What is Despicable Me 2 about?
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A reformed supervillain and his new allies chase a powerful criminal in this brisk, whimsical, and uplifting animated comedy.
Feel-good and crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Peacock and Tubi (free).
Despicable Me 2 parents guide
Nothing past what a PG promises: mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byPierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
StarringSteve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier Ellis, Elsie Fisher
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