Need for Speed (film)#Soundtrack

Tobey Marshall is a former race car driver who owns his late father's garage, Marshall Performance Motors, in Mount Kisco, New York, where he and his friends tune performance cars. Struggling to make ends meet, he and his crew participate in street races after hours. Pete has a vision of Toby winning the De Leon. After a race, Tobey's former rival Dino Brewster conscripts them into completing the build of a rare Ford Shelby Mustang worked on by the late Carroll Shelby, in exchange for 25% of the car's sales revenue. The completed Mustang is displayed for auction at a party in New York City. Tobey and Dino meet Julia Maddon, an English car broker whose client, Bill Ingram, wants to purchase the car if they can prove it will drive over 230 mph, as Tobey claims. Despite Dino's objections, Tobey takes the Mustang to a local race track and successfully drives it at 234 mph, convincing Ingram to purchase it for $2.7 million.

Enraged by Tobey's disobedience to his objections, Dino challenges Tobey and his friend Pete to a race after Pete flatly tells Dino that everyone knows Tobey is a better driver than him. Dino offers to relinquish his entire share of the Mustang sale if Tobey wins, otherwise Tobey will have to forfeit his share. He challenges them to race with his uncle's three Koenigsegg Agera R cars illegally imported from Europe. On the home stretch, realizing he is about to lose the race, Dino intentionally rams into Pete's car, sending it down a ravine and killing Pete as it bursts into flames. Dino disappears from the scene, while Tobey is arrested by the police and sentenced to two years in prison for involuntary manslaughter, unable to prove Dino was there.

Upon his release on parole, Tobey sets out to avenge Pete's death. He borrows Ingram's Mustang to enter the De Leon, a winner-takes-all exotic car race organized by the mysterious Monarch, but as a condition, Ingram requires Julia to accompany Tobey while Tobey is driving the Mustang. The pair have 45 hours to reach San Francisco before the race starts. In Detroit, they cause an interstate chase with the Michigan State Police and upload the footage. Dino offers his rare Lamborghini Sesto Elemento to anyone who can stop Tobey entering the race, causing a group of truckers to go after the Mustang as well. Julia retaliates by convincing Monarch of Tobey's innocence, securing his invitation to the De Leon.

In Utah, Tobey and Julia are ambushed by truckers, forcing them off the road. Benny, a member of Tobey's crew, appears in a military helicopter stolen from the National Guard, and carries the Mustang mid-air to Tobey's crew at the Bonneville Salt Flats, getting himself arrested in the process. Tobey and Julia reach San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Hotel in time to register for the race, but on Nob Hill, a tow truck operated by one of Dino's henchmen smashes into the Mustang, wrecking it and injuring Julia. Desperate to get another car for the race, Tobey meets his ex-girlfriend and Pete's sister, Anita, who is now Dino's fiancée. Having discovered Dino's involvement in Pete's death, Anita gives Tobey the location of Dino's hidden Koenigsegg, which Tobey and crew member Joe extract. Tobey meets Julia at a San Francisco hospital, confessing his feelings for her with a kiss and letting her know that he has a "fast" car, and that this is for Pete.

The next morning, Tobey surprises Dino by not only showing up in the red Koenigsegg he drove when Pete was killed, but also giving him Anita's engagement ring, informing Dino that she is through with him.

In the ensuing race along the Pacific Coast Highway, the racers and pursuing California Highway Patrol officers crash one-by-one, leaving Tobey and Dino racing side-by-side. Dino attempts to ram Tobey the same way he killed Pete, but Tobey dodges, causing Dino to crash and flip over. Tobey pulls Dino from the wreckage before reaching the finish line, but not without punching Dino to avenge Pete; both are subsequently apprehended by the police, with Dino eventually convicted of the murder of Pete.

178 days later, Tobey is released, and Julia meets him at the prison gates in a 2015 Ford Mustang. The couple drives to a prison in Utah, where Benny is getting released early for good behavior.

• Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall, a blue-collar mechanic and skilled former race car driver from Mount Kisco, New York who is framed for a federal crime he didn't commit.
• Dominic Cooper as Dino Brewster, a former Indy racer and Tobey's fierce rival.
• Imogen Poots as Julia Maddon, a savvy exotic car broker, who becomes Tobey's love interest.
• Scott Mescudi as Sergeant Benny "Maverick" Jackson, a member of Tobey's crew, and a former National Guard soldier. He is a pilot, able to fly small aeroplanes and helicopters, and is often called "Liar One" because fellow crew members don't believe he can fly a military helicopter, which he later proves. He owns a Cessna 182.
• Ramon Rodriguez as Joe "Beasty" Peck, a member of Tobey's crew. He is the crew's professional mechanic, and drives a modified 2011 Ford F-450 called "The Beast".
• Rami Malek as Finn, a member of Tobey's crew. He serves as the crew's computer expert, monitoring cameras to record races.
• Michael Keaton as "Monarch", a reclusive and eccentric host of an "underground" supercar race competition, De Leon. He operates from a lighthouse on a small farm where he lives.
• Dakota Johnson as Anita Coleman, Pete's older sister, Tobey's former girlfriend and Dino's fiancée.
• Harrison Gilbertson as Pete Coleman, Anita's younger brother and Tobey's protégé and friend.

In July 2012, DreamWorks Studios was committed to a film based on the Need for Speed series of video games by Electronic Arts, initially with a release date of February 7, 2014, and later March 14, 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2012/07/need-for-speed-movie-release-date-february-7-2014-disney-dreamworks/ |title=Disney Sets 'Need For Speed' Release For Feb. 7, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=July 10, 2012 |access-date=February 19, 2013 |archive-date=November 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102100805/http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/need-for-speed-movie-release-date-february-7-2014-disney-dreamworks/ |url-status=dead }} Brothers George and John Gatins had written a script that was being shipped to studios by April of that year.{{cite web |last=Graser |first=Marc |author2=Jeff Snider |url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/ea-feeling-the-need-for-speed-movie-1118052577/ |title=EA feeling the 'Need for Speed' movie |work=Variety |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |archive-date=February 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211122805/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118052577/ |url-status=live }} Taylor Kitsch was offered the lead role in July 2012,{{cite web | url=http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/07/taylor-kitsch-offered-need-for-speed-lead-role-can-he-launch-the-racing-film-franchise.html | title=Taylor Kitsch offered 'Need For Speed' lead role: Can he launch the racing film franchise? | first=Carina Adly | last=MacKenzie | date=July 19, 2012 | publisher=Zap2it.com | access-date=2014-02-23 | archive-date=July 22, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722230135/http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2012/07/taylor-kitsch-offered-need-for-speed-lead-role-can-he-launch-the-racing-film-franchise.html }} though the role eventually went to Aaron Paul that October.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aaron-paul-star-need-speed-378958 |title='Breaking Bad' Star Aaron Paul Lands DreamWorks' 'Need for Speed' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=November 17, 2012 |archive-date=January 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118123932/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aaron-paul-star-need-speed-378958 |url-status=live }} Paul had originally auditioned for the role of Dino Brewster, although director Scott Waugh and DreamWorks head Steven Spielberg decided against that and cast him as the lead.{{cite news|last=Ito|first=Robert|title=Hitting High Velocity Without the Meth|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/movies/aaron-paul-grabs-the-wheel-in-need-for-speed.html?_r=0|access-date=7 March 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 March 2014|archive-date=March 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318140314/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/movies/aaron-paul-grabs-the-wheel-in-need-for-speed.html?_r=0|url-status=live}} The same month, Imogen Poots was cast as the female lead.{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/imogen-poots-star-dreamworks-need-384865 |title= Imogen Poots to Star in DreamWorks' 'Need for Speed' |first1= Tatiana |last1= Siegel |first2= Borys |last2= Kit |work= The Hollywood Reporter |date= October 31, 2012 |access-date= November 17, 2012 |archive-date= January 8, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200108090951/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/imogen-poots-star-dreamworks-need-384865 |url-status= live }} In January 2013, Dominic Cooper, Scott Mescudi, Ramón Rodríguez, Rami Malek and Harrison Gilbertson were cast in the film.{{cite news| url= https://deadline.com/2013/01/dreamworks-revs-need-for-speed-rap-producer-scott-kid-cudi-mescudi-cast-404414/ |title= DreamWorks Revs 'Need For Speed'; Rap Producer Scott 'Kid Cudi' Mescudi Cast | first= Mike Jr. | last= Fleming | website=Deadline Hollywood | date=January 14, 2013| access-date= February 19, 2013}} Michael Keaton was cast in February 2013.{{cite news | url= https://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-keaton-joins-dreamworks-need-418586 | work= The Hollywood Reporter | title= Michael Keaton Joins DreamWorks' 'Need for Speed' (Exclusive) | date= February 5, 2013 | first= Borys | last= Kit | access-date= February 19, 2013 | archive-date= January 8, 2020 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200108122519/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/michael-keaton-joins-dreamworks-need-418586 | url-status= live }}

