minions locked in a chaotic battle over the beloved fruit. As they vie for the prized snack, their workplace is turned upside down by their antics.

On the Despicable Me DVD and Blu-ray, Orientation Day (2010) was featured. During their bomb-carrying duties, three fresh-faced Minions found themselves in a heated dispute with two others who were handling a massive explosive – a task much more challenging than they anticipated.

Released on the Despicable Me DVD and Blu-ray, Home Makeover (2010) follows the Minions’ efforts to prevent Margo, Edith, and Agnes from returning to Miss Hattie’s Home for Girls by helping them renovate Gru’s house after the events of Despicable Me.