A Guide to Watching the Fast and Furious Movies Online in Chronological Order

The Marketer
4 min readMay 12, 2023

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There is no straightforward logic to the naming or order of the Fast and Furious movies. To truly enjoy this franchise, you must suspend disbelief. Can a Fiero really go into space? Can you drag a safe with a pair of Dodge Chargers through the streets of Rio? The Fast movies unlock a pleasure center in your brain that you may not have felt since playing with Matchbox Cars as a kid. Fast X, the tenth installment, hits theaters on May 19, 2023.

While the movies can stand on their own, watching them in order leads to bigger emotional payoffs. The characters progress from street thieves to big heist technicians to international superheroes tasked with saving the world — always with cars. Universal virtually ran out of gas with 2 Fast 2 Furious, but discovered more fuel in the tank with Han in Tokyo Drift. Subsequently, all of the sequels became prequels to give more screen-time to Han, but then Han’s death caught up with the series at the end of 6. Han fans were mad that his killer turned out to be a good guy, so Han came back for 9, and he also returns for Fast X.

There are wonderful arcs to the characters in these movies, and they offer sublime absurdity and drama that is layered on in each sequel. Watching some of the not-so-good Fast films helps to appreciate the entertaining ones. The Fiero that goes into space in F9 is a metaphor for the entire franchise. It started off as an underpowered car, but through luck, heart, and sheer willpower, it went where no one thought it could. Hopefully, Jason Momoa’s wacky Fast X villain can hit the Nos on this franchise once again.

Below is a list of each movie in the franchise, along with a brief description. Keep in mind that watching them in order leads to a bigger payoff.

The Fast and the Furious

Where it all began. Point Break, but with street racing.

2 Fast 2 Furious

The one with no Vin Diesel. (He didn’t like the script.) But two introduces Tyrese and Ludacris to the franchise.

Fast & Furious

It rebooted the franchise after the original trilogy, six years after Tokyo Drift. The highlight is the introduction of future Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot as Gisele Yashar.

Fast Five

This installment abandons street racing and goes full heist movie, plus introduces The Rock.

Fast & Furious 6

This is the Fast with a tank. Luke Evans plays Owen Shaw, an ex-special British Forces officer who has recruited and possibly brainwashed Lettie. He drives a car that can flip other cars.

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The movie in the franchise that is most purely about street racing and, therefore, the best movie in the franchise.

Furious 7

The set pieces get a serious upgrade in this one. Cars parachute into the mountains. A Lykan Hyper Sport is jumped from three skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi. And The Rock drives an ambulance into a weaponized drone.

The Fate of the Furious

The most rewarding part of the film is the odd-couple energy of Johnson and Statham, which led to the spinoff Hobbs and Shaw.

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

This movie is much less car-centric than the other movies. It dives deep into spy territory with Johnson, Statham, and Idris Elba’s Brixton Lore, a cyborg built by an evil entity.

F9: The Fast Saga

This installment brings back Han, adds magnets, and has Tej and Roman go into OUTER SPACE!

Fast X

The upcoming, penultimate movie, adds a new villain played by Jason Momoa, who was seemingly retconned in from Fast Five. Rita Moreno also joins the Fast family as Dom’s grandmother. John Cena invents “cannon cars,” and Dom drives straight down the Hoover Dam. Beautiful. The film hits theaters on May 19, 2023.

FAQs:

Q: In what order should I watch the Fast and Furious movies?
A: Watching them in order leads to bigger emotional payoffs and appreciation for the escalating sublime absurdity and drama that is layered on in each sequel. The order is: The Fast and the Furious, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Fast & Furious, Fast Five, Fast & Furious 6, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, F9: The Fast Saga, and Fast X.

Q: Will Han be in Fast X?
A: Yes, Han will be returning for Fast X, and he also returned for F9.

Q: Who is the new villain in Fast X?
A: Jason Momoa plays the wacky new Fast X villain, who was seemingly retconned in from Fast Five.

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