Cars 3

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Cars 3

G

Released Jun 16, 2017

1h 49m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage.

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Critics Consensus

Cars 3 has an unexpectedly poignant story to go with its dazzling animation, suggesting Pixar's most middle-of-the-road franchise may have a surprising amount of tread left.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

Cars 3 is a decent reconstituted Rocky with a bizarre faux feminist subplot and beautiful animation.

Nov 20, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

Cars 3, which picks up where the first, perfectly adequate, film left off, is by far the best instalment in the series.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 11, 2017

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

It's a colourful, spry enough ride, but it doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 16, 2017

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

When that heart gear hits, all of the repetitiveness washes away to a satisfying series of smiles that you’re going to have a hard time wiping off of your face.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 17, 2025

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

Cars 3 is every sports movie you’ve ever seen.

May 12, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Cars 3 has a well-worn, delivers-what's-expected quality that lacks vitality.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 23, 2022

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Julian

informative but boring

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/21/24

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fernanda l

Fernanda Archila - I think it's cool because it's action-packed and animated, but sometimes it gets boring from watching the same thing over and over again. However, it's fun to watch the races and the trophies they win. It's cool to watch with family and friends, and it leaves you feeling excited.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/25

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Oscar S.

Absolute cinema ✋😐🤚

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/07/25

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 49 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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HameZz O

I thought it was a good conclusion. I'm just praying they don't keep going like they do with Toy Story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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Julian V

This is a perfect end to the cars franchise as lightning McQueen trains a new rookie Cruz ramez was a good ending he trains Cruz like how doc trained McQueen I even like that scene of lightning McQueen remembers the flashback of doc before the events of cars 2 I even like the return of my favourite character chick hicks he is always my favourite character from cars one like that scene where he hit a winford into the wall and hit another car and cause the big crash in cars 1

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/08/25

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Synopsis

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lighting McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage.

Director: Brian Fee
Producer: Kevin Reher
Screenwriter: Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $152.9M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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