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Cars 2

Play trailer 2:10 Poster for Cars 2 G Released Jun 24, 2011 1h 47m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Leah Rozen TheWrap Don't tell the kids, but Santa Claus isn't real and Pixar is fallible. Oct 7, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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John K An underrated sequel! The story is unique, the location designs are fascinating, the soundtrack captured the Spy tone really well and made it impactful, Michael Caine is brilliant in this film and the Spy angle made sense. I know some people say this is cashing in on James Bond, but there had been other spy films and tv shows that existed before Bond, and my point is just because its a spy movie doesn't automatically mean its trying to make money from the Bond franchise. Although, Mater is annoying and the villain reveal felt like a last minute addition to the film, its very watchable. I loved it as a kid and still think its a great film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/17/25 Full Review Andrei S I don't know what was the idea of this lore, but it is entretaining Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Jackson W Not as good as the first, the visuals stay the same but everything else changed it's vibe as it more revolved around Mater. Still a great movie in a way but didn't capture what the series set out to do. This one does have a lot of iconic lines from Larry The Cable Guy. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review xavier l why is this lowly rated this is peak cinema! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/12/25 Full Review Raymond O. A very entertaining film, but it is clearly not Cars 2. Instead, it should have been a stand-alone vehicle for Mater, with Cars 3 being the obvious second movie in the series. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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