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- Navigate the twists and turns of the franchise's timeline, including Fast X.
- How Many Fast and Furious Movies are There?
- How Long to Watch All Fast and Furious Movies
- 1. The Fast and the Furious (2001)
- 2. The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
- 3. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
- 4. Los Bandoleros (2009)
- 5. Fast & Furious (2009)
- 6. Fast Five (2011)
- 7. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
By Jordan Sirani
Updated: Jan 9, 2024 9:51 pm
Posted: Jan 8, 2024 7:24 pm
As one of the longest movie franchises of all time, The Fast and Furious series has evolved from relatively modest street racing movies to the pinnacle of over-the-top Hollywood action — an evolution that's led to nearly $2 billion USD at the global box office.
Throughout that time, the franchise's twelve films (nine mainline, one spinoff, and two shorts) have woven together a convoluted narrative that's proven a bit difficult to follow. With the latest Fast and Furious film: Fast X now available to stream on Peacock, we've put together this handy guide on how to watch the Fast and Furious movies in chronological order.
At the bottom of the article, you'll find a second list that orders the films by their actual release dates, if you’d prefer to watch them in that order instead. Considering its lack of importance to the film series’ ongoing narrative, we aren’t including the animated series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers.
There are currently a total of 12 Fast and Furious movies, 2 short films, and an animated series. With Fast X out now, there is seemingly no end to the Fast and Furious cinematic universe. See our guide on where to watch every Fast and Furious movie for streaming details for the films.
A Fast and Furious movie marathon will take you almost a full day to get through. If you’re looking to watch the entire franchise in a weekend, all of the films together take almost 23 and half hours.
The timeline begins with the franchise's first film, 2001's The Fast and the Furious. The fairly straightforward action plot tasks Paul Walker's undercover cop Brian O'Conner with taking down a crew of carjackers led by Vin Diesel's Dom Toretto. Brian gets involved in illegal street racing, befriends Dom, starts dating his sister (Jordan Brewster's Mia Toretto), and ultimately chooses those relationships over his duty as a cop. The first film also introduces viewers to series staple Michelle Rodriguez, who plays Letty Ortiz, Dom's love interest.
Read our review of The Fast and the Furious.
The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious shows how Brian O’Conner, on the run from law enforcement, gets from LA to Miami before the events of 2 Fast 2 Furious. The six-minute short film features no dialogue and a handful of races. It’s nonessential viewing, but it’s here nonetheless.
Where to watch: YouTube
The series’ only movie without Dom Toretto, 2 Fast 2 Furious introduces Roman Pearce (Tyrese GIbson) and Tej Parker (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges). The story follows Brian O’Connor and Pearce as they go undercover to take down a drug lord in exchange for having their criminal records expunged — a mission that's ultimately successful. It also introduces a new love interest for O’Connor in Eva Mendes’s Monica Fuentes, who only appears again briefly in Fast Five.
Read our review of 2 Fast 2 Furious
The second of the series’ two short films, Los Bandoleros takes place between Fast 1 and Fast 4, though its exact placement on the timeline is never specified. Written and directed by Vin Diesel, Los Bandoleros is set in the Dominican Republic, where Dom is lying low after the events of Fast 1. In its 20-minute runtime, the film manages to cover an oil war, corrupt politics, and a prison break, culminating in a romantic reunion between Dom and Letty. Chronologically, it’s also the first time we see Sung Kang’s death-defying Han Lue.
Where to watch: Vimeo
Not to be confused with The Fast and the Furious, Fast & Furious is the franchise's fourth mainline film, though it precedes Tokyo Drift (film number three) in the chronology. It's a sequel to Fast 1, set five years later, with Dom and Brian teaming up once again to take down a drug lord and avenge the “death” of Letty. Dom is ultimately arrested and sentenced, though en route to the prison, Brian, Mia, and Tego Leo (Tego Calderon) are seen intercepting the prison bus. Fast & Furious also introduces Gal Gadot’s Gisele Yashar. It was the Wonder Woman actor's first major film role.
Read our review of Fast & Furious.
Frequent series director Justin Lin’s third Fast movie raised the stakes with massive setpieces and a supersized cast featuring Dwayne Johnson’s Luke Hobbs. Picking up where Fast & Furious left off, Dom heads to Rio de Janeiro with Mia and Brian after escaping his prison transport. A familiar tale unfolds: They steal and race souped-up street cars while on the run from another government agency, this time Luke Hobbs and the DEA. Eva Mendes’s Monica Fuentes returns in a mid-credits scene to reveal Letty is still alive.
Read our review of Fast Five.
Fast 6 begins with Dom and his crew once again on the lam. Hobbs, meanwhile, is looking to take down a mercenary group led by Luke Evans’s Owen Shaw. Hobbs recruits Dom by showing him a picture of Letty, whom Dom believes to be dead, and offering him and his crew amnesty back in the U.S. As always, there are vehicular shenanigans and casualties, though things ultimately end well for the crew, and the franchise carries on. The post-credits scene introduces Jason Statham’s Deckard Shaw to the series.
Read our review of Fast & Furious 6.
Los Bandoleros[note 2] is a 2009 short film, directed and written by Vin Diesel with co-writer and executive producer, TJ Mancini. The film stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Tego Calderón, Don Omar and Mirtha Michelle. Los Bandoleros is a prequel to Fast & Furious, establishing characters and events leading to and occurring in the fourth film. Han Seoul-Oh arrives in Dominican ...
- The Fast and the Furious: Where it (mostly) all begins. The first entry in the series, "The Fast and the Furious," came out in 2001, and the events of the film theoretically take place around that time.
- Better Luck Tomorrow: The unofficial prequel. Technically, 2002's "Better Luck Tomorrow" is not a "Fast and Furious" film, but it's often considered a prequel of sorts to the later movies.
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (and The Turbo Charged Prelude): Brian takes center stage. "2 Fast 2 Furious," which is probably the best-named "Fast" sequel, is the only film in the franchise that doesn't feature Dom.
- Los Bandoleros: Dom's absence explained. Before we get to the next feature film, we need to make a pit stop. If you're perplexed as to why Dom isn't in "2 Fast 2 Furious," "Los Bandoleros," which came out after "Tokyo Drift" and serves as a prequel to "Fast & Furious," explains it for you.
May 10, 2024 · The Fast and the Furious (2001) Turbo-Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious (Short Film, 2003) 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) Los Bandoleros (Short Film, 2009) Fast & Furious (2009) Fast Five (2011) Fast ...
May 23, 2023 · Fast and Furious: Los Bandoleros marks Diesel’s return behind the camera. The short movie, which comes in around 20 minutes, fills in a few blanks between the movies, with Vin and Michelle ...
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Apr 13, 2017 · “Los Bandoleros” isn’t the only “Fast & Furious” movie that’s not actually part of the main film canon. There are actually two others bits that fill in story from the franchise.
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