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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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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Jack D

Banging film… sometimes movies are just meant to be enjoyable and cars 2 made my childhood. Some critics need to climb out of their own bum

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Til S

It’s just a fun movie with great action,an amazing score with some questionable characters

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Audience Member

This is pure cinema. The only reason it loses half a star is because it is so random for the cars franchise.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Silly H

I'm obsessed with this movie. Sure, it isn't perfect, but it shouldn't be called the "worst PIXAR film" as that title would belong to another sequel. *cough cough* Toy Story 4 *cough cough wheeze*

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Andrik Joel M

As critic is a film is with history a entertaining plot even if it is almost nothing of Mcqueen it is dont criticize it in silly way. Cars 2 cumplies with your legacy also for Pixar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Luke O

This is a must watch for any movie fan. This is a work of art that shows more races. Matters plot in this movie is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/25

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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, DTS, SDDS

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