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Cars

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While traveling to California to race The King and Chick Hicks in the Piston Cup Championship, Lightning McQueen falls out of his trailer and winds up in a run-down town called Radiator Springs. He slowly befriends the town's odd residents, including Sally, Doc Hudson and Mater. When it comes time for him to leave, the championship is no longer his top priority.
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Critics Consensus

Cars offers visual treats that more than compensate for its somewhat thinly written story, adding up to a satisfying diversion for younger viewers.

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Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films 10/29/2008
B+
Cars is Pixar's most improbable success to date, a film that could easily have misfired, but somehow does not. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 07/29/2006
2/5
Smooth, but bland and forgettable. Go to Full Review Olly Richards Empire Magazine 07/28/2006
3/5
Judged against previous form, this is not Pixar firing on all cylinders, lacking the sophisticated comedy we've come to expect. Judged against fare from other studios, however, it's a triumph. Go to Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review 03/29/2023
3/4
This is a very good piece of animation, but given the source, it’s not unreasonable to expect better. Go to Full Review Mat Brunet AniMat's Review (YouTube) 02/10/2023
7/10
No pun intended, but Cars is a prominent example of a middle-of-the-road animated feature. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 11/15/2020
3/10
The film's two-hour length is unbearable for an animated feature. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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09/18/2022 Watched it with friends who also grew up with Cars. Great time. See more Nick S @DinnerRoll6n6s6 2d This is one of the best movies of my childhood! See more Julian E @xmanuel 4d Creo que la sobrevaloran mucho,es un poco aburrida,sin personajes memorables y chistes no muy ingeniosos See more Xavier S @Motivated_Reviewer1 Jan 2 Cars Is A Great Movie and My Childhood and a classic, and it's probably the movie I've watched the most times in my life along with Cars 2. This movie Is considered good and I know most people really like it but also I feel like even this first movie is kinda underrated, it tends to get lower reception compared to some other Pixar movies which I don't fully get. I personally think this is one of Pixar's top 10 best, because I have just grown up with this movie. But also the movie has many strong elements such the story, while more simple than other Pixar films it's still a good story with a good character ark for Lightning McQueen. This is also when Pixar's animation started to get really good especially with the lighting and still looks great over 19 years later, seriously I can't believe this movie is gonna be 20 years old this year. The movie has great songs in it like (Life Is A Highway) and good characters too. Cars is Great and I feel like almost everyone has seen this movie. See more Breckin H @RickyBobbyOfficial Jan 1 If you don’t like this movie then f**k you See more Henry R @Henry9586 Dec 30 I love this movie the first Pixar movie I saw in theaters See more Read all reviews
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John Lasseter

Director

Joe Ranft

Director

Owen Wilson

Lightning McQueen

Paul Newman

Doc Hudson

Bonnie Hunt

Sally Carrera

Larry the Cable Guy

Mater

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Movie Info

Synopsis While traveling to California to race The King and Chick Hicks in the Piston Cup Championship, Lightning McQueen falls out of his trailer and winds up in a run-down town called Radiator Springs. He slowly befriends the town's odd residents, including Sally, Doc Hudson and Mater. When it comes time for him to leave, the championship is no longer his top priority.
Director
John Lasseter, Joe Ranft
Producer
Darla K. Anderson
Screenwriter
Dan Fogelman, Daniel Gerson, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, Jørgen Klubien
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 9, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Runtime
1h 57m
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