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Need for Speed

Need for Speed

For honor. For love. For redemption.

20146.42h 11m

Overview

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.

Directed by Scott Waugh
Written by George Gatins, John Gatins
Produced by John Gatins, Mark Sourian, Patrick O’Brien
Box OfficeBudget: $66.0MRevenue: $203.3M

Top Cast

Aaron Paul

Aaron Paul

Tobey Marshall

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Dino Brewster

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Julia Maddon

Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi

Benny Jackson

Rami Malek

Rami Malek

Finn

Ramón Rodríguez

Ramón Rodríguez

Joe Peck

Harrison Gilbertson

Harrison Gilbertson

Little Pete Coleman

Dakota Johnson

Dakota Johnson

Anita Coleman

Stevie Ray Dallimore

Stevie Ray Dallimore

Bill Ingram

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Monarch

Themes & Keywords

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About Need for Speed

Need for Speed is a action, crime, drama, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of competition, street race, money, super speed, based on video game, driver. Directed by Scott Waugh, it stars Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots. 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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