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Every Fast & Furious Movie Ranked, According To Ranker

The Fast & Furious franchise has as many admirers as it does detractors but it’s always guaranteed to reek in hundreds of millions of dollars with each new installment. Critics might not always love the cheesy moments and all-too-basic plots but fans do, hence the guaranteed box office returns.

RELATED: 10 Fast And Furious Characters That Deserve Their Own Spinoff Movie

So far, there have been ten installments in the franchise, but which one among them do fans like more? Opinions vary, but there is one place where the consensus of fans can be found. Ranker relies on fan votes to construct its lists and so far, audiences have had their say about which movies they hate and like.

Fast 9 (2021)
Jakob yells at Dom in F9

While enjoying his retirement, Dom is forced to spring back into action once again when his long-lost brother, Jakob Toretto reappears. Han, who was previously thought to be dead, also turns out to be alive.

The numerous cheesy scenes in Fast 9 are a big reason why it’s the least appreciated installment in the franchise. Jakob isn’t convincing enough as a villain either and the franchise once again uses the tired tropes of a major character having a brother as well as the antagonist eventually joining Dom and his crew. Nonetheless, the movie has far more ambitious stunts than any other in the franchise.

The Fate Of The Furious (2017)
Deckard Shaw fights while holding Dom's baby in Fast & Furious

In The Fate of the Furious, Dom and his crew encounter a mysterious villain named Cipher who is keen on causing World War 3. And for the first time, Dom is convinced to turn against his “family.”

The movie packs in plenty of unforgettable moments, including one where Dom wins a race by racing in reverse and another where Deckard Shaw takes on Cipher’s baddies inside a plane while holding Dom’s baby. However, the major flaw is clearly the plot, as the one about a villain keen on destroying the world feels a bit cliche.

Hobbs & Shaw (2019)
A wounded Hobbs and Shaw looking in the same direction

The first spinoff sees Deckard Shaw and Luke Hobbs being paired together to stop the cybernetic villain Brixton Lore and retrieve the supervirus known as “Snowflake” while at it. The two don’t get along at first, they manage to carry out the mission efficiently.

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Hobbs & Shaw fully embraces the comedy and sci-fi genres. Throughout the movie, the two main characters are unable to refrain from throwing shady burns each other’s way. The introduction of a robotic antagonist feels a bit odd for a franchise that was simply about cars at first but it still works. There are lesser high-speed chases too but the numerous fight scenes perfectly fill the void.

Fast & Furious (2009)
Drug lord Arturo Braga gets jailed in Fast & Furious (2009)

Dom, a fugitive, and Brian, an FBI agent team up to stop the heroin dealer and one of the richest Fast & Furious villains, Arturo Braga. However, they must learn to put their differences aside first.

It’s perhaps the least talked about installment and that’s because there are hardly any compelling characters. Apart from Dom and Brian, no one else shines. The title isn’t creative enough compared to the rest of the movies and this presumably contributed to fan disinterest. To date, it still has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score too (28%).

The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift (2005)
Han teaches Sean how to drift in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift

A teenage petrol head is sent to Tokyo to live with his father. There he meets another petrolhead and thief named Han who introduces him to the city’s underworld.

Tokyo Drift is unique because it’s the first installment that’s entirely set outside the United States. Once again, Dom isn’t a part of the proceedings though he does make a brief cameo. And for fans who fell in love with the franchise specifically because of car chases, there is more than enough drifting and overtaking.

2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Roman and Brian take a breather after fighting in 2 Fast 2 Furious

Brian’s childhood friend, Roman Pearce, is released from prison with a condition in 2 Fast 2 Furious.. He then has to help in taking down a popular Miami drug lord.

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2 Fast 2 Furious perfectly introduces Roman and highlights all the qualities that have made him a fan-favorite character. His exchanges with Brian are extremely hilarious and his driving skills are more than exceptional. And with a sunny Miami setting, the movie feels much more grounded, guaranteed to impress fans that don’t enjoy the current globe-trotting escapades.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
Tej warns his crew at the NATO base after he spots Owen Shaw commandeering a tank in Furious 6

Seeking to stop Owen Shaw, Hobbs enlists the help of Dom and his team in Fast & Furious 6. This marks a turning point in the relationship between the lawman and the criminal crew.

Though the villain isn’t strong enough, this movie has some of the best Fast & Furious scenes of all time. This includes one where Dom’s crew chases Owen’s Antonov An-124 on the runway. The mid-credits sequence is also on Marvel’s levels of brilliance as it involves the introduction of an even better villain in Deckard Shaw.

