Shorts

2010 - U.S.A. 29 cartoons

Illumination's short films, most of them mini-movies made for the home releases of its features, starring the Minions and other characters.

Cartoons

  1. Banana

    December 13, 2010 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Two Minions in Gru's lab squabble over a single banana, and the fight spreads until the whole crew is caught up in the chaos.

  2. Home Makeover

    December 14, 2010 Illumination Entertainment, Universal Studios

    The three little girls from Despicable Me enlist the help of the Minions like Frank and Larry to clean up Gru's house before a social worker makes an unexpected visit to check on the house'…

  3. Orientation Day

    December 14, 2010 Illumination Entertainment, Universal Studios

    A small crew of Minion trainees watches an informational video about the types of things they can expect to encounter on the job. The intentional grain and narration hearkens back to those…

  4. Brad and Gary

    December 31, 2011 (estimated) Theatrical Illumination Entertainment

    A tale about friendship. Its ups and down. Its ins and outs.

  5. Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem

    2012 (estimated) Illumination Entertainment

    Join Gru, his daughters and the mischievous minions on an all-new 3-D ride. Start your adventure in Gru's home, where you're recruited for his latest scheme -- one where you'll become an ac…

  6. Panic in the Mailroom

    December 10, 2013 Illumination Entertainment, Universal Studios

    The Minions Mike and Ken are busy at work in the mailroom. Ken, bored, decides to throw a box of expired PX-41 samples into its designated chute. The box explodes, which mutates Mike to som…

  7. Puppy

    December 10, 2013 Illumination Entertainment, Universal Studios

    Dave, seeing many owners walk their dogs, wants a puppy of his own. He tries to leash Kyle, a squirrel, a pigeon, and a ladybug, but fails each time. A miniature UFO then appears and abduct…

  8. Training Wheels

    December 10, 2013 Illumination Entertainment, Universal Studios

    Margo, Edith, and Agnes spot an ice cream truck. The three of them go after the truck but Agnes falls as she attempts to pedal to the truck. The Minions Kevin, Scott, and Stuart, seeing her…

  9. Binky Nelson Unpacified

    December 8, 2015 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    After a museum heist, the youngest member of the villainous Nelson family, baby Binky, realizes he left his beloved pacifier behind and sets out to get it back.

  10. Competition

    December 8, 2015 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Two Minions working in a bomb lab try to outdo each other, and their rivalry escalates.

  11. Cro Minion

    December 8, 2015 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    In prehistoric times, two Minions are left to babysit a Neanderthal baby.

  12. Mower Minions

    July 8, 2016 Theatrical Illumination Entertainment

    To raise twenty dollars for a banana blender they saw on TV, the Minions take up lawn mowing at a retirement home.

  13. Norman Television

    December 6, 2016 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Norman, a guinea pig lost in the pipes of a New York apartment building, passes the time watching the lives of the residents as if they were television.

  14. Weenie

    December 6, 2016 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    In Weenie Ville, a young sausage named Timmy is teased for being afraid to dive, until the town's mayor shows him around and helps him find his courage.

  15. Eddie's Life Coach

    March 21, 2017 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Eddie's mother signs her slacker son, from Sing, up for a digital self-improvement seminar to get his life back on track.

  16. The Secret Life Of Kyle

    December 5, 2017 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    After Despicable Me 3, Kyle, Gru's dog, shows what he really gets up to while the family is away.

  17. Santa's Little Helpers

    February 5, 2019 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Stranded at the North Pole, the Minions try to make themselves useful as Santa's elves, with chaotic results in the workshop.

  18. The Dog Days Of Winter

    February 5, 2019 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Max, the Grinch's dog, braves a snowstorm and an uncooperative Who to bring his sick master his favorite hot tea.

  19. Minion Scouts

    August 27, 2019 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Inspired by the merit badges Margo, Agnes and Edith bring home from camp, three Minions try scouting themselves, attracting a bear, eating poison berries and flooding the valley.

  20. Yellow Is The New Black

    November 9, 2019 Direct to Video Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment

    Two Minions stage a daring, if short-lived, escape from jail.

  21. Minions & Monsters

    June 11, 2021 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    A Minion newcomer joins a table of seasoned role-playing gamers and, after a rough start, finds the skills to save the day. Separate from the 2026 feature of the same name.

  22. Animal Attraction

    March 1, 2022 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Darius, from Sing 2, makes a mess of his commercial shoot and his audition.

  23. For Gunter's Eyes Only

    March 1, 2022 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    At a hypnotist's show in Redshore City, Gunter is hypnotized into believing he is a secret agent, and Johnny has to keep up.

  24. Post Modern Minion

    September 6, 2022 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    A Minion artist pushed aside by the art world's newest craze tries ever wilder ways to win back attention and stumbles into a new career.

  25. Mooned

    December 22, 2023 Theatrical Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Vector, stranded on the moon since Despicable Me, tries to work out how to get back to Earth.

  26. Fly Hard

    February 27, 2024 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    Chump, the tough New York pigeon from Migration, flies through a blizzard and the city streets to return a treasured possession to a kind woman from the park.

  27. Midnight Mission

    February 27, 2024 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment, Universal Pictures

    The Minions will try anything to help Agnes get over her fear of the dark, even a trip into outer space.

  28. Benny's Birthday

    August 6, 2024 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    Benny is caught in a time loop at a Minion-style birthday party, with new mischief every time it repeats.

  29. Game Over And Over

    August 6, 2024 Direct to Video Illumination Entertainment

    The Minions find a powered-up game controller in Gru's lair that lets them control one another, and the competition for high scores turns into mayhem.