Minions & More Volume 1

Minions & More Volume 1 is an animated family comedy featuring a collection of 10 short films. The stories include various adventures from the Despicable Me, The Grinch, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, and The Lorax franchises.

Produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures, the project was directed by a large team including Kyle Balda, Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul, Yarrow Cheney, Derek Drymon, Eric Favela, Régis Schuller, Bruno Dequier, Bruno Chauffard, Glenn McCoy, and Boris Jacq. For Kyle Balda, this release followed Minions & More 2 and preceded The Sheep Detectives. Yarrow Cheney previously directed The Grinch, while Derek Drymon worked on Hotel Transylvania: Transformania. The screenplay was written by Ted Travelstead, Ken Daurio, and Cinco Paul, with Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman serving as producers.

The voice cast features Pierre Coffin as the Minions, alongside Miranda Cosgrove as Margo. Other contributors include Carlos Alazraqui, Tara Strong, Raymond S. Persi, and Brian T. Delaney, with 32 credited cast members in total. Since its release on September 27, 2022, the 44-minute film has received generally positive audience feedback, earning a rating of 6.5/10 on IMDb from 2,600 votes and 7/10 on TMDB from 335 votes.