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Need for Speed

Play trailer 2:30 Poster for Need for Speed PG-13 2014 2h 10m Action Adventure Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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23% Tomatometer 183 Reviews 56% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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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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 Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) 03/14/2014
2/5
The characterisation and plotting are as crude as the car chases are slick. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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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. See more 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 ! See more Dom M. @Dom1994 Sep 27 I watched this because Aaron Paul was in it. Went into it with low expectations, but was actually surprised by how it kept me intrigued all the way through. I enjoyed this movie. See more Alexander K. @ARK47 Sep 19 Nice cars, bad script See more jorge gil c @ElMasterXD Aug 31 Muy buena película la verdad, tiene buenas escenas de acción y de carreras y la verdad es que me atrevo a decir que está película es mucho mejor que las películas actuales de rápidos y furiosos See more Stephen C @bob25009 Jun 30 Success in 2 1/6 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Disturbing Crash Scenes, Crude Language, Nudity and Sequences of Reckless Street Racing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $43,600,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Scott Waugh

Director

Aaron Paul

Tobey Marshall

Dominic Cooper

Dino Brewster

Imogen Poots

Julia Maddon

Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi

Benny

Rami Malek

Finn

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Movie Info

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