Furious 7 (2015)
Dom and Brian standing next to a red supercar in Furious 7

Dom’s crew has to deal with the much more formidable Deckard Shaw who is seeking revenge for what they did to their brother. The crew also has to prevent a program from falling into the wrong hands.

Deckard is such a brilliant villain that it’s a shame he was eventually turned into one of the good guys. He proves to be one of the best fighters in Fast & Furious when he takes on Hobbs and Dom in extremely brutal scenes. The stunts are magnificently choreographed too, with one where Dom drives through different skyscrapers, sticking to the minds of fans to date. There’s the emotional goodbye for Brian too in the end.

Fast Five (2011)
Dom and Brian jump out of a car that's about to dive into a lake in Fast Five

Dom and Brian recruit some of the most capable drivers from around the world to conduct a $100 million heist in Rio. Their mission isn’t a smooth one because DSS agent Luke Hobbs is after them.

RELATED: The 10 Best Fast & Furious Characters, According To Ranker

It’s the installment that marks the turning point of the franchise making it morph from just a series of racing movies to a box office juggernaut centered around international crime and espionage. Fast Five mostly works because it brings in most of the fan-favorite characters from the previous movies, creating an Avengers type of team-up. Having been typecast as a baddie for most of his life, Joaquim de Almeida is also very convincing as the villain Hernan Reyes.

The Fast And The Furious (2001)
Letty looks sideways while sitting inside a car in The Fast and the Furious

Brian, an undercover police officer, is tasked with taking down a group of car thieves led by Dominic Toretto. However, falling in love with Dom’s sister, Mia, changes his perspective about the crew.

The Fast and the Furious is the movie that started it all and it sure does lay a strong foundation. The cars are the true stars and there are so many of them that it would be impossible for each viewer to not find their favorite. The plot isn’t complicated either, enabling audiences to enjoy the chase scenes and drama without trying too hard to figure out what’s going on.

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Fast & Furious 11 Release Delay & Filming Start Date Confirmed By Director

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Fast and Furious 11
is facing a release date delay to Summer 2026 due to strikes, with director Louis Leterrier confirming the sequel will not be hitting its April 4, 2025 date.
Leterrier also confirms that filming starts in Fall 2025 after finishing a horror movie in September.
The final installment in the
Fast Saga
reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto for one last ride, while also leaving the door open for other spinoffs.

After facing multiple delays due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America strikes, Fast and Furious 11 is seeing its release date delayed. The next installment in the Vin Diesel-fronted franchise is expected to be the last mainline sequel, while development continues on the Dwayne Johnson-led spinoff Hobbs & Reyes, a mysterious standalone movie penned by Fast X’s Zach Dean and a potential female-led spinoff. While a filming start date was never confirmed, Universal had previously set the movie for an April 2025 release date.

During a recent interview with Collider at a CCXP MX panel, Louis Leterrier was asked for an update on Fast and Furious 11. The director went on to confirm that the final mainline installment in the action franchise will no longer be making its April 4, 2025 release date, instead now aiming for a Summer 2026 release window with the filming start date being set for this fall. Check out what Leterrier said below:

It’s happening. It’s happening very, very soon. I’m able to shoot a little horror movie this summer. I’m finishing my horror movie on September 15th, and I start Fast on September 16th.

Will Fast 11’s Multiple Delays Help Or Hurt The Sequel?

Much like the tenth film before it, Fast and Furious 11 has faced a few behind-the-scenes hardships in its road to getting off the ground, namely the delays stemming from the 2023 strikes. While the latest movie seems to have retained its core creative team in comparison to the shift in directors from franchise vet Justin Lin to Leterrier on Fast X after reported creative differences between the former and Diesel, this change didn’t seem to help much with the continued downward trend recent sequels have seen from critics. Check out how the franchise’s Rotten Tomatoes scores compare below:

Title RT Critical Score RT Audience Score The Fast and the Furious 54% 74% 2 Fast 2 Furious 37% 50% The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift 37% 69% Fast & Furious 28% 67% Fast Five 78% 83% Fast & Furious 6 71% 84% Furious 7 81% 82% The Fate of the Furious 67% 72% Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 67% 88% F9: The Fast Saga 59% 82% Fast X 56% 84%

Even looking outside the Fast and Furious franchise, many movie sequels have found themselves hurt by various delays, be they from creative changes, general release shifts or other factors. The action genre in particular is one in which lengthier development periods can lead to diminishing returns, be it A Good Day to Die Hard, Rambo: Last Blood or Diesel’s own xXx: The Return of Xander Cage. While Fast and Furious 11 may only be getting pushed back by a year, the delay is nonetheless a concern that the final installment could find itself in trouble.

Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) looking angry with Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) looking unimpressed in Fast & Furious

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On the other hand, the longer wait for Fast and Furious 11 to close out the mainline series of movies could actually prove beneficial for the sequel. Though Leterrier may be busy with another project in the lead-up to filming the next installment, writers Oren Uziel and Christina Hodson should now have more than enough time to really look back at the script and ensure it learns from the critical missteps of recent installments to deliver a satisfying conclusion to the Dominic Toretto saga.

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Fast and Furious 11 temp poster Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel

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Vin Diesel Already Has His Perfect Fast & Furious Replacement Franchise With 51-Year-Old Remake

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Vin Diesel’s dominance in Fast & Furious is ending, but Kojak could kick off a new action franchise for him.
Kojak’s reboot faces an uncertain future, but its similarity to Fast & Furious makes it a worthy project for Diesel.
Diesel’s potential shift from criminal racer to cop signifies a fresh start in a possible Fast & Furious-like series.

Vin Diesel’s days of playing Dominic Toretto are numbered, but the actor has already found his perfect Fast & Furious replacement. Diesel found a major breakout role in the early 2000s thanks to participating in The Fast and the Furious. The original 2001 street racing crime movie became the springboard for a sprawling franchise that has lasted for over two decades. The success of the Fast & Furious movies transformed Vin Diesel’s career, turning him into an even bigger star, especially in the action movie genre. But, Fast & Furious 11 is planned as the final chapter for him and the franchise.

The Fast & Furious franchise’s end will put Vin Diesel in an unfamiliar position of not having a major franchise to lean back on. This presents the actor with various options, such as changing the course of his career to pursue non-franchise roles. However, the more likely outcome is that Diesel will attempt to find a new IP that can replace Fast & Furious. He has had trouble in that regard recently, with franchises like xXx or Riddick running cold and Bloodshot and The Last Witch Hunter failing to launch franchises. There is another option for Diesel, though.

2:03 Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto from The Fast & Furious Franchise

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Kojak Can Be Vin Diesel’s New Action Crime Franchise After Fast & Furious
Diesel Has Been Developing The Reboot Since 2015

The impending conclusion of the Fast & Furious franchise means it is finally time for Vin Diesel’s Kojak reboot to get off the ground. The project was announced back in 2015 with Diesel re-teaming with Universal Pictures, the studio behind Fast & Furious, to develop a movie based on Kojak. The original TV series starred Telly Savalas as Theo Kokaj and ran for three seasons after debuting in 1973. The series revolves around Kojak, a New York detective known for being willing to go beyond the law and a love for cars and lollipops, and follows him as he investigates different cases.

Kojak was rebooted in 2005 as a TV show starring Ving Rhames, but it only ran for six episodes

Development on Vin Diesel’s Kojak movie has not been very active in the nine years since it was announced. However, it still maintains the base similarities to Fast & Furious, which makes the project a worthwhile endeavor for Diesel in terms of finding a new action franchise. He would now have another big action series about cars and crime, essentially making Kojak into a newer version of Fast & Furious. The irony here is that Diesel takes on the role of a cop after playing criminal racer Dominic Toretto.

Vin Diesel’s Involvement Can Morph Kojak Into A Major Action Franchise
Kojak Could Be A Fast & Furious Clone
Telly Savalas talking on the phone in Kojak

Looking at the original TV show, Kojak might not necessarily project to be a major blockbuster action franchise akin to Fast & Furious. The TV series was relatively grounded and small due to the nature of its production. However, the fact that Diesel and Universal pinpointed this property as something they wanted to revive together is telling. The announcement of Kojak’s reboot came months after Furious 7 debuted in theaters and took the franchise to new heights at the box office and in terms of how ridiculously big the action and story could get.

It’s sometimes difficult to remember that Fast & Furious started off with a story about DVD thieves who were also street racers before Diesel helped turn it into something much bigger. With that experience and success already behind him, it would be understandable if a similar path was envisioned for Kojak. The series could then morph into a Fast & Furious clone, one that gives Vin Diesel a new franchise to headline and Universal a “fresh” action franchise to grow.

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The Rock’s WWE Run Means Fast & Furious 11 Must Make 1 Major Hobbs Change

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Hobbs from Fast & Furious 11 needs a gritty edge like The Rock’s WWE character to keep the franchise fresh and exciting.
The Rock’s time away from the Fast & Furious universe provides the perfect reason for Hobbs to return with a personal vendetta and a more savage attitude.
While Hobbs shouldn’t become a full-fledged villain in Fast & Furious 11, adding some edginess and dirty tricks could make his character more intriguing and dynamic.

