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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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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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/15/2020

3/10

The film's two-hour length is unbearable for an 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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prince k

@Ka-chow 23h

Thanks makers to make a inspiring and life changing movie. When I will achieve great things in my life, this movie learning have a great part. Light, Speed and Ka-Chow

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Miguel C

@Miguel3110 2d

Os cenários são lindos, mas a história é tão mal-escrita, que chega a ser cansativo e dá vontade de você passar logo para o final. Sem dúvidas, um dos filmes mais esquecíveis da Pixar.

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Muhammad A

Nov 29

Es excelente película, no la recuerdo completa pero sí que la vi varias veces, es icónica, un clásico, un desarrollo de personajes y una historia que engancha, donde se prioriza aprender los valores y humildad, que uno siempre debe su éxito (en parte) a los demás, que uno debe apreciar a quiénes lo rodean (si no es perfecto está bien, no hay problema), tiene mensajes y escenas en las que se nota que le pusieron cariño y el corazón, no se debe pedir más, es el Rayo Mcqueen cucháu jajajajaj

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Caleb B.

@Cblack98 Nov 29

Pixar brings us classic in the racing genre. This film has all the elements anyone would need from humor and heart. Still a classic for me today!!

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Ethan G

@ethdrew05 Nov 29

Man, Cars is a classic. But Radiator Springs Racers at California Adventure? That’s peak childhood right there

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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: John Lasseter, Dan Fogelman, Daniel Gerson, Joe Ranft, 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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