---
title: 'Despicable Me 2 (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chris Renaud'
released: '2013-06-05'
runtime_minutes: 98
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/despicable-me-2-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690953/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Despicable Me 2 (2013)

2013 · PG · 98 min · Comedy, Adventure, Science Fiction, Family · United States

Part of: Despicable Me

## Synopsis

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American animated comedy film directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal, it is the second installment in the Despicable Me franchise following the 2010 film. The film stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, and Ken Jeong. In the film, secret agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig) recruits retired supervillain Gru to investigate the theft of a powerful mutagen by an unknown criminal suspected by the latter to be El Macho (Bratt), a villain who is believed to have died decades prior.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chris Renaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-renaud), [Pierre Coffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-coffin)
- **Screenplay:** [Ken Daurio](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-daurio), [Cinco Paul](https://cinepixo.com/people/cinco-paul)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Pharrell Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/pharrell-williams), [Heitor Pereira](https://cinepixo.com/people/heitor-pereira)
- **Producer:** [Chris Meledandri](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-meledandri), [Janet Healy](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-healy)
- **Editor:** [Gregory Perler](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-perler)

## Cast

- [Steve Carell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-carell)
- [Benjamin Bratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-bratt)
- [Casey Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/casey-simpson)
- [Kristen Wiig](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-wiig)
- [Miranda Cosgrove](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-cosgrove)
- [Dana Gaier](https://cinepixo.com/people/dana-gaier)
- [Elsie Fisher](https://cinepixo.com/people/elsie-fisher)
- [Steve Coogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-coogan)
- [Ken Jeong](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-jeong)
- [Nasim Pedrad](https://cinepixo.com/people/nasim-pedrad)
- [Kristen Schaal](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-schaal)
- [Moisés Arias](https://cinepixo.com/people/moises-arias)

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Official site: http://www.despicableme.com/
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