Made first for young men 1
Cars's audience scores lean most toward young men at 100 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreyoung men 100 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 92, Black 31, Hispanic 33.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Age: 14 — strongly youth-oriented
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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. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
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Advocacy Over Time in Animation
The average advocacy score of Animation titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3 | 2 |
| 1967 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | 2 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 1 | 2 |
| 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 4 |
| 1988 | 3 | 7 |
| 1989 | 6 | 4 |
| 1990 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 | 3 |
| 1993 | 2 | 5 |
| 1994 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 | 5 |
| 1996 | 3 | 4 |
| 1997 | 4 | 8 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 13 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 8 |
| 2003 | 2 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 3 | 9 |
| 2006 | 1 | 13 |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 11 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 11 | 7 |
| 2019 | 8 | 9 |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2021 | 11 | 9 |
| 2022 | 14 | 11 |
| 2023 | 25 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 |
| 2025 | 4 | 14 |
| 2026 | 0 | 9 |
| This title (2006) | 0 | 1 |
● This title (2006): advocacy 0 · explore Animation →
Cast & Crew
James Ford Murphy (director) · Bobby Podesta (director)
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