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Need for Speed (2014)
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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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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Genre:Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Written By:George Gatins
In Theaters:3/14/2014
Box Office:$203,277,636
Runtime:132 minutes
Studio:DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Bandito Brothers, Mark Sourian Productions, John Gatins Productions, Electronic Arts
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