Director: Chris Renaud
Gru, his mischievous Minions, and the whole oddball family return in Despicable Me 4 (2024), a bright, fast-paced animated comedy that pushes the franchise's chaos into brand-new territory.
What is Despicable Me 4 about?
Life as a reformed supervillain-turned-secret-agent gets complicated when a new threat from Gru's past resurfaces, forcing the family into hiding and, eventually, into a fresh identity in a quiet suburban town. Along the way there's a new baby to look after, a group of Minions who somehow make everything both worse and funnier, and a rival with a grudge who refuses to let old scores go unsettled. Director Chris Renaud keeps the pace brisk, stacking sight gags, slapstick chases, and the Minions' trademark gibberish into a story that still finds room for the franchise's soft spot for family and loyalty. It's a lighter, sillier entry built for laughs rather than surprises, aimed squarely at viewers who grew up with Gru and the ones just meeting him for the first time.
Cast & crew
Steve Carell returns as the voice of Gru, joined by Kristen Wiig, with Joey King and Will Ferrell voicing new additions to the cast, alongside franchise regulars Sofía Vergara, Miranda Cosgrove and Dana Gaier.
Context & significance
Despicable Me 4 is the fourth mainline chapter in the animated franchise that began in 2010 and has since spun off two Minions spin-off films, making this one of the most recognizable family-comedy series still in active production. Chris Renaud, a director on the series since its start, keeps the visual style and comic rhythm consistent with earlier entries while introducing new characters meant to expand the world going forward.
Where & how to watch
Despicable Me 4 is available on K-Time with both Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, making it an easy pick for family movie nights in Farsi. Watching requires only a free K-Time account login — this page itself is open to browse without signing in, part of a Persian-language streaming experience built for Iranian households wherever they live.