Cars 2

G

Released Jun 24, 2011

1 hr. 47 min.

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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Alexander W

I actually think it was pretty good. They got the James Bond spy glamour into a kids movie in a really great way. I’d say it’s easily as good as 1 and 3, infact id say this is my favourite

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Ryland C

This is just a 1 hour Maters tall tale episode…. And I don’t like. Even Pixar knew it was bad because Cars 3 didn’t mention ANY event that happened in this movie.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/24

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Pillow R

Cars AND spies in one movie! What more could you possibly want???

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Carlos Amaury M

Simplemente espectacular es entretenida,tiene una animación decente Podría ser una película genérica pero no deja de ser entretenida

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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יועד כ

Someone needs to say it, but this movie is really overheated! not the best but still overheated! the animation and the music in this movie is so good, and the story also isn't bad at all! the only thing that was wrong was that the movie focused on the "spy" stuff. if the movie focused more on the racing and left the spying a less major detail it would me great, since it's a movie about CARS Afterall. but still, story was good and was fun to watch. overheated!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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David W

It’s a really great movie the plot is good but, doesn’t really match the cars series. But still really good animation! Thanks Pixar 🔥

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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John Lasseter

Director

Owen Wilson

Lightning McQueen

Larry the Cable Guy

Mater

Michael Caine

Finn McMissile

Emily Mortimer

Holley Shiftwell

John Turturro

Francesco Bernoulli

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

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.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 2, 2019

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

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

Oct 7, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2011

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

It’s not awful, but it just felt so perfunctory to the point of apathy.

Mar 1, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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

Rated: 3/4

Mar 12, 2023

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Petrana Radulovic

Polygon

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

Mar 1, 2021

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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
Screenwriter: Ben Queen
Distributor: Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
Production Co: Walt Disney Studios, Pixar Animation 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
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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