The ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise, known as ‘A todo gas’ in Spain and loved by Latin America, started as a movie about car races and illegal activities. Over time, it has evolved into a saga of more than 10 films, featuring some of the best action movies in the history of cinema. With international spies, planes, tanks, submarines, and even spaceships, the franchise has given us the most exhilarating and outrageous action scenes of the past two decades.
Back in the early 2000s, ‘A todo gas’ and the video game ‘Need for Speed’ sparked a craze for car tuning that still lingers today, especially in places like the Fabrik parking lot. This aesthetic, with its reggaeton vibes, has become Dominic Toretto’s signature style, as if it were his superhero costume. The sequel introduced former FBI agent Brian O’Conner, played by Paul Walker, while the third installment took us to Japan with new characters and a fresh storyline.
The Correct Order to Watch All the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies
Just when the franchise seemed to be running out of steam, Justin Lin revived it, bringing back the original protagonists: Dom, Brian, Han, Letty, Mia, and forever transforming it into a series of international conspiracies, mind-blowing car chases, senseless explosions, and constant defiance of the laws of gravity, physics, and sometimes, common sense. Here’s the correct order to watch all the movies:
- ‘A todo gas (The Fast and the Furious)’ by Rob Cohen (2001)
- ‘A todo gas 2 (2 Fast 2 Furious)’ by John Singleton (2003)
- ‘Fast & Furious 4: Aún más rápido’ by Justin Lin (2009)
- ‘Fast & Furious 5 (Fast Five)’ by Justin Lin (2011)
- ‘Fast & Furious 6’ by Justin Lin (2013)
- ‘A todo gas 3: Tokyo Race (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)’ by Justin Lin (2006)
- ‘Fast & Furious 7 (Furious 7)’ by James Wan (2015)
- ‘Fast & Furious 8 (The Fate of the Furious)’ by F. Gary Gray (2017)
- ‘Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw’ by David Leitch (2019)
- ‘Fast & Furious 9’ by Justin Lin (2021)
- ‘Fast & Furious X’ by Louis Leterrier (2023)
With the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth installments, the franchise expanded its horizons, incorporating increasingly outlandish and fun storylines. It featured names like Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Kurt Russell, Luke Evans, John Cena, Helen Mirren, and the return of familiar faces like Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, and Gal Gadot. Not even the tragic death of Paul Walker during the filming of the seventh movie could stop the speeding convoy from becoming one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time.
Dominic Toretto believes that “family” is the most important thing, and he has expanded it over the years to include even his enemies. However, in real life, Vin Diesel has had his ups and downs with another pillar of the franchise: The Rock. This led to the first spin-off movie, ‘Hobbs & Shaw,’ focused on the rivalry between the characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham as they join forces against Idris Elba’s common enemy.
In the upcoming tenth installment, ‘Fast X,’ Dwayne Johnson will not be returning. However, they have found two worthy replacements: Jason Momoa and Brie Larson. It’s said that the eleventh movie will be the final one in the franchise, but spin-offs are likely to continue expanding the universe. Vin Diesel mentioned that the franchise was born from the streets and that it now surpasses many others thanks to its soul. But like everything in life, this soul will eventually need rest. Will he keep his word? For how long?
The Correct Chronological Order of the ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies
Although watching the ‘Fast & Furious’ movies in chronological order should not be an issue, the character of Han and his “death” in the third installment caused a temporal dissonance. This means that a significant portion of the saga takes place in the future. Let’s break it down with a more detailed ranking, arranging the movies in the correct chronological order, rather than their release dates:
- ‘A todo gas 3: Tokyo Race (The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift)’ by Justin Lin (2006)
- ‘Fast & Furious 4: Aún más rápido’ by Justin Lin (2009)
- ‘Fast & Furious 5 (Fast Five)’ by Justin Lin (2011)
- ‘Fast & Furious 6’ by Justin Lin (2013)
- ‘Fast & Furious 7 (Furious 7)’ by James Wan (2015)
- ‘Fast & Furious 8 (The Fate of the Furious)’ by F. Gary Gray (2017)
- ‘Fast & Furious 9’ by Justin Lin (2021)
- ‘Fast & Furious X’ by Louis Leterrier (2023)
Enjoy the adrenaline-filled journey through the ‘Fast & Furious’ universe, where cars and family are everything. Remember to buckle up and get ready for the ride of a lifetime!