# Every Illumination movie, ranked

From Despicable Me to Migration: all 15 Illumination films ordered by Rotten Tomatoes from best to worst, Minions, Mario and talking pets included.

- 238 votes · 15 items
- Aug 9, 2025 · Ryan Clarke
- https://even.best/en/l/4576/every-illumination-movie-ranked

## Top 15

1. **Despicable Me 2 (2013)** (22 · ▲22 ▼0) — Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League.
2. **Despicable Me (2010)** (19 · ▲21 ▼2) — Gru plans to steal the Moon until three orphan girls change his mind.
3. **Sing (2016)** (19 · ▲20 ▼1) — Koala Buster Moon stages a singing contest to save his theatre.
4. **Sing 2 (2021)** (19 · ▲19 ▼0) — Buster Moon's troupe aims for the big stage in Redshore City.
5. **Migration (2023)** (17 · ▲17 ▼0) — A family of ducks makes its first trip south.
6. **Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — Young Gru wants to join the Vicious 6.
7. **The Lorax (2012)** (12 · ▲12 ▼0) — A boy searches for a real tree, from Dr. Seuss.
8. **The Secret Life of Pets (2016)** (11 · ▲15 ▼4) — What pets get up to when their owners leave the house.
9. **The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Mario and Luigi in the Mushroom Kingdom; one of the biggest animated hits ever.
10. **Despicable Me 4 (2024)** (11 · ▲12 ▼1) — Gru, a baby son and a villain from his school days.
11. **The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)** (10 · ▲12 ▼2) — Max deals with a new baby and a trip to a farm.
12. **Despicable Me 3 (2017)** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Gru meets his twin brother Dru.
13. **Minions (2015)** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Kevin, Stuart and Bob look for a new villain to serve.
14. **The Grinch (2018)** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Dr. Seuss's Christmas-hating Grinch, in CGI.
15. **Hop (2011)** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — The Easter Bunny's son wants to be a drummer.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.