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While traveling to California for the dispute of the final race of the Piston Cup against The King and Chick Hicks, the famous Lightning McQueen accidentally damages the road of the small town Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair it. Lightning McQueen has to work hard and finds friendship and love in the simple locals, changing its values during his stay in the small town and becoming a true winner. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Animation, Adventure, Comedy), release year 2006, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Cars

While traveling to California for the dispute of the final race of the Piston Cup against The King and Chick Hicks, the famous Lightning McQueen accidentally damages the road of the small town Radiator Springs and is sentenced to repair it. Lightning McQueen has to work hard and finds friendship and love in the simple locals, changing its values during his stay in the small town and becoming a true winner.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Animation, Adventure, Comedy), release year 2006, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2006
  • Released 09 Jun 2006
  • Runtime 116 minutes
  • Content rating G
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.3/10 from 528,959 votes
  • Metascore 73/100
  • Genres Animation, Adventure, Comedy
  • Languages English, Italian, Japanese, Yiddish
  • Countries United States

Cast

Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt, Paul Newman

Direction and writing

Directed by: John Lasseter, Joe Ranft

Written by: Dan Fogelman, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft

Awards and recognition

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 28 wins & 34 nominations total

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