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* MetallicarSyndrome: Driver rides a Chevy Chevelle and Killer drives a variety of super cars including a silver 2011 Morgan Aero Super Sports. Nobody ever makes mention of putting out an APB for said cars (especially Driver's; Killer at least makes an effort at stealth by placing fake plates on his cars).
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''Faster'' is a 2010 movie starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] and Creator/BillyBobThornton. Johnson plays [[NoNameGiven "Driver"]], a getaway driver just released after ten years in prison, who immediately goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the gang of thugs who killed his gang (including his older brother) and stole their bank heist money. Thornton plays "Cop", a burn-out junkie of a detective looking to close out his career on a high note by bringing Driver in. Thrown into the mix is "Killer" (Creator/OliverJacksonCohen), a BloodKnight hit man looking to complete OneLastJob before retiring to marry his girlfriend.

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''Faster'' is a 2010 movie starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] Creator/DwayneJohnson and Creator/BillyBobThornton. Johnson plays [[NoNameGiven "Driver"]], a getaway driver just released after ten years in prison, who immediately goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against the gang of thugs who killed his gang (including his older brother) and stole their bank heist money. Thornton plays "Cop", a burn-out junkie of a detective looking to close out his career on a high note by bringing Driver in. Thrown into the mix is "Killer" (Creator/OliverJacksonCohen), a BloodKnight hit man looking to complete OneLastJob before retiring to marry his girlfriend.
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* CranialPlateAbility: Driver has a steel plate which he got after being shot in the head by the men he's now hunting down in his RoaringRampageOfRevenge. [[spoiler:At the end of the movie it saves his life after Cop shoots him in the back of the head.]]
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* CentralTheme: Aside from the theme of people burdened by their past, there's '''Addiction'''.
** Driver is addicted to revenge.
** Killer is an adrenaline junkie who wants to prove he's the best, even though he has a loving girlfriend waiting at home.
** Cop is a drug addict. Also, he seems to near-compulsively lie to everyone.
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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: [[spoiler:Killer doesn't accept payment for jobs he himself doesn't complete, as noted when Cop tries to pay the former despite Cop having apparently shot the target to death himself.]]
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** Driver specifically targets the people he knows were involved in the death of his brother, and the latter's crew, avoiding civilian casualties and even trying to avoid confrontation with Killer, an assassin sent against him.
** [[spoiler:Cop]] may be a corrupt police officer and an addict, but he cares about his son and his ex.
** Killer may be an assassin who charges a dollar a hit, but he cares about his other half, avoids civilian casualties, [[spoiler:and refuses to take payments for jobs he doesn't complete]].

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** Driver [[BadassDriver Driver]] specifically targets the people [[ItsPersonal he knows were involved in the death of his brother, brother]], and the latter's crew, [[NeverHurtAnInnocent avoiding civilian casualties casualties]] and even trying to avoid confrontation with Killer, an assassin sent against him.
** [[spoiler:Cop]] [[spoiler:[[DirtyCop Cop]]]] may be a corrupt police officer and an addict, but [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes he cares about his son and his ex.
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** Killer [[PsychoForHire Killer]] may be an assassin who charges a dollar a hit, but he cares about his other half, [[NeverHurtAnInnocent avoids civilian casualties, casualties]], [[spoiler:and [[ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules refuses to take payments for jobs he doesn't complete]].complete]]]].
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* HitmanWithAHeart: Killer. He cares for his girlfriend, [[spoiler:later wife,]] and as it turns out his reason for being a hitman is suffering from a childhood disability.

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* HitmanWithAHeart: Killer. He Killer may be an assassin due to finding contract killing engaging, but avoids civilian casualties, cares for his girlfriend, [[spoiler:later wife,]] and as it turns out his reason for being a hitman is suffering from a childhood disability.
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* HitmanWithAHeart: Killer. He cares for his girlfriend, [[spoiler:later wife,]] and as it turns out his reason for being a hitman is that he was a cripple when he was a boy.

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* HitmanWithAHeart: Killer. He cares for his girlfriend, [[spoiler:later wife,]] and as it turns out his reason for being a hitman is that he was suffering from a cripple when he was a boy.childhood disability.
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** [[spoiler: Cop]] dies grimly acknowledging that he brought Driver's wrath upon him (in his words "created [his] own hell") by killing the latter's brother.

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** [[spoiler: Cop]] dies grimly acknowledging that he brought Driver's wrath upon him (in his words "created [his] own hell") by killing the latter's brother.having Gary killed.
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* BrokenAce: Killer. He's succeeded at everything he's done, but he's doing it to compensate for a childhood disability. Consequently, he does not take losing well.

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* BrokenAce: Killer. He's Killer has succeeded at everything he's done, but he's doing it to compensate for a childhood disability. Consequently, he does not take losing well.
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* BrokenAce: Killer. He's succeeded at everything he's done, but he's doing it because he was crippled as a child. Consequently, he does not take losing well.

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* BrokenAce: Killer. He's succeeded at everything he's done, but he's doing it because he was crippled as to compensate for a child.childhood disability. Consequently, he does not take losing well.
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* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Driver, even to the extent of not shooting Killer when he has the chance because he's not one of his targets. Killer too doesn't shoot Driver InTheBack because a child is in the way.

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* NeverHurtAnInnocent: Driver, Driver and Killer both avoid civilian casualties. Driver even to the extent of not avoids shooting Killer when he has the chance because he's not one of his targets. Furthermore, Killer too doesn't shoot Driver InTheBack because when a child is in the way.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: All of Driver's targets [[spoiler:save for the one he doesn't kill]] deserve what's coming; as they were involved in double crossing them and killing his brother. And one of the first he kills is an old man with a penchant for SlippingAMickey on the poor teenage girl that "helps" him get to his apartment.

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