Planes

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Planes

PG

Released Aug 9, 2013

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Dusty is a small-town plane who dreams of one day competing as a high-flying air racer. However, poor Dusty has two strikes against him: He's not built for racing, and he's terribly afraid of heights. To achieve his dream, Dusty turns to naval aviator Skipper. Skipper helps Dusty qualify to take on Ripslinger, the race circuit's defending champion. Dusty's courage faces the ultimate test, as he takes aim at heights he never dreamed were possible.

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Critics Consensus

Planes has enough bright colors, goofy voices, and slick animation to distract some young viewers for 92 minutes -- and probably sell plenty of toys in the bargain -- but on nearly every other level, it's a Disney disappointment.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Essentially, it's Cars retold with planes. Small, undiscerning kiddies will probably love it and demand the DVD on repeat; adults will be nosediving into their popcorn with boredom.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 5, 2017

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

In the skies, as on tarmac, this remains the world's most fossil-fuel-friendly franchise.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 23, 2013

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Guy Lodge

London Evening Standard

For "international", read "packed with wince-worthy ethnic stereotyping" - it's the only way the writers know how to define character in a universe this soulless.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 16, 2013

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JD Duran

InSession Film

It’s all about Cook and Keach, whose relationship and characters are the main focus here.

Rated: B

Aug 16, 2024

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Anna M.M. Vetticad

annavetticadgoes2themovies

Planes is sweet. It’s also insubstantial and feels incomplete; a film I think I might have liked better if I’d never seen Pixar’s Cars.

Rated: 2.75/5

Jan 15, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

One film that should find itself grounded from the box-office airways rather quickly.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Luke R

Pretty much the worst Disney movie I watched. It should’ve been Pixar.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Nico I

There is one thing that why Is this movie is goated because it look like cars 1 2 & 3

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/07/25

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Seven Z

Planes is an exceedingly lamentable film, without a doubt. Neither a commendable spin-off nor an enriched tapestry of lore from the beloved universe of Cars, this motion picture is the production of the infamous Disneytoon studio who made the very lamentable direct-to-video sequels of more superior Classic Disney animated motion pictures. The characters within this film are mere replicas of beloved figures from the significantly superior features of Disney and Pixar's Cars. The writing and narrative are disappointingly mediocre, while the humor is oft peculiar and lacking in wit. The Mexican aerial racer presents himself as quite the unseemly character. One must ponder, why, pray tell, would they squander the talents of John Cleese of Monty Python fame on this venture? Additionally, one must question the expenditure of the voice actor for Sonic in such a lackluster project. The voice acting is passable; overall, this film is not a worthy spin-off of Cars. However, one must commend the audacious attempt to depict World War II within a cars-themed realm. Pray, was Hitler a Volkswagen? Were there Kamikaze in the domain of Cars? Are the battleships imbued with life? Did the atomic bombings transpire in this automotive world? How, indeed, does one reckon World War II unfolds in the universe of Cars?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Gil R

Cars 2 looks so much better compared to this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Darío C

Even as a kid I didn't enjoyed this film nearly as much as Cars. Now I revisit it, and it definitely is a mid movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Kim H

While the animation is not as stunning as Cars, this spinoff has a lot of the same charm. The storytelling may not differ much from the original installments', but it has plenty of its own compelling and emotional story to keep the audience engaged. You find yourself rooting for the little guy from beginning to end. A really fun watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Dusty Crophopper

Stacy Keach

Skipper

Brad Garrett

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Synopsis

Dusty is a small-town plane who dreams of one day competing as a high-flying air racer. However, poor Dusty has two strikes against him: He's not built for racing, and he's terribly afraid of heights. To achieve his dream, Dusty turns to naval aviator Skipper. Skipper helps Dusty qualify to take on Ripslinger, the race circuit's defending champion. Dusty's courage faces the ultimate test, as he takes aim at heights he never dreamed were possible.

Director: Klay Hall
Producer: Traci Balthazor-Flynn
Screenwriter: Jeffrey M. Howard
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: DisneyToon Studios
Rating: PG (Some Mild Action|Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 9, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $90.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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