Best Despicable Me Movies, Ranked
All 4 Despicable Me films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. Despicable Me leads at 7.3; the franchise averages 6.9. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his scheme. But the unexpected bond they form forces him to question the criminal life he's always known.
7.316,253 votes - 2
Despicable Me 42024Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru also faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina, forcing the family to go on the run.
7.03,310 votes - 3
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
6.912,140 votes - 4
Despicable Me 32017Gru and his wife Lucy must stop former '80s child star Balthazar Bratt from achieving world domination.
6.57,726 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Despicable Me film?
Despicable Me (2010) rates highest at 7.3 out of 10 from 16,253 TMDB votes.
How are these Despicable Me films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which Despicable Me film is rated lowest?
Despicable Me 3 (2017) sits last at 6.5. The franchise averages 6.9 across 4 rated films.
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