Principal photography began in Macon, Georgia, in mid-April 2013.{{cite news | url= http://www.reelga.com/2013/03/scott-waughs-need-for-speed-to-film-in.html | work= Reel Georgia | title= Scott Waugh's "Need for Speed" to film in Macon | date= March 20, 2013 | first= Cameron | last= McAllister | access-date= March 20, 2013 | archive-date= March 23, 2016 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160323173038/http://www.reelga.com/2013/03/scott-waughs-need-for-speed-to-film-in.html | url-status= live }} Other filming locations include Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia, on May 12, 2013,{{cite web |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/05/12/monday-may-13-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-atlanta-chicago-detroit-more-including-how-to-catch-a-monster-divergent-the-walking-dead-paranoia-girls/#comments |title=Filming Locations in NYC, L.A., Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit & more including How To Catch A Monster, Divergent, The Walking Dead, Paranoia, & Girls |publisher=OnLocationVacations.com |date=May 12, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2013 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119060651/https://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/05/12/monday-may-13-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-atlanta-chicago-detroit-more-including-how-to-catch-a-monster-divergent-the-walking-dead-paranoia-girls/#comments |url-status=dead }} the 13th Street Bridge in Columbus, Georgia and Phenix City, Alabama, and Campus Martius in Detroit, Michigan, beginning on June 1, 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/05/29/2522607/need-for-speed-filming-temporary.html |title='Need for Speed' filming: Temporary closure of 13th Street Bridge likely to impact thousands |last=Sorich |first=Sonya |work=Ledger-Enquirer |date=May 29, 2013 |access-date=September 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203020327/http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/05/29/2522607/need-for-speed-filming-temporary.html |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/04/24/wednesday-apr-24-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-atlanta-more-including-the-newsroom-spider-man-2-castle-anchorman-2/ |title=Filming Locations in NYC, L.A., Atlanta, Detroit & more including The Newsroom, Spider-Man 2, Castle, & Anchorman 2 |publisher=OnLocationVacations.com |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=May 20, 2013 |archive-date=June 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603151017/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2013/04/24/wednesday-apr-24-filming-locations-in-nyc-l-a-atlanta-more-including-the-newsroom-spider-man-2-castle-anchorman-2/ |url-status=dead }} Other production locations include sections of California's Highway 1 north of Point Arena, the Point Arena Lighthouse, and Highway 253 between Boonville and Ukiah; and also Highway 128, between the town of Navarro and the Navarro Bridge linking Highway 128 North to Highway 1 South to Point Arena.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}

For the film's chase sequences, the filmmakers decided against the use of computer-generated imagery, instead employing practical effects, which required the cast to receive intensive driving lessons.{{cite news|last=Verrier|first=Richard|title='Need for Speed' director Scott Waugh's need for reality|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-scott-waugh-need-for-speed-20140315,0,4127102.story#axzz2wSl4d1sI|access-date=20 March 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=15 March 2014|archive-date=March 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320023112/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-scott-waugh-need-for-speed-20140315,0,4127102.story#axzz2wSl4d1sI|url-status=live}} All of the exotic cars seen in the film (with the exception of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Roadster) were kit car replicas.

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The film's soundtrack, composed by Nathan Furst, was released by Varèse Sarabande on March 14, 2014. Interscope Records released a separate EP on April 8, 2014, which featured four songs; "Fortunate Son" and "Back in the Saddle" by Aloe Blacc, "All Along the Watchtower" by Jamie N Commons, and "Hero" by Kid Cudi featuring Skylar Grey. Linkin Park's song "Roads Untraveled" from their 2012 album Living Things was also featured in the film.{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Ashley |date=6 March 2014 |title=Aloe Blacc, Kid Cudi, Skylar Grey Featured on 'Need for Speed' Soundtrack |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/need-speed-soundtrack-aloe-blacc-686287/ |access-date=2 April 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

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| title5 =Identical Ageras

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| title8 =Right Seater

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| title9 =You Always Go Back

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| title10 =Motor City Mayhem

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| title13 =Crazy Little Tart

