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title: 'Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kyle Balda'
released: '2022-06-30'
runtime_minutes: 87
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/minions-the-rise-of-gru-2022'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5113044/'
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---

# Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)

2022 · PG · 87 min · Comedy, Action, Family · United States

Part of: list of Illumination films

## Synopsis

Minions: The Rise of Gru is a 2022 American animated comedy film directed by Kyle Balda, and written by Matthew Fogel from a story by Fogel and Brian Lynch. Produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, it is the second installment in the Minions prequel series and the fifth overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise. It features Steve Carell reprising his role as Gru and Pierre Coffin as the Minions, along with Russell Brand, Will Arnett, Steve Coogan and Julie Andrews. New cast members include Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh and Alan Arkin in his final film role. Following up after the events of Minions (2015), an eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kyle Balda](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-balda)
- **Screenplay:** [Brian Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-lynch)
- **Original Music Composer:** [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:** [Claire Dodgson](https://cinepixo.com/people/claire-dodgson)

## Cast

- [Julie Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-andrews) as Marlena Gru
- [Alan Arkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-arkin) as Wild Knuckles
- [Pierre Coffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-coffin) as Minions
- [Jean-Claude Van Damme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-van-damme) as Jean Clawed
- [Taraji P. Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/taraji-p-henson) as Belle Bottom
- [Michelle Yeoh](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-yeoh) as Master Chow
- [Dolph Lundgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolph-lundgren) as Svengeance
- [RZA](https://cinepixo.com/people/rza) as Färber der Schreckliche
- [Steve Carell](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-carell) as Gru
- [Lucy Lawless](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucy-lawless) as Nunchuk

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Official site: https://www.minionsmovie.com/
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