Megamind

"A superhero movie with a mind of its own."

2010 1h 36m EN

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★7.0TMDB · 7,733

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After Megamind, a highly intelligent alien supervillain, defeats his long-time nemesis Metro Man, Megamind creates a new hero to fight, but must act to save the city when his "creation" becomes an even worse villain than he was.

“A superhero movie with a mind of its own.”

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Cast

Will Ferrell
Megamind (voice)
Brad Pitt
Metro Man (voice)
Tina Fey
Roxanne Ritchi (voice)
Jonah Hill
Tighten (voice)
David Cross
Minion (voice)
Ben Stiller
Bernard (voice)
Justin Theroux
Megaminds's Father (voice)
Jessica Schulte
Megamind's Mother (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tom McGrath
Writers: Andy Schuhler, Shane Prigmore, David G. Derrick Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Megamind Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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339+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Andrews shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt and Tina Fey carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A superhero movie with a mind of its own.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tom McGrath directs. Hans Zimmer scores. Michael Andrews cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 16 years ago.
3Part of the "Megamind Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4339+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michael Andrews shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt and Tina Fey carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A superhero movie with a mind of its own.".
9IMDB entry: tt1001526 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 20 themes, including "prison", "saving the world", "date", "secret identity".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Michael Andrews
Production design: David James
Sound: Andy Nelson
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $130,000,000
Box office: $321,885,765
Return: 248% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Megamind (2010)

Part of

Megamind Collection

The franchise follows the adventures of a supervillain named Megamind who suddenly gets a chance to defend Metro City from the forces of evil after defeating the now-retired superhero Metro Man.

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daniel_carr2026-02-07
★ 7/10
So the clear comparison to Superman was obvious but it was really funny and had a good story. Will try not to spoil it but there was even an excellent twist and I loved the idea of the bad guy as the hero in the story that was really well done. Also the way they developed the characters was well done so not just your typical good vs evil story. Good job guys, well done!

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