Need for Speed

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Need for Speed

PG-13

2014

2h 10m

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Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), a mechanic, races muscle cars in an underground circuit. Struggling to keep his business afloat, he reluctantly partners with wealthy but treacherous Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). However, Dino frames Tobey for a crime that sends him to prison. Two years later, Tobey is out and bent on revenge; his only chance to take down Dino is to beat him in a high-stakes race. But to get there in time, he must successfully evade an army of cops and bounty hunters.

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Critics Consensus

With stock characters and a preposterous plot, this noisily diverting video game adaptation fulfills a Need for Speed and little else.

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Richard Corliss

TIME Magazine

03/17/2014

This is cinema reduced or distilled to its purest definition, of movies that move

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

03/16/2014

2/5

Hundreds of non-racing civilians are merrily run off the road but no one cares, least of all the screenwriters who remain locked in single-player mode.

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

03/14/2014

2/5

The characterisation and plotting are as crude as the car chases are slick.

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

10/09/2021

2.5/5

It's nowhere near a perfect movie, and where there should be humor there is often less of an audible laugh and more of an awkward chuckle.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/01/2021

3/5

A car crazy story where characters take a backseat to the action, but if you know what a Two Lane Grasshopper is, then you'll probably get a kick out of the driving scenes.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

12/04/2020

1/10

If the uninspired foundation wasn't bad enough, many of the central characters' motivations are either contradicted or never explained.

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Karthik J

@RT30168300 2d

Movie is very good, but the movie is supposed to be based on the recognizable Video Game created by Electronic Arts. When I learned the lore of the BMW M3 GTR from Need For Speed Most Wanted, and then few months later I watched the movie again and one thing pisses me off. The Mustang as the car driven by Tobey Marshal, has no lore in the game, Scott should’ve known the fact the movie is also produced by EA, so they clearly should’ve handed the rights to use the M3 GTR from Need For Speed Most Wanted, and the only hidden detail that is connected to the games, is the fact the 3 Koenigseggs, are from the last three Need For Speed games before the movie’s release. The silver one is from Hot Pursuit, the red one is from The Run and the white one is from the Most Wanted reboot. Also the Saleen S7 and the Spania GTA Spano has no history of being in the Need For Speed games, just Forza or Midnight Club racing

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Case Z

@Case4231 Jun 20

Not an incredible movie, has plenty of flaws, but extremely entertaining, better than any fast and furious movie.

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Kim H.

@RT65354368 Jun 20

By all means not a great movie but its a fun bad movie. Too the point thats its bad enough I love it. It has become one of my all time favorite movies.

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carl W

@RT85133205 May 24

Anyone who didn't like this movie I think you were honestly not a man I think you might be a fruitcake

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DINUKA L

@RT70705045 Mar 20

This is the greatest car movie i have ever watched; i already have watched this over 60 times, I guess.

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Sergio O.

@UnknownOro Dec 18

I’ve seen this movie so many times and can never get tired of it this is what a good racing movie is about !

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Synopsis

Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul), a mechanic, races muscle cars in an underground circuit. Struggling to keep his business afloat, he reluctantly partners with wealthy but treacherous Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper). However, Dino frames Tobey for a crime that sends him to prison. Two years later, Tobey is out and bent on revenge; his only chance to take down Dino is to beat him in a high-stakes race. But to get there in time, he must successfully evade an army of cops and bounty hunters.

Director: Scott Waugh
Producer: John Gatins, Patrick O'Brien, Mark Sourian
Screenwriter: George Gatins
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: John Gatins, Bandito Brothers, Touchstone Pictures, Electronic Arts, Reliance Entertainment, DreamWorks Pictures, Mark Sourian
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Crash Scenes|Crude Language|Nudity|Seq. of Reckless Street Racing)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.6M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Datasat, Dolby Digital