Despicable Me 2

Parental guidance recommended for younger viewers, low level violence Rated on: 03 September 2018

Despicable Me 2

What’s it about?

Ex-villain Gru teams up with Anti-Villain League agent Lucy Wilde to stop a thief’s dangerous plans. Going undercover in a mall, they uncover a global threat while navigating their budding romance and Gru's role as a father.

The facts

  • Directed by Chris Renaud/Pierre Coffin
  • Starring Steve Carrel, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove
  • English language
  • Runtime: 98 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This film game was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

In one scene, a character pulls a knife and says “someone’s going to die tonight.” In a flashback scene the same character is shown grabbing a man by the head and throwing him. We then see him tied to a big shark with dynamite strapped to his body, before he leaps from a plane and into a volcano which then explodes.

No injuries are shown and a lot of the violence is meant to be funny.

Content that may disturb or scare young viewers

Purple minions are depicted as evil, violent, and zombie-like, which may be scary for younger tamariki.

Sad scenes

In one scene, a main character leaves for Australia which is very upsetting for the other characters.

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