Despicable Me 5: Merry Mischief (2025) brings Gru and his ever-chaotic family back just in time for a holiday season that predictably spins out of control. Set as a festive adventure bursting with color, comedy, and the trademark Minion mayhem, the film begins with Gru determined to host a quiet, picture-perfect Christmas at home. After years of saving the world from villains, he simply wants one peaceful holiday with Lucy, the girls, and his banana-obsessed little helpers. Naturally, things fall apart almost immediately when the Minions overhear a rumor about a magical North Pole invention and make it their mission to “improve” Christmas for everyone.
Margo, Edith, and Agnes play a bigger emotional role this time, each navigating their own seasonal dilemmas. Margo tries to organize a charity holiday event but struggles to manage the Minions, who insist on adding explosions and snow-powered gadgets to everything. Edith becomes fascinated with weaponized ornaments and accidentally sets off a chain of events that threatens to cancel the town’s winter festival. Meanwhile, Agnes—still the purest heart of the family—sets out to find the perfect Christmas gift for Gru, only to stumble into real danger when she crosses paths with the film’s new villain.
The antagonist, Dr. Blitzen Frost, is a disgraced winter-themed inventor who once dreamed of revolutionizing holiday technology. After being overshadowed by more successful creators, he vows to take over Christmas by unleashing a device that can rewrite the holiday in his own icy image. When the Minions accidentally activate one of his prototypes, they alert Frost to Gru’s whereabouts, kick-starting a chase that leads across snowy mountains, candy-cane forests, and a high-tech winter fortress.
Gru and Lucy team up for a festive rescue mission, blending spy-style action with slapstick chaos. Along the way, Gru struggles to keep his patience as the Minions’ “helpfulness” nearly ruins every plan. Yet the heart of the story emerges through the girls’ determination to protect their family and remind Gru that Christmas isn’t about perfection—it’s about being together, even when everything goes hilariously wrong.
In the film’s warm and spectacular finale, the Minions unintentionally save the day, Frost learns a lesson about holiday spirit, and the entire town comes together for a celebration that is messy, loud, and unmistakably Gru-style. Merry Mischief blends absurdity with sweetness, delivering a festive adventure that celebrates family, forgiveness, and the joyful chaos that makes Christmas unforgettable.
