How To Watch ‘Fast & Furious’ Movies In Order

‘Fast & Furious‘ is easily one of the biggest action franchises in Hollywood. Starting out in 2001 with ‘The Fast and the Furious’, initially, the films focused on illegal racing. It culminated in 2009 and quickly transitioned into a series about spying and heists with ‘Fast Five.’

Since there are so many films in the ever-growing franchise, it is really hard to keep a track of everyone. So here we will decode how to watch these movies in order, both in chronological as well as release order. So sit back, relax, and enjoy reading about this action franchise.

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‘Fast & Furious’ In Chronological Order

The ‘Fast & Furious‘ franchise has been growing since 2001 and has nine films under its bucket, several spin-offs, short films, and an animated series. Over the years, it has transitioned from a racing franchise to something that focuses mainly on spies and heists. Here is the complete chronological order of the film.

1. ‘The Fast and the Furious‘ (2001)

2. ‘The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious‘ (2003 short film)

3. ‘2 Fast 2 Furious‘ (2003)

4. ‘Los Bandoleros‘ (2009 short film)

5. ‘Fast & Furious‘ (2009)

6. ‘Fast Five‘ (2011)

7. ‘Fast & Furious 6‘ (2013)

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

9. ‘Furious 7‘ (2015)

10. ‘The Fate of the Furious‘ (2017)

11. ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw‘ (2019)

12. ‘F9‘ (2021)

13. ‘Fast X‘ (2023)

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‘Fast & Furious’ Movies In Release Order

People who are new to this action-packed franchise should simply stick to the release date order. Since there are two short films and one spin-off (‘Hobbs & Shaw‘) between the main films. The main films, also called the Fast Saga, also spawned an animated show titled ‘Fast & Furious Spy Racers.’

1. ‘The Fast and the Furious‘ (June 22, 2001)
2. ‘The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious‘ (2003 short films)
3. ‘2 Fast 2 Furious‘ (June 6, 2003)
4. ‘The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift‘ (June 16, 2006)
5. ‘Fast & Furious’ (April 3, 2009)
6. ‘Los Bandoleros’ (2009 short film)
7. ‘Fast Five’ (April 29, 2011)
8. ‘Fast & Furious 6’ (May 24, 2013)
9. ‘Furious 7’ (April 3, 2015)
10. ‘The Fate of the Furious’ (April 14, 2017)
11. ‘Hobbs & Shaw’ (August 2, 2019, spinoff film)
12. ‘F9’ (June 25, 2021)
13. ‘Fast X’ (May 19, 2023)

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