Cars 3

2017·102 minG·English

Rate

6.75970%3.1/5

Stream

Rent & Buy

Rent $3.99

Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen finds himself pushed to the brink—and suddenly, the champion who once ruled the track is fighting just to stay in the race. With his career hanging in the balance, McQueen must turn to an ambitious young race technician with a plan of her own, draw strength from the legacy of the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet, and risk everything on one last shot at glory.

What critics thought

Cars 3 lands somewhere between a genuine Pixar comeback and a polished placeholder — better than its immediate predecessor, with surprisingly mature themes about aging and legacy, but not quite recapturing the original's spark. Critics were split on whether its emotional ambitions lift it above franchise-maintenance duty or whether the story, however warmly told, is too familiar to fully satisfy.

“Cars 3 is a friendly, rollicking movie made with warmth and dash, and to the extent that it taps our primal affection for this series, it more than gets the job done. Yet in many ways it's the tasteful version of a straight-to-DVD (or streaming) sequel.”
Owen Gleiberman·Variety
“There's an emotional resonance to this story about growing old, chasing glory days and the joy of passing the baton that leaves the other two films choking on its digitally rendered dust. The end goal this time out isn't just to sell a few more toys and Lightning McQueen lunchboxes. It's actually tapping into something deeper than a corporate bottom line.”
David Fear·Rolling Stone
“Returning to the iconic, backroads nostalgia of the original film, Cars 3 puts the flashy, unpopular middle film squarely in its rear vision mirror. The route that the filmmakers take might be familiar, but after gunning it, they take the corners like pros.”
Vicky Roach·News.com.au

Genres

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

From the studio

Pixar