Need for Speed (film)

Need for Speed
Theatrical release poster
Directed byScott Waugh
Screenplay byGeorge Gatins
Story by
Based onNeed for Speed
by Electronic Arts
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyShane Hurlbut
Edited by
Music byNathan Furst
Production
companies
Distributed byWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (North America and select international territories)
Reliance Distribution (India)
Mister Smith Entertainment (International)
Release dates
Running time
130 minutes
CountriesUnited States
India
LanguageEnglish
Budget$66 million
Box office$203.3 million

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.