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| title14 =Switching Seats

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On September 25, 2013, a trailer for the film was released on iTunes.{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/need-speed-trailer-aaron-paul-636484|title=First 'Need for Speed' Trailer: Aaron Paul Is Out for Revenge|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 25, 2013|access-date=September 27, 2013|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208024628/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/need-speed-trailer-aaron-paul-636484|url-status=live}} Disney and DreamWorks Pictures announced the film's post-production conversion to 3D on February 5, 2014.{{cite news |title='Need For Speed' Getting 3D Release |url=http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/need-for-speed-3d-screenings-added/ |access-date=February 5, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 5, 2014 |archive-date=July 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140722200317/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/need-for-speed-3d-screenings-added/ |url-status=dead }} Need for Speed held its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre on March 7, 2014.{{cite news|last=Bacardi|first=Francesca|title=Aaron Paul's Car Overheats at 'Need for Speed' Premiere (VIDEO)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/aaron-paul-need-for-speed-2-1201127753/|access-date=15 March 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=7 March 2014|archive-date=March 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313184358/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/aaron-paul-need-for-speed-2-1201127753/|url-status=live}} The film was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through the Touchstone Pictures banner on March 14, 2014, in selected 3D, IMAX, 4DX and 2D theaters.{{cite news |title='Need For Speed' Release Date Moved To March 14, 2014 |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/need-for-speed-release-date-moved-to-march-14-2014-464359/ |access-date=March 29, 2013 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 29, 2013 |archive-date=November 16, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116104849/https://deadline.com/2013/03/need-for-speed-release-date-moved-to-march-14-2014-464359/ |url-status=dead }} It was also released worldwide by Disney, except in certain international territories, where the rights are sold by Mister Smith Entertainment to other distributors. Reliance Entertainment had released the film in India, while Entertainment One released it in the United Kingdom.

The video game Need for Speed Rivals released downloadable content (DLC) on March 11, 2014 which added cars that appeared in the movie to the game.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fudzilla.com/34185-nfs-rivals-to-get-movie-dlc-pack|title=NFS Rivals to get Movie DLC Pack|last=Stellmach|first=Owen|website=fudzilla.com|date=March 12, 2014|access-date=August 11, 2023}}

Need for Speed was released by Touchstone Home Entertainment on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and 3D Blu-ray on August 5, 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Need-Speed-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B00KDIFT5U|title=Need for Speed (Blu-ray + Digital HD)|website=Amazon|date=August 5, 2014 |access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109052611/https://www.amazon.com/Need-Speed-Blu-ray-Digital-HD/dp/B00KDIFT5U|url-status=live}}

Need for Speed grossed $43.6 million in North America and $159.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $203.3 million.

In North America, it topped the box office with $6.7 million on its opening Friday, March 14, 2014.{{cite web|title=Need for Speed (2014) – Daily Box Office Results|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=needforspeed.htm|access-date=3 April 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|archive-date=April 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404130848/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=daily&id=needforspeed.htm|url-status=live}} However, the film finished in third place over the three-day weekend with $17.8 million.{{cite news|last=Khatchatourian|first=Maane|title=Box Office: 'Mr. Peabody and Sherman' Bites Into Top Spot, 'Need for Speed' in Third|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-mr-peabody-and-sherman-bites-into-top-spot-need-for-speed-in-third-1201135308/|access-date=16 March 2014|newspaper=Variety|date=16 March 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316222114/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/box-office-mr-peabody-and-sherman-bites-into-top-spot-need-for-speed-in-third-1201135308/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|title=Weekend Box Office: 'Veronica Mars' Earns $2M, 'Mr. Peabody And Sherman' Tops|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/03/16/weekend-box-office-veronica-mars-earns-2m-need-for-speed-bombs/|access-date=16 March 2014|newspaper=Forbes|date=16 March 2014|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125203349/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2014/03/16/weekend-box-office-veronica-mars-earns-2m-need-for-speed-bombs/|url-status=live}} Outside North America, the film debuted in first place with $45.6 million on the same weekend as its North America release.{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3800&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Mr. Peabody' Races Past 'Need for Speed'|first=Ray|last=Subers|date=March 16, 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801004607/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3800&p=.htm|url-status=live}} It remained in first place for a second weekend.{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3804&p=.htm|title=Weekend Report: 'Divergent' Dominates, 'Muppets' Misses, 'God' Lives|first=Ray|last=Subers|date=March 23, 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-date=November 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129054419/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3804&p=.htm|url-status=live}} Overall, the film's largest territory is China, where both the film's opening weekend ($21.1 million){{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/?yr=2014&wk=11&p=.htm|title=China Box Office, March 10–16, 2014|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-date=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328171954/http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/china/?yr=2014&wk=11&p=.htm|url-status=live}} and its total earnings ($66.2 million){{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-need-speed-692502|title=China Box Office: 'Need for Speed' Races to $60 Million|first=Clifford|last=Coonan|date=April 1, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401083159/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-box-office-need-speed-692502|archive-date=April 1, 2014}} are higher than in North America. Following these two territories in total earnings is Russia and the CIS with $13.8 million.{{cite news|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=needforspeed.htm|title=Need for Speed (2014) – International Box Office Results|publisher=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 1, 2014|archive-date=September 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902223841/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=needforspeed.htm|url-status=live}}

