If you loved Cars 2, try Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales has roughly 45.1× fewer votes than Cars 2 — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Cars 2

2011 · dir. John Lasseter

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Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

2008 · dir. John Lasseter, Rob Gibbs, Victor Navone

What they share

Both films are directed by John Lasseter, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Cars 2, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales is

Here's a collection of shorts hoping to cash in on the good will of the original film. Mater entertains with a series of increasingly outlandish stories, each more unbelievable than the last. It's a distraction for children, and it works pretty well.

If you loved Cars 2, try Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

Cars 2

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales

What they share

What Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales is

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