Cars 2

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Cars 2

G

2011

1h 47m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his tow-truck buddy, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), have had their share of adventures together but nothing like what they experience when they head overseas for the first-ever World Grand Prix. While Lightning has his eye on the road to the championship, Mater takes a detour to international espionage when he meets British master spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer).

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Critics Consensus

Cars 2 is as visually appealing as any other Pixar production, but all that dazzle can't disguise the rusty storytelling under the hood.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

04/02/2019

2/5

The trouble with stuffing too much into a film quickly becomes evident in Cars 2, as the plotlines tumble and collide with each other creating, mostly, cacophony.

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

10/07/2011

Don't tell the kids, but Santa Claus isn't real and Pixar is fallible.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/22/2011

3/5

It is all quite jolly and fast-paced, a feast for the eyes, but there's not much for the mind or the heart.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 17

3/5

Cars 2 gives us a fun James Bond-style brainless plot that flat out entertains.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/12/2023

3/4

It may not live up to the usual sophistication associated with the animation studio, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad film.

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Petrana Radulovic

Polygon

03/01/2021

It's all the delight of a spy movie, but with the added fact of Oh right, they're all cars!

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Adam R

@Adam205 1d

I loved the hole movie the plot was all some it bets cars 3. I don't care what people say about cars 2 being trash it's the goat.

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Juana G

@rompeculos777 1d

solo 4 estrellas porque mate no se desnudo

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Kev N.

@DePianoMan 3d

All of ya’ll are liars… watched this movie a total of 3 times. This movie came out when I was 4 years old and rewatching this almost a decade later.. lemme tell you… STILL HITS HARD. HOW DID MATOR BAG THAT?

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Caleb B.

@Cblack98 Nov 29

This may not fit any description of a good sequel but it does however have plenty to offer. A very fun fish out of water spy comedy that has some fun mystery and great funny moments.

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francisco c

Nov 14

This movie is very good, I highly recommend you watch it. I always watch it when it's on TV, I always watch it as if it were the first time. It has jokes for all ages and the more adult jokes are very subtle. The animation is of good quality for a film of that time, the voice acting is great, and the soundtrack is very good. The plot is well-crafted and the villain is very good.

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Caden N

Nov 13

THis movie is the greatest movie i think I have ever seen in my entire life. In fact, I'd rather gouge my eyes out after the fact because there would be nothing in my life worth seeing afterwards that would be as amazing, fantastic, and influential as cars 2

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Synopsis

Racecar Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his tow-truck buddy, Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), have had their share of adventures together but nothing like what they experience when they head overseas for the first-ever World Grand Prix. While Lightning has his eye on the road to the championship, Mater takes a detour to international espionage when he meets British master spy Finn McMissile (Michael Caine) and stunning spy-in-training Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer).

Director: John Lasseter
Producer: Denise Ream
Screenwriter: Ben Queen
Distributor: Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 24, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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