All 13 Fast & Furious Movies in Order: Chronological and Release Date

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who love bikes and those who love carsand a huge majority of people in our generation who are into cars found their love after witnessing the golden era of Fast and Furious. With the first movie released in 2001Fast and Furious grew to become one of the most loved movies of all time. Soif you are looking forward to familiarising yourself with the complete storyI present you with the correct order to watch Fast and Furious movies!

How Many Fast & Furious Movies Are There in Total?

There are a total of 13 Fast and Furious movies that have been released so far. The latest movie in the franchise was Fast: Xwhich was released in 2023. There is an upcoming Fast & Furious movie titled Fast and Furious: Fast Forever set to release on March 172028. This movie will pick up exactly where Fast X left us and is said to be the conclusion of the franchise.

Fast & Furious Movies in Chronological Order

1. The Fast and the Furious (2001) 

The long-running saga of Fast and Furious began in 2001 with the release of The Fast and the Furious. This movie introduced us to Brian O’Connerplayed by the late Paul Walkerand Dominic Torretoplayed by Vin Diesel. Brian was a cop sent undercover to take down the carjacking and street racing gang led by Dom. Howeveras the movie progressesBrian finds a family among these crooks and gradually switches sidesjoining Dom and his friends.

This movie became a massive success because of its simple storylineinteresting charactersandof coursesuper cool carsand the partnership of Dom and Brian became a legend that will stay alive for a very long time.

2. The Turbo-Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

The Turbo-Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious is not exactly a movie but a short film with a six-minute duration. This short film shows Brian O’Conner on the run from Law Enforcement as he travels from Los Angeles to Miamiwhere 2 Fast 2 Furious is set. It’s not necessary to watch this onebut it does feature a couple of cool racesand it’s just 6 minutes longso why not?

3. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

2 Fast 2 Furious brings Brian to Miamiwhere we are first introduced to  Roman Pearceplayed by Tyrese Gibsonand Tej Parker by Chris “Ludacris” Bridges. In the entire Fast and Furious franchisethis movie is the only one that does not feature Vin Diesel and revolves completely around Brian and Pearce as they go undercover to take down a drug lord so that they can get their criminal record cleared.

4. Los Bandoleros (2009)

Los Bandoleros is the second short film in the franchiseand even though its exact place in the timeline is not very well definedit takes place in the Dominican Republicwhere Dom has gone to cool down the heat on him after the events of The Fast and the Furious.

The runtime for Los Bandoleros is just 20 minutesbut in the short runtimewe see multiple elements featuring corrupt politiciansan oil warand a prison break. This short movie is also the first time we are introduced to Hanwhose full-length introduction was in Tokyo Drift.

5. Fast & Furious (2009)

Fast and Furious was the fourth film in the franchise and is a direct sequel to the first movie. This was also the movie where Gal Gadot appeared as Gisele Yashar for the first time. In this flickwe see Dom and Brian teaming up again to take down a drug lord seeking revenge for Letty’s apparent death. Even though they succeed in their missionDom is captured by the police and is ultimately arrested. Howeverin the final scene of this Fast & Furious moviewe see BrianMiaand Tego Leo intercepting the prison bus transporting Dom.

6. Fast Five (2011)

Fast Five is the movie that started the turnaround of this franchise from being about street racing to an action-packed Hollywood popcorn flick. This movie takes DomBrianand their team to Rio de Janeiro, where they steal a massive amount of cashresulting in one of the best scenes in Fast and Furiouswhere Brian and Dom steal the vault attached to their cars and drag it through the streets of Rio.

Fast Five was also the movie that introduced us to Dwayne Johnson as the DEA agentLuke Hobbs. It also featured a mid-credit scene revealing that Mia is alive.

7. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Fast & Furious 6 again brings us to Dom and his crew on the run while Hobbs is making efforts to take down Owen Shawplayed by Luke Evans. Howeversoon he realizes that he is going to need help and asks Dom to work for him by showing him a picture of Lettywhom Dom thinks is deadwhile also assuring Dom that if he works with Hobbswe could arrange for him and his crew to go back to the US. The highlight of this Fast & Furious movie was the introduction of  Jason Statham as Deckard Shaw.

8. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Even though Tokyo Drift did not do well at the Box Officelately it has become a fan favorite. This movie did not feature the lead cast but brought Sean Boswell to the center stage. He arrived in Tokyo to stay with his dad after getting in trouble when he crashed his car while street racing. Howeverwe do get to see Han Lue for the first time after he appeared in the short film Los Bandoleros. Tokyo Drift also features a brief cameo of Dom.

9.  Furious 7 (2015)

Furious 7 is probably the most loved movie from the Fast and Furious franchise. This movie is also the biggest success of the franchisemaking a total collection of more than $350 millionwhile none of the other movies have been able to make that kind of money.

Furious 7 is the final movie to feature Paul Walker because of his unfortunate demise during filming. The movie picks up right after Tokyo Drift and brings in Deckard Shaw as the main antagonist.

10. The Fate of the Furious (2017)

The Fate of the Furious is probably the most star-studded film in the franchise. The cast features stars like Scott EastwoodCharlize TheronRussell Croweand Helen Mirrenalong with the franchise regulars Vin DieselMichelle RodriguezTyrese Gibsonand newcomers Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. The movie has a pretty standard Fast and Furious storyline with over-the-top action sequencesa lot of cool carsand a villain who seems impossible to take downbut there’s nothing “family” can’t deal with.

11. Hobbs and Shaw (2019)

Hobbs and Shaw is probably the most celebrated spinoff in the series. Featuring Jason Statham and Dwayne Johnson. The duowho started as enemiesbecame friends when they assisted each other in escaping prisonand now are tasked with saving humanity from a deadly virus. Idris Elba also stars in this movie as the lead villaina supersoldier named Brixton Lore.

In 2020a sequel to Hobbs and Shaw was announcedbut after a feud between Vin Diesel and Jasonit was confirmed that he will not be appearing in any other Fast and Furious projectso it’s pretty clear that this movie is not getting made anytime soon.

12. F9 The Fast Saga (2021)

F9 once again brings the whole band backbut this time it’s family against family since in this movie Dom and his crew are pitched against JakobDom’s brotherplayed by none other than John Cena. Every major character that has ever appeared in the series can be seen on screen in this movie. The threat in this movie is Project Ariescapable of controlling every single weapons system in the world. Howeversince we see Tej and Roman fly a Pontiac into outer spaceit’s safe to say that the plot is not F9’s strong suit.

13. Fast X (2023)

Fast X is the second-to-last movie from The Fast and Furious franchiseleading to the long-awaited conclusion of one of the longest-running franchises. This movie brings in Jason Momoa as Dantethe son of the villain who died in Fast Fiveand now he is seeking vengeance from Dom and his crewhellbent on killing off Dom’s family. Fast X ends with a massive cliffhanger that makes it seem likeexcept for Dom and his sonthe entire family diedbut we all know they are coming back in the next movie.

Fast & Furious Movies in Release Date Order

• The Fast and the Furious (2001)
• The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003 – short film)
• 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
• Fast & Furious (2009)
• Los Bandoleros (2009 – short film)
• Fast Five (2011)
• Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
• Furious 7 (2015)
• The Fate of the Furious (2017)
• Hobbs & Shaw (2019 – spinoff film)
• F9 (2021)
• Fast X (2023)
• Fast and Furious: Fast Forever (2028)

Sowith thatwe conclude our list of all the Fast and Furious moviesand while we wait for the upcoming Fast and Furious movie to be releasedstay tuned with us for any updates regarding it!