Need for Speed (2014)

6.4PG-13130 minDirector: Scott Waugh

2014 film by Scott Waugh

Need for Speed is a 2014 action crime film based on the racing video game series, directed by Scott Waugh, and starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Imogen Poots, Ramón Rodríguez and Michael Keaton. It tells the story of street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country as a way of avenging his friend's death at the hands of a rival racer, Dino Brewster.

The film received negative reviews, and although it was a box-office disappointment in the United States, it performed better internationally, grossing $203 million worldwide against a production budget of $66 million.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Need for Speed about?
Need for Speed (2014) — Framed by an ex-partner for a murder he did not commit, Tobey Marshall, a financially struggling custom-car builder and street-racer, spends two years in jail thinking about one moment. Fresh out of prison he reacquires the fastest car his workshop ever built and sold, and seeks
Is Need for Speed based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Need for Speed scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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