A spin-off sequel to their 2015 smash Minions, Minions: The Rise of Gru is the fifth instalment in the Despicable Me series and brings the Minions back to the big screen. Minions: The Rise of Gru portrays a young Gru who is now living in suburbia and worships the Vicious 6, the super villain supergroup of his dreams. The 1970s, when flared jeans and over-the-top feather hair were all the rage, are the setting for the film. Check out the great animated comedies below if you enjoyed Minions: The Rise of Gru.
1. Ice Age (2002)
Director- Chris Wedge
20,000 BC. A tribe of people abandons their camp to follow a never-ending caravan of extinct creatures travelling south as the prehistoric globe is on the verge of the Ice Age. However, a helpless baby finds himself exposed after an unexpected onslaught by a ravenous troop of sabre-toothed tigers. After this sad incident, Manny, the giant shaggy mammoth. They sets off on a perilous expedition with Sid, the lethargic sloth. Along with cunning Diego, the tiger, to find the baby’s parents. However, greater danger is present than they realise.
2. Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Director(s)- Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
It tells the tale of Po, a slacker panda who is the largest fan of Kung Fu in the area. Po works every day in his family’s noodle store, which isn’t exactly helpful. Po joins the realm of Kung Fu and studies with his idols, the famed Furious Five — Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper, and Monkey. They are under the guidance of their teacher, Master Shifu, and discovers that he has been unexpectedly chosen to fulfil an old prophesy. But before they know it, the cunning and vindictive snow leopard Tai Lung is approaching them. Now, Po must protect everyone from the looming danger. The unexpected hero discovers that his worst flaws ultimately become his greatest assets. That’s when he puts his heart—and his girth—into the work.
3. Over The Hedge (2006)
Director(s)- Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
RJ, a travelling raccoon con artist, arrives in a Midwest forest outside of a human city. He is enthused about the benefits that living close to people may provide for hungry animals. However, what he discovers is an Amish-like society that is utterly terrified of people. As a result of their leader, Vern the tortoise, having a terrifying brush with human boys. However, with RJ’s encouragement, the animals cautiously cross the hedge that separates them from the brand-new suburban development that sprung up over the winter while they were dozing. RJ then reveals to the animals a brand-new world where people abandon large canisters filled with tin cans of fish and other food that are available for the taking. But their cosy lifestyles in the woods seem to be in danger as they come closer and closer to people.
4. Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Director- Genndy Tartakovsky
Count Dracula, an overbearing single parent, raises Mavis away from the horrors of the human world in the impenetrable Hotel Transylvania, a human-proof castle and opulent resort for all kinds of monsters in 21st-century Carpathia. The unexpected mortal guest Jonathan, however, discovers the remote monster hideaway and disrupts Mavis’ lavish 118th birthday celebration as the restless Mavis is eager to release her wings. Now that Jonathan is interacting with the rude and completely clueless people at the hotel, the Prince of Darkness is starting to become anxious.
5. Zootopia (2016)
Director(s)- Rich Moore, Byron Howard
The city of Zootopia is a stunning metropolis where all animals coexist happily, from the largest elephant to the smallest shrew. Judy Hopps joins the police department as the first recognised bunny cop, determined to show her worth. When 14 predatory creatures vanish, Judy tackles the case right away. Judy must put together all the hints as to where the predators are and who is behind it all, working with a slick-talking fox named Nick Wilde.
6. Penguins Of Madagascar (2016)
Director(s)- Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith
The resourceful Antarctic pals Skipper, Kowalski, Rico, and Private find themselves in the heart of a carefully thought-out conspiracy following the events in Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012) and following a failed attempt to get into Fort Knox. Only the elite undercover group known as the North Wind and its commander, Agent Classified, can stop Dr. Octavius Brine’s nasty geneticist from hatching a cunning scheme to outshine penguins everywhere.
7. The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)
Director- Chris Renaud
Max, a cute abandoned puppy, is saved by Katie in the busy streets of New York, and everything is wonderful. But then Katie comes home with Duke, a huge, fluffy, and sloppy stray dog, and she completely destroys everything. The delicate balance of existence is abruptly upset when both dogs lose their collars and wind up in the sewers, which are home to Snowball, a tidy, fluffy, magical bunny who commands an army of flushing animals. As Max’s buddy Gidget puts together a posse of former friends desperate to save the two stray children and bring them home, Max and Duke must now put their differences aside in order to endure the harsh city life.
