Need For Speed (2014 Film)

Need for Speed is a 2014 American street racing action film directed by the Russo Brothers. Based on the series of video games by Electronic Arts of the same name, the film stars Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley, Jessica Alba, Rodrigo Santoro, Henry Simmons, Thomas Sangster, Michael Douglas, Ben Foster and Samuel L. Jackson. The film tells the story of Dan Souza (Garfield), a car robber, who after wrongly dealings with a mafia boss, has to steal cars in his name, in the process, reuniting his old team and meeting new enemies.

Need for Speed was released on August 14th, 2014. It was positively received by critics who praised the using of humor, the action sequences and visuals that were "eye popping" and mainly the cast's performances for the characters realism. It was followed by a long series of sequels, two spin-offs, comics and video-games.