SummaryGru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.
Directed By:Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage
Written By:Mike White, Ken Daurio
Despicable Me 4
Metascore
Mixed or Average
52
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
52
28% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
67% Mixed
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
6% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Jul 5, 2024
83
Returning director Chris Renaud, co-director of parts one and two, knows his way around the characters, and he knows what his audience wants: cartoon mayhem, mild naughtiness from the Minions, social awkwardness from Gru.
Jul 2, 2024
70
The plot can sometimes feel like a chaotic melange stretched too thin, but White, who wrote the Illumination avian charmer Migration, elevates the overall narrative by injecting doses of his perennial interest in the social codes of the rich. The Minions get a zany B plot that becomes one of the film’s strongest threads, and a strong voice cast keeps the film engaging and nimble.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.1
44% Positive
114 Ratings
114 Ratings
40% Mixed
104 Ratings
104 Ratings
16% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
Feb 16, 2026
10
Very good movie. Depsite the amount of subplots, it still manages to be entertaining and funny enough.
Mar 23, 2025
10
Очень класнный мульт очень веселый и я бы сказал очень красивый, очень крисавя и яркая рисовка, музыка очень классная. Вердикт что классный мульт глянуть с кем то
Jul 3, 2024
60
Sure it repeats everything it did the last three times, but thanks to Steve Carell’s lovable grump of a Gru and those wild and crazy Minions, the random lunacy remains hard to resist.
Jul 5, 2024
50
Despicable Me 4 is co-written by Mike White (“Migration”) and has a bit more wit and heart — not to mention a few more laughs — than the recent entries in the “Despicable” series.
Jul 3, 2024
40
It looks fantastic, Gru is still loveable, and smaller viewers will be engaged enough. But Despicable Me 4 stalls in its overstuffed plot and its lack of an interesting narrative.
Jul 3, 2024
20
Despicable Me 4 loses focus like a golden retriever in a Petco plushie aisle, splitting characters into bottled subplots that can only be addressed in single-file order.
Jun 8, 2025
6
After a weaker third installment, this one gets things back on track. But after four films and several spin-offs, the formula is starting to feel tired — time to stop here and bring in something fresh.
Apr 1, 2025
3
This movie is horrendous, it has no correlation, the villain ****, as it dosent even do something, the plot is generic, jokes are unfunny, and so many unneccessary descisions.
Production Company:
- Universal Pictures
- Illumination Entertainment
Release Date:Jul 3, 2024
Duration:1 h 35 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:This daddy's a baddie.
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Awards
Kids' Choice Awards, USA
• 4 Nominations
Chinese American Film Festival (C.A.F.F.)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























