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Despicable Me / Minions

edited 2026-06-15

A complete viewing order for the Despicable Me and Minions franchise, covering all six theatrical films and three theatrical short films from Illumination Entertainment. Includes both release order and in-universe chronological order that places the two Minions prequel films — set in 1968 and 1975 — before the adult-Gru adventures of the main Despicable Me series.

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01FILM
2010The 2010 animated film directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud that launched the franchise, following Gru, a longtime supervillain who fo…
1h 35m
02FILM
2013The 2013 sequel directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, in which reformed supervillain Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to he…
1h 38m
03FILM
2015The 2015 prequel spin-off directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, tracing the origin of the Minions from prehistoric times through various…
1h 31m
04FILM
2017The 2017 sequel directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, in which Gru is fired from the Anti-Villain League after failing to capture the vi…
1h 30m
05FILM
2022The 2022 prequel directed by Kyle Balda, set in 1975 and following an eleven-year-old Gru who dreams of becoming a supervillain with his loy…
1h 27m
06FILM
2024The 2024 sequel directed by Chris Renaud, in which Gru and his family are forced into witness protection after his high school rival Maxime…
1h 34m