Despicable Me (2010)

In this computer-animated epic, supervillain Gru plots to use a shrink ray to steal the moon with the help of a genius inventor and his legion of minions. While attempting to set the plan in motion, he deals with aggravations caused by his arch-rival, Vector, and his mother. But when Gru enlists the assistance of three orphan girls, he discovers that he may have a heart after all. With the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segal, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and Miranda Cosgrove. Not in 3D. 95 min. C/Rtg: PG

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

Having given up the supervillain game, Gru has settled into a normal life with daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes. But he soon finds himself caught up in the struggle between good and evil again--this time on the other side of the fight--when he’s recruited by Anti-Villain League agent Lucy Wilde to help defeat a new bad guy who’s using a chemical compound to transform Gru’s Minions into mutants. Steve Carrel, Kristen Wiig lend their voices to this hit computer-animated sequel. 98 min. C/Rtg: PG

Minions (2015)

Fun-filled computer-animated prequel to "Despicable Me" focuses on those small, yellow, gibberish-spouting creatures who served as henchmen to all sorts of evil-doers through history. In 1968, Minions Kevin, Stuart, and Bob go in search of a new master and wind up with the world’s first female supervillain, Scarlet Overkill, and her husband Herb, who are hatching a sinister plot to dethrone Queen Elizabeth. Features the voices of Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, and Michael Keaton, and Pierre Coffin as the Minions. 91 min. total. C/Rtg: PG

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Bounced from the Anti-Villain League for one failure too many, abandoned by his Minions, and wondering how he’ll support the family, reformed criminal mastermind Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) gets the stunning news that he has a long-lost twin brother--the successful, upbeat, and luxuriously coifed Dru (Carell, again). When it turns out that Dru wants to bond over committing the heist of a lifetime, will Gru be able to keep from backsliding? Hit computer-animated follow-up features the voices of Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Julie Andrews. 90 min. C/Rtg: PG