Cars 2

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Cars 2

G

Released Jun 24, 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

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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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

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

Rated: 3/5

Jul 17, 2025

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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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Audience Member

I think cars 2 is the best cars movie. It's perfectly paced for me, and the spy content was thrilling.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/06/25

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Jack L

Most people say that Cars 2 doesn't make sense. To me it's one of the best Pixar movies made, I love how they made it a spy movie and the new additional characters to the movies. I can say that making mater the main character was a bold move, but it worked out and makes great television.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/25

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Eli K

I would give it five stars, it's definitely my favorite of the cars series, but there was something missing, I just don't know what?

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Andy C

The whole spy theme plot was just super cheesy and trash.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/25

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Matheus B

Eu sinceramente recomendo esse filme. Pq é tão injustiçado? É o meu filme favorito Carros 2 merece meu respeito e eu tenho 3 personagens favoritos: Relâmpago McQueen, Finn McMíssil e a Carla Veloso. Motivos: Relâmpago McQueen porque ele é um carro de corrida, o Finn McMíssil porque ele é um agente britânico e a Carla Veloso por que ela é brasileira como eu.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Fake N

Not as good as the first film, there's not really any of that heart warming stuff that people have come to love out of pixar

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/25

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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, SDDS, DTS

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