Every Fast & Furious Movie, Ranked
Updated May 2023 to add Fast X.
Who knew that in 2001 Universal Studios would launch a street-racing film series that would have the power of nitro behind it? The Fast & Furious formula of hot cars, hotter women, and a brotherhood of charismatic rebels has fueled seven films so far, and shows no signs of slowing down, even after the tragic death of star Paul Walker.
See how the latest installment in the Fast Saga ranks among all the films in the franchise, using our signature Metascores.
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This 2011 film marked the departure of the series from its street-racing roots, instead becoming more of an international heist franchise. This new formula, along with the addition of charming action hero Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as an upstanding Diplomatic Security Service agent, seemed to please critics, who were on board with the high-speed lunacy. And the Fast and Furious crew may well have pulled a real-life heist because the film made a stunning $626 million at the box office, which more than made up for its already hefty $125 million budget.
“Gets lots of mileage from a combination of high spirits, scorn for the laws of physics, readily renewable energy and an emphasis on family values -- not those of the nuclear family, but of hell-raising, drag-racing outlaws who genuinely care for one another.” —Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal