Despicable Me

2010 film directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Movie animated_film Q4447
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Despicable Me

Summary

Despicable Me is an animated film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,452 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Despicable Me's instance of is recorded as animated film[3].
  • Despicable Me was directed by Pierre Coffin[4].
  • Despicable Me was directed by Chris Renaud[5].
  • Cinco Paul wrote the screenplay for Despicable Me[6].
  • Ken Daurio wrote the screenplay for Despicable Me[7].
  • Despicable Me's composer is recorded as Pharrell Williams[8].
  • Despicable Me's composer is recorded as Heitor Pereira[9].
  • Despicable Me's genre is comedy film[10].
  • Despicable Me's genre is family film[11].
  • Despicable Me was followed by Despicable Me 2[12].
  • Despicable Me was produced by Chris Meledandri[13].
  • Despicable Me was produced by Janet Healy[14].
  • Despicable Me's part of the series is recorded as Despicable Me[15].
  • Despicable Me's part of the series is recorded as list of Illumination films[16].
  • Despicable Me's production company is recorded as Universal Pictures[17].
  • Despicable Me's production company is recorded as Illumination[18].
  • The original language of Despicable Me was English[19].
  • Despicable Me's Commons category is recorded as Despicable Me[20].
  • Despicable Me was distributed by theatrical release[21].
  • Despicable Me's review score is recorded as 6.8/10[22].
  • Despicable Me's review score is recorded as 80%[23].
  • Despicable Me's review score is recorded as 72/100[24].
  • Despicable Me's color is recorded as color[25].
  • Despicable Me's country of origin is recorded as United States[26].
  • Despicable Me's country of origin is recorded as France[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Chris Meledandri[13] and Janet Healy[14]. Directors include Pierre Coffin[4] and Chris Renaud[5]. Screenwriters include Cinco Paul[6] and Ken Daurio[7].

Publication

Publication dates include June 20, 2010[28], September 30, 2010[29], November 4, 2010[30], October 6, 2010[31], and July 9, 2010[32]. The original language of Despicable Me was English[19]. Genres include comedy film[10] and family film[11]. Series this is part of include it[15] and list of Illumination films[16]. It was distributed by theatrical release[21].

Subject and Themes

Series this is part of include Despicable Me[15] and list of Illumination films[16].

Reception

Reviews include 6.8/10[22], 80%[23], and 72/100[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Despicable Me was followed by it 2[12].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Despicable Me include Judge Me Tender[33], a television series episode[34], directed by Steven Dean Moore[35].

Why It Matters

Despicable Me ranks in the top 6% of animated_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,452 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Judge Me Tender[33], a television series episode[34], directed by Steven Dean Moore[35].

References

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  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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