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 23% based on 186 reviews and an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "With stock characters and a preposterous plot, this noisily diverting video game adaptation fulfills a Need for Speed and little else."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/need_for_speed|title=Need for Speed (2014)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225132235/https://rottentomatoes.com/m/need_for_speed|url-status=live}}{{RT data|edit}} On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/need-for-speed|title=Need For Speed Reviews|work=Metacritic|access-date=3 May 2020|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831084855/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/need-for-speed|url-status=live}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemascore.com/|title=Cinemascore|work=cinemascore.com|access-date=May 13, 2018|archive-date=April 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/|url-status=live}}

Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, remarking that "Paul has talent, though the actor's idea of simmering intensity in the context of Need for Speed comes off more like a serial killer in the making. Cooper, by contrast, seems to be having some fun playing a dashing, dastardly, sexy beast." Phillips added, "At its occasional best, the thrills in the film recall the delirious fun of the Fast & Furious franchise."{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Michael |title=REVIEW: 'Need for Speed{{'-}} |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-13/entertainment/ct-need-for-speed-review-20140313_1_dominic-cooper-aaron-paul-bounty-hunters |access-date=16 March 2014 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=March 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317151401/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2014-03-13/entertainment/ct-need-for-speed-review-20140313_1_dominic-cooper-aaron-paul-bounty-hunters |url-status=live }} Betsy Sharkey of Los Angeles Times felt similarly, writing "In trying for the vicarious varoom of the street-racing video game that inspired it, and no doubt dreaming of Fast success, Speed clocks in at a long two-plus hours and falls painfully short."{{cite news |last=Sharkey |first=Betsy |title=Review: Next to 'Fast & Furious,' 'Need for Speed' stalls out |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-need-for-speed-review-20140314,0,4641272.story#axzz2w5aGAaMj |access-date=16 March 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=13 March 2014 |archive-date=March 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316053357/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-need-for-speed-review-20140314,0,4641272.story#axzz2w5aGAaMj |url-status=live }} Jason Torchinsky of the automotive blog Jalopnik decried the movie for insulting gearheads with its far-reaching suspension of disbelief on many plot points and tropes and stated the film was nothing more than a glorified car commercial for the 2015 Ford Mustang.{{cite news|last=Torchinsky|first=Jason|title=The Need For Speed Movie Proves Hollywood Thinks Gearheads Are Idiots|url=http://jalopnik.com/the-need-for-speed-movie-proves-hollywood-thinks-gearhe-1542241741|access-date=21 March 2014|newspaper=Jalopnik|date=12 March 2014|archive-date=March 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325193250/http://jalopnik.com/the-need-for-speed-movie-proves-hollywood-thinks-gearhe-1542241741|url-status=live}}

Danny Korecki of automotive outlet The Drive discussed the thought that the Need for Speed film may have been better had it been a TV series.{{cite news|last=Korecki|first=Danny|title=Need For Speed Would Be Better As a TV Series Than a Movie|url=https://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/14587/need-for-speed-would-be-better-as-a-tv-series-than-a-movie|access-date=24 September 2017|newspaper=The Drive|date=24 September 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927004936/http://www.thedrive.com/sheetmetal/14587/need-for-speed-would-be-better-as-a-tv-series-than-a-movie|url-status=live}}

A.O. Scott of The New York Times gave a more positive review, praising the film's car chase sequences, while declaring the overall film "an energetic, unpretentious B movie".{{cite news|last=Scott|first=A.O.|title=Fast Cars, and Racing for Revenge|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/movies/need-for-speed-puts-video-gamers-in-the-passenger-seat.html|access-date=16 March 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=13 March 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315091053/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/14/movies/need-for-speed-puts-video-gamers-in-the-passenger-seat.html|url-status=live}}

In 2015, China Movie Channel and Jiaflix Enterprises teamed up with EA Games to develop a sequel to be set and shot in China.{{cite web|last=Rainey|first=James|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/need-for-speed-sequel-electronic-arts-aaron-paul-1201468072/|title='Need for Speed' Sequel in the Works With EA, Chinese Partners|website=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=April 8, 2015|access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-date=January 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109111118/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/need-for-speed-sequel-electronic-arts-aaron-paul-1201468072/|url-status=live}}

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