Cars

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Cars

G

2006

1h 57m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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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.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

07/29/2006

2/5

Smooth, but bland and forgettable.

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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.

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Lane Mills

InSession Film

Jun 11

A

Cars remains a weird, almost unimaginable turn of events for Pixar, even 20 years later; but it also remains my favorite of the bunch and, in the eyes of many, a crucial part of the company’s historic early run.

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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.

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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.

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Daniel Pimienta

09/18/2022

Watched it with friends who also grew up with Cars. Great time.

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Derick C

@RT27486417 3h

One of the best animations movie of all time

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Jack L

@Jack-o-lantern 4h

I love this movie. It’s one of my favorite Pixar films ever. Cars is one of those hidden gems that teaches you to slow down and enjoy life. While I do think, that this movie doesn’t take too much risk, I still find highly enjoyable and would recommend every to watch it at least once in their lifetimes

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Christine L

@RT11458733 1d

Kachow this movie is amazing

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Abby A

@AABBYY 4d

It’s not my most favorite, but my older brother has always loved it (and still does). Cars would always give me something I feel like I should do when it comes to the moral of trophies being an empty cup, but most of the time, I struggle to see it that way. Nevertheless Cars is an okay movie and it’s worth a watch. ♡

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B P

@Bradster69 4d

Definitely Recommend It

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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: Disney/Pixar
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
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 57m

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