'Fast 11' Is Coming: Here's How to Watch the 'Fast & Furious' Movies in Order

Looking for the perfect blockbuster film series to binge? The high-octane, internationally acclaimed Fast & Furious movies are an excellent choice. Over two decades, the series has increased in popularity, evolving from scrappy beginnings to a mega-franchise that can compete with the likes of Marvel, Star Wars and James Bond. What started as a pure street-racing bromance is now a hybrid of heist films, mega-budgeted superhero action fare and a complicated soap opera.

How Do I Watch the Fast and Furious Movies in Order?

Chronologically, the series is notoriously all over the map (as are the films' titles), so we've brought you the definitive guide to watching the films in the proper order.

1. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Released in June 2001, Rob Cohen's original action thriller features the moment undercover LAPD agent Brian O'Conner meets infamous street racer Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). The flashy, muscular picture was a considerable hit, grossing more than $200 million worldwide.

Co-written by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch), The Fast and the Furious is a beat-for-beat remake of Kathryn Bigelow's masterful, iconic Point Break—only with cars replacing surfboards. Ironically, the 2015 Point Break remake (already pretty much forgotten) was a rip-off of the Fast & Furious films, surging in popularity at the time.

The short film, Turbo-Charged Prelude, bridges the gap between this picture and its 2003 sequel. You can watch it on YouTube. 

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2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Giddy and dumb, 2 Fast 2 Furious represents the low point of the series. It's still a fun B-movie on its own terms, directed with precision by Oscar nominee John Singleton. In 2, Brian goes undercover once again, this time to take down drug lords. Diesel didn't return (at the time, it appeared he was done with the series) because he reportedly didn't like the script.

Diesel-penned short film Los Bandoleros bridges the gap between this film and Dom's next adventure, Fast & Furious. You can watch it on YouTube. 

3. Fast & Furious (2009)

Here is where the series chronology gets a little tricky. Tokyo Drift was released in 2006—and we'll get to that one soon. Front and center of 2009's Fast & Furious is the fateful reunion of Brian and Dominic. This is also the film where a pre-Wonder Woman Gal Gadot joins the series as motorcycle enthusiast Gisele.

Fast & Furious received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics at the time of release, but people seemed to have warmed to it since.

4. Fast Five (2011)

This is the turning point for the series—a fan favorite that inspired evolution in the films. In Fast Five, the series expands into a broader action-crime thriller fare. The final set piece (centered on a massive vault being dragged through the streets) is a world-class car chase. Fast Five also benefits greatly from the addition of smart-mouthed former service agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson).

5. Fast and Furious 6 (2013)

In the vein of its immediate predecessor, but sleeker and more confident, Fast and Furious 6 is arguably the best film in the series. The final set piece is an extended high-speed chase on a tarmac. Like so much in this series, it's technically implausible. Is it fun, though? Oh, hell yeah. How many movie series are operating at peak power six films in?

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

Dismissed by audiences in 2006 for being too over-the-top (hilarious in hindsight), Tokyo Drift is an underrated, diverting sidestep starring Lucas Black and Bow Wow. This is the first of four films in the franchise directed by Justin Lin.

7. Furious 7 (2015) 

Directed by The Conjuring's Justin Wan, this is the moment the series went full superhero. Huge. More proved to be just that for audiences, and Furious 7 grossed $1 billion faster than any other film before. Walker died tragically during the film's production. Rather than kill Brian off unceremoniously, the filmmakers seamlessly weaved Walker into the final film with ingenious special effects, giving Brian a happy ending. The effect, even for casual fans, was stunning. I'm not crying; you're crying.

8. The Fate of the Furious (2017)

F8 introduces a new big bad (Charlize Theron's Cipher is revealed to have been pulling strings behind the events of the previous two entries) and takes the action stakes to an even more insane place. This was when critics began to joke that at the rate the series was one-upping itself, the next film would have to go to space.

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9. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

The series first spin-off film arrived not long after a much-publicized falling-out between Johnson and Diesel. Hobbs and Shaw's approach was even lighter and more over-the-top than the pictures that preceded it. Its worldwide box-office haul was half that of Furious 7, suggesting audiences are far more invested in the central "family" storyline than in ... Hobbs or Shaw.

10. Fast & Furious 9 (2021)

In F9, Dominic’s crew must team up to fight their most dangerous opponent yet—Dominic’s brother (played by series newcomer John Cena). Pushed back multiple times due to the international coronavirus crisis, F9 opened on May 28, 2021. Despite relatively mixed reviews, it still became one of the highest-grossing movies of the year.

11. Fast X (2023) 

It had been nearly two years since the last Fast and Furious hit theaters, but the wait is over. The entire family reunited for the tenth film in the main series, but it wouldn't feel quite right without a few buzzy new stars joining the roster. This time Oscar winners Brie Laron and Rita Moreno joined with non-Oscar winner Jason Momoa. With this being the second-to-last movie in the franchise, stakes are higher than ever, and there are sure to be some feels induced. 

12. Fast and the Furious 11 (2025)

After that cliffhanger ending of Fast X, Vin Diesel confirmed that an 11th movie would arrive in 2025. Plot details are thin but we'll update this space as we get more info.

Next, Everything We Know About Fast X: Part 2, the 11th Fast and Furious Movie