What began as a touching story exploring a supervillain named Gru growing attachment to three young orphans has grown into a billion dollar movie and TV show franchise. In this guide, we'll show you how (and where) to watch Despicable Me movies in order. This includes all of the minions movies too, and the latest streaming information so you can find where to watch them online today.
How many Despicable Me movies are there?
The Despicable Me franchise stars Steve Carrell as the voice of reformed supervillain Gru and includes five main films, two Minions spin-off, 19 short films and two TV specials. The original film released in 2010 and earned over $543 million worldwide leading to two additional Despicable Me movies and a fourth installment releasing in July 2024.
Following the major success of the original Despicable Me and its 2013 sequel, a spin-off prequel expanding on the backstory of Gru’s faithful workers known as the Minions was unsurprisingly greenlit. The film, aptly titled Minions, released in 2015 and worldwide earned over $1.1 billion at the box office. Minions: The Rise of Gru released seven years later after being delayed due to COVID-19 earning $940.5 million. The entire Despicable Me film franchise has amassed over $4.4 billion currently making it the highest-grossing animated film franchise of all time.
How to watch Despicable Me movies in release order
This guide includes every Despicable Me/Minion movie and TV show, but most fans will be looking for just the features. If you want to watch the Despicable Me movies in order of release, here's how:
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Minions (2015) - spin-off
- Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - spin-off
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)
How to watch Despicable Me movies in chronological order
- Minions (2015) - spin-off
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - spin-off
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)
If you want to watch the franchise in its chronological order, you have to start with the Minions spin-offs first. This is because Minions takes place before the minions have met Gru, while The Rise of Gru takes place when Gru is still a young boy. From then on, the franchise continues in the same order as they were released.
There are also many short films and TV specials to enjoy, featuring the minions, Gru and his adopted daughters. If you want to watch every title in the Minionsverse, we've got you covered with the complete list below.
Where to watch every Despicable movie, TV show and short film
Below you can browse through the list of Despicable Me/Minions movies and TV shows and find where to watch them online. This includes all the latest offers from streaming services, and where you can watch them for free.