The Fast & Furious saga has 10 released films, 20 hrs 44 in total, spread from 2001 to 2023. One more film is announced and is not counted here: a total has to be reachable.
That comes to 11 evenings of two hours — the median film runs 130 minutes, so an evening swallows one, rarely two.
In release order
- 2001 — The Fast and the Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2003 — 2 Fast 2 Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2006 — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift — 1 hr 44
- 2009 — Fast & Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2011 — Fast Five — 2 hrs 10
- 2013 — Fast & Furious 6 — 2 hrs 10
- 2015 — Furious 7 — 2 hrs 17
- 2017 — The Fate of the Furious — 2 hrs 16
And to close: F9 (2 hrs 25), Fast X (2 hrs 21).
In chronological order
- 2001 — The Fast and the Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2003 — 2 Fast 2 Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2009 — Fast & Furious — 1 hr 47
- 2011 — Fast Five — 2 hrs 10
- 2013 — Fast & Furious 6 — 2 hrs 10
- 2006 — The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift — 1 hr 44
- 2015 — Furious 7 — 2 hrs 17
- 2017 — The Fate of the Furious — 2 hrs 16
Then: F9 (2 hrs 25), Fast X (2 hrs 21).
Which order should you pick?
Chronological, for an unusual reason: the saga itself adopted it. 'Tokyo Drift' came out third but takes place after the sixth film — and the saga caught up with it by replaying its final scene in 'Fast & Furious 6', six years later. Following release order therefore means seeing a conclusion before its set-up. This is one of the rare cases where the disorder is not a fan debate but a correction the studio owned.
Is Fast & Furious worth the marathon?
Twenty and three quarter hours for ten films, eleven evenings — as many as Star Wars, for a saga that started as a low-budget street-racing film. Twenty-two years of production, and an escalation few franchises own this openly: from stealing DVD players to saving the planet. You can find it absurd; it is at any rate perfectly consistent with itself, which is rarer than it sounds.
Who it is for
For whoever wants a saga that owns its escalation and asks no memory effort between films. For anyone who accepts eleven evenings for a pleasure that claims nothing else. If you expect the first three films to foreshadow the rest, they do not: the saga changed nature after the fourth, and that is where it becomes what people know.
FAQ
What order should I watch Fast & Furious in? Chronological: 'Tokyo Drift' takes place after the sixth film, and the saga itself acknowledged it.
How many evenings should I plan? 20 hrs 44 for ten films, eleven evenings of two hours.
Is there an eleventh film? Announced but not released: it is not counted in this total.
Last updated: September 25, 2026 — TMDB data verified.