Cars 2

The mission begins.

2011 • 106 min • Animation · Family · Adventure · Comedy

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Synopsis

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

8600 reviews

60 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
62 Audience · 8595 · 35%

Lightning McQueen and Mater head to Japan and Europe for the World Grand Prix, but Mater gets sidetracked by a thrilling international spy mission. He teams up with British secret agents to uncover a plot to sabotage the race and save his friends.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some animated car crashes and explosions
Villains use a weapon that disables cars
Mild comedic peril and chases

What it models well

Friendship and loyalty
Teamwork and cooperation
Self-acceptance and embracing differences

Talk about it after

The importance of listening to and valuing friends
Different cultures and traditions around the world
The consequences of judging others quickly

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Top billed cast

Director: John Lasseter • Crew: Ben Queen

Trailers & clips

Cars 2 (2011) Teaser

Cars 2 - Theatrical Trailer

Cars 2 - Trailer 3

Cars 2 - Trailer 2

Reviewer notes

Recommended
You know, I think I preferred this to the original. This time, the eager young "Lightning McQueen" is goaded by Italian champ "Francesco" into taking part in the inaugural "World Grand Prix". This has been set up by reformed oil gazillionaire "Sir Miles" who insists that the cars must use environmentally friendly, oil-free, fuel to compete. Meantime, unbeknown to our shiny red American, the suave and debonaire "Fi...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

Recommended
Not as God as the 1st just slightly though. I do think it's funnier then the 1st one. Diego just bothered the hell out of me for some reason.
SoSmooth1982, TMDB Community

Not recommended
**A film more adult than would be desirable, where Pixar insists on giving the stage to funnyless secondary characters.** The “Cars” franchise was one of the great successes that Pixar masterfully capitalized on, both for commercial purposes and to cement its top status in the field of digital animation. I remember that these three films were accompanied by such incisive (not to say abusive) merchandising that ...
FilipeManuelNeto, TMDB Community

Recommended
I like <em>'Cars 2'</em>. It doesn't deserve to be held in the same bracket as 2006's <em>'Cars'</em>, but that doesn't mean there's not a good time to be had with it. The premise mixes motorsport with espionage, admittedly they don't execute it incredibly but it's still satisfactory to see unfold. One slight negative is that they give Mater more screen time than Lightning McQueen, which is a mistake. Larry ...
r96sk, TMDB Community

Not recommended
Lasseter is smart enough to tell us a completely different story than in the first movie. However, it is far from other titles like "Toy Story" or "The Incredibles".
tanty, TMDB Community