Need for Speed (2014)

Most people think so. 81% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 31%, but audiences disagreed.

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. Wikipedia ↗

Need for Speed is a 2014 American action film directed by Scott Waugh, loosely based on the Electronic Arts racing video game franchise. Aaron Paul stars as Tobey Marshall, a blue-collar mechanic and underground street racer in upstate New York who is framed for a crime by his wealthy rival Dino Brewster, played by Dominic Cooper, and sent to prison. Upon release, Tobey enters the De Leon — an illegal, invitation-only supercar race across the country — to clear his name and avenge the death of his friend.

The film's commitment to practical driving stunts was its strongest asset — the racing sequences used real supercars driven at genuine high speeds on closed roads, with minimal CGI enhancement, giving the action a tactile, visceral quality that distinguished it from the Fast and Furious franchise's more fantastical approach. Aaron Paul brought the intense, blue-collar determination that had defined Jesse Pinkman to a very different context. Need for Speed earned $203 million worldwide on a $66 million budget.