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

04/02/2019

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

10/07/2011

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

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

07/22/2011

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

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

03/12/2023

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

03/01/2021

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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vince paolo V

@Vince-Paolo 2d

This movie is underrated in my opinion. The plot of the movie is crazy, scary, and crimes.

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Movie G

@Movieguy565 2d

Guys, this movie is not bad! Idk why I always hear people call this the worst Pixar movie, which is bull shit!!

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Anab O

@RT99078702 3d

What the hell was Pixar thinking, turning a movie where everything is about cars into a SPY MOVIE? Cars 2 (2011) is a stupid spy movie that has nothing to do with Cars 1 (2006) in the slightest. After watching Cars 1, skip this one and watch Cars 3 (2017)

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Andr Filipe D

@pixel_bsb 5d

É um bom filme, tem boas lições e é engraçado, mas achei muito violento comparado ao primeiro filme. Ainda mais por ser um filme infantil.

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Mateo W

@RT59077055 5d

bro this movie is so good with the car guys l if you dont like it i will

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Bobbo K

@RT84120498 Jun 26

I love it! Combining Lightning McQueen with a spy thriller was an interesting way to continue the series, but in some respects, it was better than the first. The racing definitely felt more fun in the film. I get that if you wanted another racing film it would not at all satisfy those demands, but let's be honest, less than 20% of the first film was race time and 10-15% of this film was race time. So quit complaining and just enjoy. It was fun when I was a young and for that reason I have rose-tinted glasses.

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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