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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Henry R

@Henry9586 1d

I love this movie the first Pixar movie I saw in theaters

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Emanuel Zahid E

@EmaZahid 2d

You will get obsessed with it if you love characters that will make you laugh when you first meet them.

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Elliot L

5d

This was the first animated movie I have watched and it's also my childhood. I definitely recommend

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@bezinho_iwnl Dec 17

O melhor The best El mejor Le meilleur Il migliore Der Beste De beste Den bästa Den beste Den bedste Paras Najlepszy Лучший (Luchshiy) Найкращий (Naikrashchyi) Ο καλύτερος (O kalýteros) En iyi 最高 (Saikō) 最好的 (Zuì hǎo de) 최고 (Choego) الأفضل (Al-afḍal) הטוב ביותר (Ha-tov be-yoter)

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Kary B

Dec 14

Está película 🎥🎬 de Cars 🏎️❤️ tiene una historia muy innovadora y inspiradora con muy buenos mensajes muy hermosos y excepcionales ✨😊🫂💙 es por eso qué es una de mis películas 🎬 favoritas 🥹🥰🫂💙 de mi infancia y en la actualidad 🥹🥰🫂💙, nunca pasará de moda Cars 🏎️❤️ y es por eso qué a veces de la película 🎥🎬 cómo es la vida 🫶 en general

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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: 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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