Gru's girls are appealing characters, while the minions are clearly the ones that have the greatest appeal for those under 10. Youngest daughter Agnes (Elsie Kate Fisher) is particularly adorable.

After turning over a new leaf, criminal mastermind Gru, the girls and the minions are back, this time facing a new bad guy.

Steve Carell stopped by "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" on Thursday to promote "Despicable Me 2" -- and did the whole spot as his villain-turned-father character, Gru. Sporting Gru's black coat, scarf ...

Despicable Me 2 is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and written by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul, who all held the same positions on the original film. Steve Carell is reprising his role as ...

But Despicable Me and The Way Way Back are definitely worth diving into this the holiday weekend. See This • Despicable Me 2 Gru (Steve Carell) and his crew return, but not to start mayhem.

“Despicable Me 2” is a tamer movie than its predecessor, which may irk some of that movie’s fans. A better title might be “Delightful Me,” given that Gru is entirely devoted to his kids ...