Cars: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 5 h 25 min. A computer-animated action-adventure comedy film series that follows the adventures of Lightning McQueen and Mater, set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Cars (2006)

   1 h 57 min · ★ 7.1

   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.…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Cars 2 (2011)

   1 h 46 min · ★ 6.2

   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:…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Cars 3 (2017)

   1 h 42 min · ★ 6.9

   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…