Minions: The Rise of Gru

The Vicious 6 group of supervillains is made up of two women (including a Black leader voiced by Taraji P. Henson) and four men, one of whom is voiced by Mexican American actor Danny Trejo. A White villain who uses martial arts is named Nun-Chuck -- she's a nun -- and is voiced by a White actor (Lucy Lawless). The main character befriends an unnamed Black biker (RZA) who appears in a few scenes. Master Chow (Michelle Yeoh) is a female Chinese American kung fu expert who trains three minions. Minions mostly speak "Minionese" but occasionally use Spanish phrases, such as "teléfono" and "mi amor." Some of the horde of baddies are racially/ethnically diverse. A large portion of the second half takes place in San Francisco's Chinatown, and a plot point surrounds a magical pendant with the power of the Chinese zodiac. These cultural aspects are clichéd, shown as mystical and "exotic," and the few Chinese characters are all experts at martial arts. The film's directors and writers are all White men.

Lots of physical and slapstick comedy. Various villains and their sidekicks cause destruction and personal harm. They use technologically advanced weapons and vehicles. People plunge seemingly to their death but survive, flatten and blow holes in homes, and transform into creatures. After learning kung fu from Master Chow, three minions can channel their "inner beasts." Martial arts fighting. A training montage of minions hurting themselves during kung fu lessons. Gru is tortured by being tied up and forced to listen to a disco single on repeat until an alarm will eventually trigger a blade to kill him; he's rescued before that happens. A minion catches on fire during an emergency in the lair. Two characters nearly get eaten by pet crocodiles.

Glimpses of bare minion bottoms and the top of young Gru's butt. Gru is shown in his villain underwear. Three Tower of London guards are hypnotized to strip down to their boxers and dance/sing to the song "Hair," slapping each other on the behind. Additional innuendo related to minions cozying up to fire hydrants, losing a bathing suit (and covering up with sea life), squeezing bottoms, and staring at the chest of a group of minions disguised to look like a woman. One minion asks Master Chow whether she can exchange kung fu lessons for "smoochie smoochie."

Infrequent insult language includes "stupid idiots," "what the heck," "tubby little punk," "he should be sucking his thumb," "shut up," and "old man." Gru uses the word "tribe" in a non-Indigenous context.