Need for Speed
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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OK for ages 12+, with caveats: mild violence, mild language
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Is "Need for Speed" appropriate for children?
ValorScore's Content Advisory for "Need for Speed" is "Moderate" (23/100), measuring sex, violence, language, and drug use. See the full per-axis breakdown below to decide if it fits your family.
See the per-axis breakdownDoes "Need for Speed" have woke/ideological content?
In ValorScore's editorial reading, "Need for Speed" has ideological presence rated "Clean". This is editorial opinion, not a verdict — see the axes and their evidence in the breakdown below. The overall ValorScore (cleanliness + value + audience rating) is 86/100. See every axis and its evidence in the breakdown below.
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