Although it had a humble beginning as a middle-of-the-road Point Break rip-off, the Fast & Furious franchise has since evolved into a game-changing Hollywood giant. Universal doesn’t have a big superhero franchise, except it kind of does with the physics-defying antics of Dom Toretto and his partners-in-crime/family. With increasingly large-scale sequels and a recent foray into spin-offs, the freshly rebranded The Fast Saga is now bigger than ever.
These aren’t the kind of movies that critics tend to enjoy, but even the sternest, snootiest reviewer can’t deny the sheer fun of watching the most explosive entries in the F&F series.
9 Fast & Furious (29%)
Vin Diesel’s return to the Fast & Furious franchise marked a return to its former glory and a bright future as one of the biggest movie series in the world, but not right away.
After skipping the second and third movies, Diesel reprised his role as Dom Toretto in the fourth movie, simply titled Fast & Furious, which saw the franchise rebooted as a straight action series. This one was a pretty generic action movie; the franchise wouldn’t go above and beyond until Fast Five.
8 2 Fast 2 Furious (36%)
Paul Walker returned for the first sequel to The Fast and the Furious, but Vin Diesel didn’t. Instead, Walker shares the spotlight with Tyrese Gibson, whose Roman Pearce character develops a new buddy dynamic with Walker’s Brian O’Conner.
While 2 Fast 2 Furious is far from a perfect movie, it does have some thrilling action sequences and there’s merit in entertainment that doesn’t try to be anything more than entertainment.
7 The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (37%)
This movie’s street cred was raised significantly by Christopher Nolan’s recent admission that he has a “soft spot” for it. It’s a fun action movie, but it really messed up the Fast franchise’s continuity. Thanks to Tokyo Drift, the F&F movie chronology looks like this: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 3, 7, 8. It’s more confusing than Star Wars, and that deals with stolen democracies and fallen empires.
Without Vin Diesel (who only makes a cameo appearance for the rights to the Riddick franchise) or Paul Walker (who doesn’t appear at all), this doesn’t really feel like a Fast & Furious movie.
6 The Fast And The Furious (53%)
The first movie in the Fast & Furious franchise is often called a rip-off of Point Break, and rightly so. Instead of telling the story of an FBI agent infiltrating a gang of bank robbers and becoming endeared to their leader, it tells the story of an FBI agent infiltrating a gang of street racers and becoming endeared to their leader.
Still, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker’s chemistry was undeniable from the very start and their unique pairing elevates the movie above its familiar narrative to feel fresh.
5 The Fate Of The Furious (67%)
Shockingly, Dom Toretto turned his back on his family in The Fate of the Furious and began actively working against them on the villain’s side. This twist seemed unworkable in the trailers, but the movie makes it work surprisingly well.
The eighth Fast movie set a very high bar for the upcoming ninth one to top. It’ll be hard to go even bigger than Dwayne Johnson redirecting a missile with his bare hands.
4 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (67%)
After much of The Fate of the Furious’ second act was dedicated to a backdoor pilot for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham to get their own spin-off, David Leitch’s endearingly goofy Hobbs & Shaw didn’t disappoint.
Johnson and Statham share terrific chemistry, while Idris Elba’s superpowered villain and an abundance of celebrity cameos ensure there isn’t a dull moment in the movie.
3 Fast & Furious 6 (70%)
After Fast Five’s explosive foray to Rio proved to be wildly successful, Fast & Furious 6 built on that with a trip to London and even bigger action sequences, including a finale set on an airport runway that’s been estimated to be 26 miles long.
While it doesn’t quite reach the groundbreaking heights of its predecessor, Fast & Furious 6 has plenty of fun moments, like a tank tearing across a highway.
2 Fast Five (77%)
Action movie franchises have usually worn out their welcome by the fifth installment, but the fifth installment in the Fast & Furious franchise is what turned these movies from serviceable actioners into must-see blockbusters.
Ever since Dom Toretto dragged a vault through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, the Fast movies have been committed to topping their own insanity, and the fans are more than happy to go along for the ride.
1 Furious 7 (82%)
Tragedy struck the production of Furious 7 when Paul Walker, one of the franchise’s leads, unexpectedly passed away. Against all odds, Vin Diesel, James Wan, and co. were able to turn the movie into a touching tribute to their fallen brother.
Arguably, Furious 7 should’ve been the end of the franchise. It’ll be officially concluding after movie 11, but however that one ends, it won’t be able to top the emotional catharsis of Dom and Brian’s final race set to “See You Again.”
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