Olivia MunsonUSA TODAY
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Nothing quite gets your adrenaline pumping like the "Fast and Furious" franchise.The infamousseries, with stars includingVin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson,Paul Walker and Gal Gadot, has been around for two decades.
From the main franchise and spin-offsto short films and a television show, the "Fast and Furious" has enough content to keep anyone occupied.
So, here is how many “Fast and Furious” movies there are, including the original series and spin offs, as well as the correct order to watch.
How many 'Fast and Furious' movies are there?
There are currently 10 films in the main "Fast and Furious" franchise. The latest installment,"Fast X," released on May 19, 2023.
There are other movies in the series, including a "Hobbs and Shaw" spin off, itsplanned sequel and a planned, untitled, woman-led spin-off.
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'Fast and Furious' movies in the order they were released
The first film in the franchise, released in 2001, followsLos Angeles cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker), who is tasked to investigate a recent seriesof automobile hijackings. O'Conner goes undercover andbefriendsDominic Toretto (Vin Diesel),who is a suspectin thiscase of dirty money and big-rig hijacking. O'Conner must then decide where his loyalty lies.
In the 2003 sequel, after relocating to Miami, O'Conner goes back undercoverwith his friendRoman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) to take down a drug lordtoerasethe pair'scriminal records.
"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"
The third film isa standalone sequel to the previous. Released in 2006, it chronicles the life ofSean Boswell (Lucas Black), whogoes to live with his estrangedfather in Japanafter his affinity for street racing gets him in trouble. Boswell befriendsTwinkie (Bow Wow) and is introduced todrift racing, whichgets Boswell into more trouble in Tokyo.
In the 2009 film, Toretto andO'Conner are tasked with investigatingthe murder of Letty Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), Toretto's lover, and seizingdrug lord Arturo Braga (John Ortiz).
This movie is set five years after the originaland before "Tokyo Drift."
Toretto andO'Conner are back in the fifth installment, released in 2011. The duo, along withMia Toretto (Jordana Brewster), plan a heist to stealfrom a corrupt businessman. All the while, the squad of racers is beingtrailedbyU.S. Diplomatic Security Serviceagent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson).
This film is also set before the events of"Tokyo Drift."
The 2013 movie features Toretto, O'Conner and the crew teaming up with agent Hobbs in exchange for amnesty in order to help Hobbs catcha team of lethal mercenaries. One of the mercenaries appears to beToretto's presumed deceased lover, Ortiz.
This is the final film in the timelinebefore"Tokyo Drift."
In this 2015 release, Toretto, O'Conner, and the rest of theteam return tonormal lives after securing amnesty for their crimes. That is until Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), a rogue assassin, comes seeking to avenge hisyounger brother.
The film is set after "Fast & Furious 6" and continues from the end of "Tokyo Drift." It also marked the last appearance of Brian O'Conner played by Paul Walker, who died in 2013.
The installment, released in 2017, starts with Toretto and Ortiz settlingdown to a calmerlife than one of crime and racing cars. But a mysterious woman named Cipher (Charlize Theron) ends this, forcing Toretto to betray his family and join her. The crew must then get together to find Toretto and stop Cipher.
"F9"
The "Fast and Furious" release from 2021 seesToretto andfamily coming together to foil a world-shattering plot headed byCipher and Toretto's estranged younger brother Jakob (John Cena).
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In the latest of the "Fast and Furious" franchise from 2023, Toretto and family are up against another dangerous foe: drug kingpin Hernan Reyes (Jason Mamoa), who is seeking to avenge his father's death and the loss of his family fortune.
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What is the correct order of 'Fast and Furious' movies?
Though "Fast and Furious" filmswere released in a certain order, the events of the movies do not follow that same timeline.
The films' complicated timeline does not follow chronological order of how they were released. If you are planning a marathon to binge all ten, you may become confused unless you watch in the correct order.
Here is how to watch the "Fast and Furious" movies in order, according to Rotten Tomatoes:
- "The Fast and the Furious" (2001)
- "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003)
- "Fast & Furious" (2009)
- "Fast Five" (2011)
- "Fast & Furious 6" (2013)
- "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" (2006)
- "Furious 7" (2015)
- "Fate of the Furious" (2017)
- "F9" (2021)
- "Fast X" (2023)
So in short terms, the correct order to watch the "Fast and the Furious" is the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, third, seventh, eighth, ninth and finally tenth movie.
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What was Paul Walker's last scene?
Paul Walker, who played Brian O'Conner, died in 2013 while "Furious 7" was still being filmed.Instead of canceling the movie, the creative teamchangedits ending, according to Screen Rant.
Though Walker had shot a majority ofhis on-camera work for "Furious 7,"a visual effects company had to render Walker for the new ending and scenes, according to Screen Rant.
Walker's two brothers, Caleb and Cody, and actor John Brotherton stood in as body doubles, and Walker's face was digitally overlaid on top, says Screen Rant.
Director James Wan has not confirmed which scene was Walker's last, according to Slash Film.
"I think it's very important that people go into this movie not fixated on trying to work out which is Paul, which isn't Paul," Wan said."I want them to just watch the movie and enjoy the film and be caught up in the emotion of it all."
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