Cars 2

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Cars 2

G

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

Apr 2, 2019

2/5

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.

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Leah Rozen

TheWrap

Oct 7, 2011

Don't tell the kids, but Santa Claus isn't real and Pixar is fallible.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Jul 22, 2011

3/5

It is all quite jolly and fast-paced, a feast for the eyes, but there's not much for the mind or the heart.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 17, 2025

3/5

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

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 12, 2023

3/4

It may not live up to the usual sophistication associated with the animation studio, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad film.

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Petrana Radulovic

Polygon

Mar 1, 2021

It's all the delight of a spy movie, but with the added fact of Oh right, they're all cars!

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Leonardo T

@RT72149762 Sep 25, 2026

Extremely underrated, this film is a masterpiece

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Christopher P

@RT71294656 Sep 22, 2026

My 2nd favorite cars movie good action good storytelling and good soundtrack 8.5/10

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Sarah S

@Braxton188 Sep 20, 2026

“I want to make a spy movie!” No. You make Cars.”

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Leslie G

@RT89698151 Sep 18, 2026

I really love Cars 2, although so much people hate it, I think the world racing makes me love the movie.

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juan pablo R

@Pablo.533 Sep 14, 2026

Entiendo la mala calificacion de la pelicula, pero en mi opinion tiene una buena trama, la animacion y la calidad de la pelicula son brutales. los espias son lo que le dan el toque a esta pelicula, las carreras tambien son increibles, aunque un punto malo esque no dejaron ni una completa solo por partes. Pero en resumen la pelicula es muy buena, solo se salio bastante de la trama principal, tal vez hubiera sido perfecta como un spin-off

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Jonathan K

@aFIREintheattic Sep 13, 2026

Kind of gimmicky with the whole spy setup and familiar-location-dependent adventure, but still a bit of fun if you're watching it with your friends' kid!

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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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