Do Games Make Good Movies hosts break down Video Game inspired movies to answer the age old question: DO GAMES MAKE GOOD MOVIES?!?! In today's episode, hosts Kaori Takee, Mark Donica, and Patrick Dees break down Need For Speed with special guest Sarah Vanek! Need for Speed is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Scott Waugh, written by George Gatins and John Gatinsand produced by DreamWorks Pictures. Based on the series of video games by Electronic Arts, the film stars Aaron Paulas street racer Tobey Marshall, who sets off to race cross-country, as a way of avenging his friend's death at the hands of a rival racer (Dominic Cooper). Need for Speed was released by Touchstone Pictures on March 14, 2014, in 3D, IMAX, and conventional theaters. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film went on to earn $203.3 million at the worldwide box office.