Fast & Furious 11 must make one major Hobbs change after The Rock’s incredible WWE run. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s WWE return surpassed his recent movies, with the actor creating some of the best work of his career. Having returned to a thunderous reception, The Rock was able to flip the crowd’s reception by becoming a heel and playing a major part in WrestleMania’s main events. The Rock hasn’t played a villain on screen for years, as even his depiction of Black Adam lent more into the character’s anti-hero side, which made his wrestling run all the more refreshing.

While his wrestling character may not perfectly translate into the Fast & Furious universe, there is one aspect of The Rock’s WWE run that the franchise should attempt to implement. After debuting in Fast Five, The Rock’s best Fast & Furious scenes helped contribute to the movie series becoming so popular, with Luke Hobbs becoming an instrumental part of the story. He was even given his own spinoff alongside Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) and is set to get a solo movie in the future. Despite this, Hobbs would still benefit from adding one key aspect of The Rock’s WWE run.

The Rock’s WWE Run Proves Fast & Furious 11 Needs To Give Hobbs More Of An Edge
Fast & Furious Would Benefit From Hobbs Adopting Some Of The Rock’s WWE Tendancies
Dwayne The Rock Johnson in Black Adam, WWE, and Hobbs and Shaw

Given how electrifying The Rock’s recent WWE run was, there is no doubt Fast & Furious 11 needs to give Hobbs more of an edge. Although the character has had his more serious moments, like most of the Fast & Furious cast, Hobbs tends to mix action with comedy. Hobbs and Shaw are supposed to be two of the more stoic heroes, yet they are constantly at each other’s throats and cracking jokes to help maintain the franchise’s lighthearted core. However, giving Hobbs a grittier side would help the character thrive upon his return.

The Rock’s Fast & Furious return may redeem Fast X’s box office, but the character needs to come back stronger than ever. By allowing him to be more ruthless, he can still maintain some elements of comedy but also become more interesting in the process. Johnson proved that despite being a detestable heel, he was still as hilarious as ever during his recent WWE tenure. This proves that he can maintain Fast & Furious’ tone and humorous style while being more layered; therefore, Hobbs adopting some of The Rock’s WWE characteristics could make him even more entertaining.

Fast & Furious Already Has A Reason For Hobbs To Be More Savage
Hobbs Has Been Away From The Franchise For Several Years

Making a major change to Hobbs’ character could be tough to explain, but Fast & Furious 11 already has a great reason to make him more savage. His four-year absence from the franchise gives him a perfect excuse to come back with a vengeance and potentially have a personal attachment to Fast & Furious 11’s villains. Hobbs’ time away from the main story could be explained through a connection to Fast X’s secondary villain, Aimes. Aimes’ villain twist in Fast X was well executed and suggests he’ll be around for the sequel, which is the perfect reason to bring back Hobbs.

Having a more personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, but it would also give him more of an edge.

Fast X never explained why he’s back, but having a personal vendetta against Aimes could be an intriguing reason. Given Dom and Dante are the focal point of the franchise’s conclusion, Hobbs returning to take down Aimes would avoid overshadowing the main story while still giving him an interesting role. Having a personal story with one of the villains could allow Hobbs to continue his great quips and one-liners, while also giving him more of an edge. This provides The Rock with the perfect reason to implement some of his heel traits while still portraying a morally good hero.

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Why Fast & Furious Can’t Bring The Rock Back As A Villain
Hobbs Already Appeared As An Antagonist In Fast Five
A custom image featuring Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs in the Fast and Furious movies Custom image by Debanjana Chowdhury

Although The Rock’s villainous tendencies worked well in the WWE, Fast & Furious can’t bring him back as an antagonist. Johnson already played the main villain of Fast Five, as Hobbs was originally an enemy of Dom and his crew before becoming an ally. Hobbs’ role in Fast Five was one of his best, but despite being the main antagonist, he always had a level of integrity. Dropping all of this to make him a villain in the final movie would be completely unnecessary, especially as the franchise needs him to remain a hero for his spinoff.

Fast & Furious 11 may end the main story, but The Rock will be part of the franchise beyond this, and altering his character so drastically wouldn’t make any sense. Instead, adding some extra edge to his character would have the same effect and would avoid stealing the thunder from Dante and Aimes. Although Fast & Furious 11 shouldn’t make him a villain, the film can still allow Hobbs to play dirty and pull some cheap tricks in order to show a grittier side, while letting him taunt his enemies when he inevitably helps save the day.

Fast & Furious 11
is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 4, 2025.

Fast and Furious 11 temp poster Fast and Furious 11 Fast and Furious 11 is the final movie in the Fast Saga. It reunites Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto with the rest of the cast for one last ride. However, the franchise is open for spinoff films like Hobbs & Shaw afterward.Director Louis Leterrier Release Date April 4, 2025 Distributor(s) Universal Pictures Writers Christina Hodson , Oren Uziel

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