Need for Speed

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Need for Speed

PG-13

Released Mar 14, 2014

2h 10m

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Adventure

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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

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

Mar 17, 2014

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

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.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 16, 2014

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

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

Rated: 2/5

Mar 14, 2014

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Therese Lacson

Nerdophiles

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.

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 9, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

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.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 1, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

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

Rated: 1/10

Dec 4, 2020

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Audience Member

As a long time Need For Speed fan of the games, this was a great watch. I'm not sure why it has so much hate but I enjoyed the racing sequences and story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Agustin V

I don't understand the hate for this movie. It's one of my favourite comfort movie, it has a straight forward plot and it's for Car fans and videogame fans. 8/10 recommended (P.S If you look for it on yt it's free to watch)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Mr M

Good action and use of surround sound. Certainly made for car racing fans

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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mosaab b

when a movie can redeem it fans after years and years of car/racing/drama movies and shows that it owns it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Audience Member

ABSOLUTE MUST-SEE FOR NEED FOR SPEED FANS! The dialogue's are not that great sometimes, but Aaron Paul and Dominic Cooper delivered an amazing performance. If you are no fan of 'racing movies [fast&furious style]', and don't really like the actors of the movie too, it may be not your favorite movie. But i guarantee that there will be a lot of action in it and just AMAZING STUNTS! So for me it's all in all a well deserved 4.5/5 ⭐ movie.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/24

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Regal R

70/100 - a simple film, very straightforward and exactly what youd expect. the plot is basic, and the movie relies on its sfx and action scenes rather than the plot.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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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: Touchstone Pictures, John Gatins, Electronic Arts, Mark Sourian, Reliance Entertainment, Bandito Brothers, DreamWorks Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Crash Scenes|Crude Language|Nudity|Seq. of Reckless Street Racing)
Genre: Action, Adventure
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

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