Speed fingerprintRelentless energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and cathartic
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout editing, score, and sound design
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Speed is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and nerve-racking.
Hopeful and cathartic
Emotionally, it's hopeful, cathartic, and nostalgic.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout editing, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the editing, score, and sound design stand out.
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Speed is included with a subscription to Netflix, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 81/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 95%, and Metacritic 78). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 56 min
Speed runs 1 h 56 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Speed higher (87) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $350 million worldwide, 11.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+74GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Speed in 88 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 182 storytelling tropes for Speed, including Bond One-Liner, Waxing Lyrical, Car Skiing.
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