Owen WilsonvoiceOwen Wilson is credited as Lightning McQueen in 3 films: Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3.
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FILM POSTER · Cars3 current MoviHero film mappings
Lightning McQueen
Film watch order, starting point, and performer.
Lightning McQueen: Cars (2006); Cars 2 (2011); Cars 3 (2017).
Release-order sequence · 3 films · 2006–2017 · 1 performerSee watch orderWATCH ORDER
Lightning McQueen movies in release order
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Release-order sequence · 3 films · 2006–2017Main sequence runtime: 5h 25m
About the scores
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- 01MoviHero score84/100WORTH IT
- 02
MoviHero score78/100WORTH IT - 03
MoviHero score83/100WORTH IT
THE PERFORMANCE
Who plays Lightning McQueen?
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Owen WilsonvoiceFILM AND PERFORMER CREDITS
Lightning McQueen screen credits
Screen credits: Cars (2006) — Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen; Cars 2 (2011) — Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen; Cars 3 (2017) — Owen Wilson as Lightning McQueen.
WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU
Signature lines
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“Oh, yeah. Lightning's ready.”
WHO TO EXPLORE NEXT
Characters connected on screen
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Mater
Lightning McQueen and Mater share 3 films, including Cars.
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Lightning McQueen and Luigi share 2 films, including Cars.
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Lightning McQueen and Sally Carrera share 2 films, including Cars.
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Lightning McQueen and Sally both appear in Cars 2.
See Cars 2