Cars

It never gets old. For me, the best of that Pixar golden age 2000-2010 beating Monsters Inc, Toy Story 2, Up etc to be the undisputed best Pixar film of that time. The Lightning redemption arc is excellent and so well crafted and there is no point during the film that it feels slow or unearned. The climax is spectacular beginning with Docs voice coming over the radio, Guidos pit stop, backwards driving and then culminating in Lightning making the sacrifice to see The King across the line. For an about animated cars to be so nuanced and pack such an emotional punch, exquisite. Previously I had this at 4.5 but the rewatch coupled with the nostalgia of knowing the big moments that were coming elevated it even further and so this now joins my exclusive 5* film club.