Need for Speed

Need for Speed

For honor. For love. For redemption.

Directed by Scott Waugh

Produced by DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment

2014132 min6.4 / 10

A high-octane revenge thriller built around cross-country racing spectacle, driven by betrayal and the pursuit of redemption through speed and competition.

The film revolves around a local street-racer who partners with a rich and arrogant business associate, only to find himself framed by his colleague and sent to prison. After he gets out, he joins a New York-to-Los Angeles race to get revenge. But when the ex-partner learns of the scheme, he puts a massive bounty on the racer's head, forcing him to run a cross-country gauntlet of illegal racers in all manner of supercharged vehicles.

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  • Is Need for Speed sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is Need for Speed scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is Need for Speed violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.

  • Does Need for Speed end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Need for Speed easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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