Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4 has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in Australia on Paramount Plus, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 3,257 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Steve Carell sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Paramount Plus.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Despicable Me 4 is worth clearing space for. Despicable Me 4 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Gru 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. Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2024. What keeps Despicable Me 4 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, Despicable Me 4 respects your intelligence. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Steve Carell anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.