Cars

Cars (2006)

  • 74% of critics liked it
    (194 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (785,952 ratings)

A pedal-to-the-metal race car determined to prove his worth on the tracks discovers that life isn't always about crossing the finish line first in Toy Story director John Lasseter's mechanically minded tale of friendship and loyalty. Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) may be just a… More

In Theaters
Jun 9, 2006 Wide
On DVD
Nov 7, 2006
Buena Vista

Critic Reviews

  • Christy Lemire, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Rips off Doc Hollywood, almost note for note.

  • Anthony Lane, New Yorker

    Along came the interstate, apparently, and ruined everything. Just like that darned Internet, I guess, or that superhighway stuff, or those dumb movies they make with computers nowadays.

  • Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

    Cars might get us into car world as a gimmick, but it doesn't get us into car world as a state of mind. Thus, the animation, rather than seeming like an expression of the movie's deeper truth, becomes an impediment to it.

  • Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

    Though the central idea of nostalgia for a quieter, small-town life may well be lost on this movie's young audience -- Cars finds a pleasant and often sparkling groove.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    Cars made me want to hop in my jalopy and to head out to Route 66, bypassing the boring interstate highways that made the Mother Road redundant.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Josh L


    Cars is Pixar's least marketable film for their more mature adult audience by far. I mean, talking racecars? Sounds like something for you to fall asleep at while your children lap it up from start to finish. This is half the reason it has taken me this long to even see it. It… More

  • Christopher H


    So many people trash this film just because the plot is familiar and formulaic. Following a formula is not bad within itself, it is what is done with it that matters. This movie does the "big city guy in a small town" concept very well, and the novelty of seeing a world… More

  • Matheus C


    O ano de 2006 constatou a realização de uma previsão feita por analistas e fãs desde o início da década: a saturação do mercado de animação. Devido aos imensos sucessos dos filmes da Pixar e o fenômeno de certo ogro verde, diversos estúdios colocaram em produção uma série de animados… More

  • Jim C


    Pixar has made a record for the best animated movies ever, this one wasnt good for me. Racecar Lightning Mcqueen (Owen Wilson) is a self centered racing star, and on his trip to California for a big race he is lost on Route 66 and accidentaly destroys the road of a ghost town called… More

  • Unknown H


    When my daughter sees Lightening McQueen she says "mum". Even a two year old can see how much I LOVE this movie. The soundtrack is as stunning as the scenary and the names in it are big enough to give you a sense of familiarity that allows you to find comfort in the story… More

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