Storyline
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.
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Cast
Owen Wilson, Tom Hanks, Jeremy Piven, Bonnie Hunt, Tim Allen, John Ratzenberger, Joe Ranft, Joe Ranft, Andrew Stanton, Mickie McGowan, Sherry Lynn, Jack Angel, Lindsey Collins, Guido Quaroni, E.J. Holowicki, Lou Romano, Jonas Rivera, Michael Keaton, Richard Kind, Jay Leno, Bob Costas, Paul Newman, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Richard Petty, Katherine Helmond, Jeremy Clarkson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mario Andretti, Michael Schumacher, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Dave Foley, Darrell Waltrip, Edie McClurg, Humpy Wheeler, Tom Magliozzi, Ray Magliozzi, Lynda Petty, Sarah Clark, Mike Nelson, Adrian Ochoa, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever
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Reviews
100
The first great movie of the summer.
100
New York Daily News
Whether the movie will make you believe a shocking-orange stock car has a future with a lavender Carrera, it's more fun to follow than a televised freeway chase.
91
Entertainment Weekly
A work of American art as classic as it is modern. Note to tourists: Leave before the very end of the credits and you'll miss some of the best and funniest roadside sights.
88
Rolling Stone
What Cars teaches is how to blend brash comedy with technical astonishments so that each enhances the other. I can't imagine who wouldn't want to test-drive this one. Like the promos say, "It's got that new-movie smell."
83
The A.V. Club
Cars is a fine example of the formula, with pleasant chemistry, the patented Pixar cleverness, and the usual sweetly melancholy nostalgia courtesy of songwriter Randy Newman.
