Cars 3

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Cars 3

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2017

1h 49m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage.

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Critics Consensus

Cars 3 has an unexpectedly poignant story to go with its dazzling animation, suggesting Pixar's most middle-of-the-road franchise may have a surprising amount of tread left.

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Kristen Lopez

Culturess

11/20/2017

Cars 3 is a decent reconstituted Rocky with a bizarre faux feminist subplot and beautiful animation.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

08/11/2017

3/5

Cars 3, which picks up where the first, perfectly adequate, film left off, is by far the best instalment in the series.

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

07/16/2017

2/5

It's a colourful, spry enough ride, but it doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 17

4/5

When that heart gear hits, all of the repetitiveness washes away to a satisfying series of smiles that you’re going to have a hard time wiping off of your face.

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Fletcher Powell

KMUW - Wichita Public Radio

05/12/2023

Cars 3 is every sports movie you’ve ever seen.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/23/2022

2.5/4

Cars 3 has a well-worn, delivers-what's-expected quality that lacks vitality.

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Julian

09/21/2024

informative but boring

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Mickey B.

@Mickerdoo Feb 14

I enjoy 1 and 2 more. Retirement theme doesn’t feel as kid relatable. Epiphany felt obvious.

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Sam

@SamColacito Feb 11

My Rotten Tomatoes score: 🦠

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Maks M

@SpecOdHec Feb 1

Absolute cinema. Beautiful end of the trilogy. Surprisingly mature story about getting old and finding your place in constantly changing and developing world.

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Michael P

@MikeP29 Feb 1

I was impressed with this one I've been watching the cars movies with my son and this is a good one. Technically it's solid movie with great animation and actually some great racing scenes and is paced pretty well. The story is great and a really solid juxtaposition to the first with McQueen at opposite ends of his career, trying to find that next chapter in his life and the journey to get there. I did think some of the story was a little too much but overall it was great. The experience was overall good and it was a good time. It's not ground breaking but better than ok

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Benjamin W.

@Code70 Jan 25

A decent sendoff for the Cars franchise. It’s got good character work in it, with Lightning getting older and nearing retirement, and now he’s training a whole new generation of racers to follow in his footsteps. And ultimately, it’s a satisfying sendoff for these characters. But, it is a bit slow and dull, and can be quite meandering in the middle act. Also, the third act is kinda clunky, and the pull a weird “twist” at the end that kinda made no sense during the race. It’s fine, it’s enjoyable enough, just nothing special.

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Synopsis

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast cars, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed out of the sport that he loves. Hoping to get back in the game, he turns to Cruz Ramirez, an eager young technician who has her own plans for winning. With inspiration from the Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns, No. 95 prepares to compete on Piston Cup Racing's biggest stage.

Director: Brian Fee
Producer: Kevin Reher
Screenwriter: Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 10, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $152.9M
Runtime: 1h 49m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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