Cars (2006)

Cars rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 529K votes

Rotten Tomatoes74%

Metacritic73%

TMDb7.03/10· 15K votes

With 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 73/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Cars

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

Cast of Cars

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  Owen Wilson

  as Lightning McQueen (voice)

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  Paul Newman

  as Doc Hudson (voice)

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  Bonnie Hunt

  as Sally Carrera (voice)

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  Larry the Cable Guy

  as Mater (voice)

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  Cheech Marin

  as Ramone (voice)

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  Tony Shalhoub

  as Luigi (voice)

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  Guido Quaroni

  as Guido (voice)

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  Jenifer Lewis

  as Flo (voice)

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  Paul Dooley

  as Sarge (voice)

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  Michael Wallis

  as Sheriff (voice)

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  George Carlin

  as Fillmore (voice)

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  Katherine Helmond

  as Lizzie (voice)

Cars facts

Budget

$120M

Box office

$462M

Collection

Cars Collection

Our take on Cars

John Lasseter's 2006 Pixar adventure follows Lightning McQueen, a cocky rookie race car built to win, who gets unexpectedly detoured into the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs while speeding toward the Piston Cup showdown in California. Among its offbeat residents he starts to learn that life is about the journey, not the finish line. Bright, warmhearted animation-comedy for the whole family, it pairs racing energy with a gentle, slow-down message and a nostalgic love of small-town America. Best for younger viewers and anyone charmed by anthropomorphic vehicles and a soft moral arc, rather than those chasing edgy or fast-cut storytelling.