Minions & Monsters

This topic contains:

• overall comments and recommendations
• details of classification and consumer advice lines for Minions & Monsters
• a review of Minions & Monsters completed by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 30 June 2026.

Overall comments and recommendations

About the movie

This section contains details about the movie, including its classification by the Australian Government Classification Board and the associated consumer advice lines. Other classification advice (OC) is provided where the Australian film classification is not available.

ACCM review

This review of the movie contains the following information:

• a synopsis of the story
• themes
• use of violence
• material that may scare or disturb children
• product placement
• sexual references
• nudity and sexual activity
• use of substances
• coarse language
• the movie’s message

A synopsis of the story

Set in 1930s America, the Minions continue to search for the most evil boss on the planet. While looking for their next boss, Minions James and Henry (both voiced by Pierre Coffin) discover a passion for movies. This causes conflict with the other Minions, and the group splits as all the other Minions continue their search for a boss, while James and Henry start a career as movie directors.

With the goal of making the scariest monster movie, James, Henry and their friend Ed (voiced by Pierre Coffin) begin the hunt for scary monsters to star in their film. After accidentally unleashing these monsters on the world, will James and his friends be able to save the city before it is too late?

Monsters; Aliens; Villains and Heroes; Anti-Heroes; Morally grey characters; Crime.

There is some violence in this movie, including:

• Throughout the film, there is a large amount of cartoon violence, including hitting, slapping and hurting other characters with various objects. This is played in a slapstick, comedic way.
• Several characters die throughout the film in outrageous ways, but they are always villain characters, and it is shown in a comedic light.
• A character steps on a Lego, before falling onto a sharp weapon and getting fire dropped on his head.
• James shows his friends his art, but they roll their eyes and scoff dismissively.
• A giant character crushes people’s houses for fun. No injury is shown.
• Several characters yell at James in frustration.
• A character is eaten by sharks.
• A character is shown to be beheaded, but there is no blood or gore, and it is played as a joke.
• A character is crushed to death by a giant panda.
• Characters punch, hit and slap each other out of frustration.
• Characters verbally berate each other in gibberish.
• A character throws a coffee on the floor in anger, and verbally berates James, saying that he can never win an Oscar and that they are fired.
• Minions are attacked in a heavily choreographed fight scene.
• A character smacks another in the face with a pillow.
• In a comedic setting, bombs are shown going off to be like an old war film.
• A character is hit very hard in the head with a pipe by accident, but is fine.
• A male character is bullied by other characters, and they are physically shoved around and verbally berated.
• A robot character threatens to kick a child, but is stopped by a Women’s Rights protester.

Material that may scare or disturb children

In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children under the age of five, including the following:

• An evil wizard character is shown opening a book, showing pages with scary-looking monsters. These include a skeleton spider, a kraken or octopus, and several dragon-like monsters with sharp teeth and spikes.
• A mummy jumps out of a sarcophagus and roars menacingly.
• A cute-looking bunny creature is summoned, before transforming into a scary-looking red monster with teeth. This is accompanied by roaring and a loud swell of music. This creature then breathes electricity onto another character, turning him to dust and killing him.
• The Minions are cast out into a storm, with loud, scary cracks of thunder and lightning.
• A large, green cloud comes up as Minions attempt to summon a monster. There is lightning, flashes, loud music and roaring.
• A shark is very scary-looking and eats the Minions’ boat, stopping just before it eats them.
• A large monster is blown up by aliens in a loud scene.
• An iceberg is cracked and two scary-looking monsters burst out in a shower of ice, roaring loudly and showing lots of teeth.
• A scary-looking monster with many eyes tries to eat a Minion character, and causes a lot of destruction.

In addition to the above-mentioned violent scenes and scary visual images, there are some scenes in this movie that could scare or disturb children aged five to eight, including the following:

• A train barrels down a street, nearly hitting many people, animals and cars. It narrowly avoids hitting a mother and her baby.
• Henry is swallowed by a large goo monster and looks as if he is drowning. Both Henry and James look visibly distressed.

• Nothing further noted.

Product placement

The following products are displayed or used in this movie:

• Lego.
• When characters are touring Hollywood studies, there are references to several films. These include E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Matrix, Star Wars and The Mummy.
• George Lucas (as himself) is trapped in a box at the Hollywood studio.
• James is shown winning an Oscar, but it is shaped like a banana.
• The film is marketed with lots of accompanying merchandise.

Sexual references

There are some sexual references in this movie, including:

• A character sits down on a stack of blocks that presumably go up his bottom, before he screams and falls down a cliff into a spiked pit. He is then shown later alive, but covered in casts and in a wheelchair.
• A female character says, “and look at this! Keanu Reeves”, before throwing herself at his model and growling seductively.
• Characters are seen going on several dates together, including to a fair, dinner and the pier.
• A female character flirts with a robot character, calling him cute.

Nudity and sexual activity

There is some nudity and sexual activity in this movie, including:

• There are several instances where the bare bottom of non-human characters are shown in a comedic way.
• Minion’s bottoms are shown in a sauna.
• A Minion character grabs a woman suggestively, before making kissy faces at her.
• Two Minions kiss dramatically on the lips.
• A character pulls down another’s pants.
• A monster’s bottom is shown, and a Minion smacks it.
• A male character is shown in his underwear, drying himself off with a towel.

Use of substances

There is some use of substances in this movie, including:

• Characters are shown popping champagne and drinking it in celebration.
• Characters are shown drinking alcohol on a date.

Coarse language

There is some coarse language in this movie, including:

• There is potty or crude humour throughout the film, often revolving around bottoms and comedic nudity.
• There is a very bossy Minion that demands things of the others; the narrator introduces him by saying, “That’s Dick”.
• A character mutters “ugh, Dick” when referring to the character named Dick, in a way that is clearly an adult joke.
• A female character throws water in a male character’s face, calling him a “handsome bastard”.
• Stupids.
• Dork.

In a nutshell

Minions & Monsters is a silly and slapstick animated family film that is short, fun and a bit goofy. While it is a continuation of the Minions franchise, it can easily be watched as a stand-alone movie. Due to violence, scary scenes and crude humour, this film is not suited for children under 7, and parental guidance is recommended to 9.

The main messages from this movie are that it is important to follow your dreams; and it is okay to rely on the people who love you to face adversity.

Values in this movie that parents may wish to reinforce with their children include:

• Friendship
• Being true to yourself
• Loyalty.

This movie could also give parents the opportunity to discuss with their children attitudes and behaviours, and their real-life consequences, such as:

• In the film, James is shown being caught up in his dream of being a filmmaker and stops listening to the wants and needs of his friends. Parents may want to have a discussion with their children around the importance of being kind to your friends, and taking their feelings into account.
• Throughout the film, even though the other Minions often made fun of James for his dreams of being an artist and filmmaker, he stayed true to himself and kept having fun. What do you think James’ friends could have done differently? How would you support your friends in this situation?