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Faster

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Faster

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Released Nov 24, 2010

1h 38m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Following a 10-year prison stint, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) sprints through the gates to take vengeance on those responsible for his brother's murder. Within hours of dispatching his first one, he has two men on his tail: a veteran police officer (Billy Bob Thornton) and an eager assassin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). Driver tries to stay a step ahead of his pursuers, but there are hints that his list is incomplete, and the unknown person may endanger his life.

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Critics Consensus

It's good to see Dwayne Johnson back in full-throttle action mode, but Faster doesn't deliver enough of the high-octane thrills promised by its title.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

A white trash cousin to Jason Statham's geezer fu movies, this is no-nonsense, high- octane and as speedy as the title dares to suggest.

Mar 28, 2019

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Roxana Hadadi

Chesapeake Family Magazine

Revenge films bank on the audience's desire for the bad guys to get what they deserve, but the lack of any emotion in Faster invalidates that.

Mar 28, 2019

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Chicago Reader

The film never outshines its influences, but as back-to-basics action filmmaking, it's often superb.

Mar 28, 2019

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Faster needed either fewer brains or more, and Tillman’s directorial flourishes (saturated colors and offbeat angles) don’t make up for what’s lacking.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 3, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

There's virtually no comedy relief, the violence is brutal and grim, and the characters aren't even given names.

Rated: 4/10

Nov 29, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It would be almost impossible to completely diss a film that seems to accomplish what it sets out to do, even if what it sets out to do isn't particularly artistic.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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Matthew B

This movie was so much better than The Dead Don't Die movie that was terrible you have to admit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Korra N

A thoroughly entertaining neo-western with a solid performance from Dwayne Johnson, stylish direction and a stellar soundtrack.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Brendan O

Storyline is a bit of a cliche one, but the individual acting performances in this movie is fantastic Easily Dwayne Johnson’s best acting skills on display in this movie. Love his intensity.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Audience Member

Good movie, plot, acting we are glad we watched this one. Kept our interest start to finish.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Suzie B

Forced my way through feigned high, no build, quick emotions, the speaking lines were rough and didn't flow,the bad guys were kept trying to be humanized, awful....I'll keep watching the last half of the movie now...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Casey G

This is a very non thought out plot, just a quick money grab with mediocre acting and misleading title.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Synopsis

Following a 10-year prison stint, Driver (Dwayne Johnson) sprints through the gates to take vengeance on those responsible for his brother's murder. Within hours of dispatching his first one, he has two men on his tail: a veteran police officer (Billy Bob Thornton) and an eager assassin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen). Driver tries to stay a step ahead of his pursuers, but there are hints that his list is incomplete, and the unknown person may endanger his life.

Director: George Tillman Jr.
Producer: Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Tony Gayton, Robert Teitel
Screenwriter: Joe Gayton, Tony Gayton
Distributor: CBS Films
Production Co: State Street Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language|Strong Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.2M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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