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This is a list of productions produced by Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment), an American
film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
and
animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media. The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce, own the physical equipment for production, employ operators for that equipment, and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals ...
based in
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, United States. This includes feature films, television specials, shorts, and digital series. As of , Illumination has released 12 feature films, which were all distributed by
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, with their first being ''
Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is a computer-animated media franchise centering on Gru, a reformed super-villain (who later becomes a father, husband, and secret agent), and his yellow-colored Minions. It is produced by Illumination and distributed by ...
'' on July 9, 2010, and their latest being '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' on July 1, 2022. Their upcoming slate of films includes ''
The Super Mario Bros. Movie ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise ''Mario''. The film is produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, an ...
'' and ''Migration'' (both in 2023), and ''Despicable Me 4'' in 2024.


Feature films

All films are co-produced and distributed by
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, with the exceptions of ''Hop'', which is a co-production with
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, and ''
The Super Mario Bros. Movie ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' is an upcoming computer-animated fantasy adventure comedy film based on the Nintendo video game franchise ''Mario''. The film is produced by Illumination with financing from Universal Pictures and Nintendo, an ...
'', which will be a co-production with
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.


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Short films


Television specials


Series


Web series


Unproduced films


Reception


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Critical and public response


See also

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List of Universal Pictures theatrical animated feature films This list of theatrical animated feature films consists of animated films released by Universal Pictures, the film division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. Universal Pictures releases films from Universal-owned and non-Universal owned animation stud ...
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List of DreamWorks Animation productions The following is a list of productions produced by DreamWorks Animation, a division of NBCUniversal, which includes animated feature films, shorts, specials, and television series. Feature films Released Theatrical releases Direct-to-video rel ...


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