Cars 2

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Cars 2

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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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Matt C

@RT21378340 8 hrs ago

I think I like cars 2 because when I watch it, it was actually very good.👌👍😊

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James H

@RT36073836 3 days ago

I think this is a good movie though there can be some awkward scenes but other than that this movie is a really good movie turning it into a spy movie is creative.

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Jack S

@RT56521497 4 days ago

Anybody hating on this needs a rewatch immediately. My favorite in the series because not only does it provide racing and spies, which are two entertaining things that usually wouldn’t pair together, but it does it incredibly well. Michael Caine’s McMissile role was excellent and it provided a new premise into Mater’s perspective because if we’re being honest, McQueen developed his personality in the first movie. The villains are solid, the visuals are spectacular and the best in the trilogy, and the spy aspect is so unexpected and unique but it provides great entertainment.

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Louis D

@Louis1234567890 Oct 24, 2026

I don't know why everyone hates on it. It's peak. Michael Caine showing up is fire, and a spy movie is what I want.

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Aldin R

@RT59997861 Oct 11, 2026

Really great! Cars 2 is my favorite because of Mater getting a Girlfriend! In fact, Pixar needs to stop ignoring the events of this movie Right Now! In fact, this is an AMAZING MOVIE EVER!!!! This is my favorite Cars movie out of all the whole trilogy, and this SHOULD be recalled so much in Cars 4, that Holley needs to Reunite with Mater for More Romance! How can this be bad when it’s so much fun? This is amazing! Cars 4 better bring these things back!

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Ethan W

@FilmLover2012 Oct 5, 2026

I honestly don’t mind the spy plot, in some ways it’s better than the first, I think I like this one better.

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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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