1. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
   Furious 7 (2015)
2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Scott Eastwood and Kurt Russell co-star in this film as Little Nobody and Mr. Nobody (respectively). They are both intelligence operatives.

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   Fast Five (2011)
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

The character Brian O'Conner, played by Paul Walker, does not appear in this film. He also does not appear in the eighth movie, "The Fate of the Furious," which was filmed after his death.

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   Furious 7 (2015)
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Although the movie is officially named "Fast & Furious 6," the opening credits of this movie name it as "Furious 6."

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

"Los Bandoleros" is a 20-minute short film which shows the back-story of "Fast & Furious." It was co-written and directed by Vin Diesel.

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   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

"The Fast and the Furious" is based on an article for "Vibe" magazine. The article, titled "Racer X," was written by Ken Li.

1. Fast Five (2011)
   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

Fun Fact: Dwayne Johnson plays agent Luke Hobbs in the "Fast and Furious" franchise. He appears in four films, numbers 5 through 8.

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

Paul Walker, who played Brian O'Conner in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, died midway through the movie’s filming. His brothers were used as stand-ins for him in the remaining scenes.

1. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

This movie has the second shortest running time of all the films in the franchise, at 106 minutes. Only the third movie, "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift," is shorter at 104 minutes.

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   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
2. Fast Five (2011)

Vince is Dom’s childhood friend and a member of his team. He is played by actor Matt Schulze and appears in the first movie as well as this one. His photograph is shown in the fourth movie, "Fast & Furious." His photograph and archival footage are shown in "Fast & Furious 6."

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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Fast Five (2011)

Eva Mendes appears in this movie as Monica Fuentes, an undercover United States Customs Service agent. She plays the character again in "Fast Five" in an uncredited cameo appearance.

1. Furious 7 (2015)
   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

The "Vibe" magazine article on which the show is based covers street racing in New York City. The movie, however, is set in Los Angeles.

1. Fast Five (2011)
   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Tyrese Gibson plays Roman Pearce in the "Fast and Furious" franchise. He is Brian’s childhood friend and a part of the team. He appears in five of the movies.

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. Fast & Furious (2009)

Jason Statham, who is featured in the next installment, "Furious 7," makes an appearance at the end of "Fast & Furious 6."

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. Fast Five (2011)

This is the debut role for Peruvian-Australian actress Nathalie Kelley. She has the part of Neela, a love interest of Sean’s.

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   Fast Five (2011)
2. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

John Singleton directed "2 Fast 2 Furious." It is the second of three movies where he would direct actor Tyrese Gibson, who played Brian’s childhood friend. They worked together on Baby Boy (2001) and would collaborate again on Four Brothers (2005).

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   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
2. Fast Five (2011)

This film was nominated for several awards. Among those it won, was the Teen Choice Award’s Choice Movie – Action.

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   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Neal H. Moritz has been a producer of the eight "Fast and Furious" movies made so far. Vin Diesel has been a producer of movies 4 through 8.

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   Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

"The Fast and the Furious" is directed by Rob Cohen. Cohen would again direct Vin Diesel in the movie xXx and in the third installment of that franchise, xXx: Return of Xander Cage.

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Sean Boswell is played by Luke Black. He makes a cameo appearance in "Furious 7."

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

John Ortiz plays the character Arturo Braga, the drug lord. He would reprise this role in the sixth movie, "Fast & Furious 6."

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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Djimon Hounsou co-stars as Mose Jakande. He is a Somali terrorist and mercenary in possession of the God's Eye – a surveillance system that can find and track anyone on the planet.

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
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Sung Kang’s character, Han Lue, is a street racer and mechanic. He is also on Dom’s team. Han Lue appears in several of the movies in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, beginning with movie number 3.

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker won the MTV Movie Awards for Best On-Screen Duo for their roles in this film.

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   Furious 7 (2015)
2. Fast Five (2011)

In the mid-credits of this movie it is revealed that Letty did not die as had been presumed. She would rejoin the action in "Fast & Furious 6."

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. Fast and Furious 6 (2013)

Rapper/actor Bow Wow has the part of Twinkie in this movie. He is shown in archival footage in "Furious 7" -- which turned out to be a surprise to Bow Wow!

1. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

Jason Statham is introduced into the storyline during the mid-credits scene. He would go on to act in Furious 7 as Deckard Shaw, brother of Owen Shaw, who died as a result of his encounter with Dom and the team.

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Both Neal H. Moritz (the film's producer) and Rob Cohen (the film's director) appear in minor roles. Moritz races Brian, played by Paul Walker, in a Ferrari and Cohen is a delivery guy for Pizza Hut.

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   Fast Five (2011)
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Devon Aoki plays Suki, Tej’s friend. She is the driver of a pink Honda S2000 and has an all-female team.

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   Fast Five (2011)
2. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

In this movie, Joaquim de Almeida portrays Hernan Reyes – a businessman who is actually a drug lord. This Portuguese-American actor gained recognition for his roles in "Clear and Present Danger" (1994) and "Desperado" (1995).

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. Fast Five (2011)

Chris Morgan is the screenwriter for this The Fast and the Furious movie. In fact, he is a screenwriter for movies 3 through 8.

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   Fast Five (2011)
2. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)

"The Fast and the Furious" was nominated for several awards. One of those it won was for Best On-Screen Team (Vin Diesel and Paul Walker) at the MTV Movie Awards.

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
2. Fast Five (2011)

Drift racing (featured in this film) is a technique involving carefully timed braking and accelerating, which allows the car to slide sideways. Races in this movie feature drifting and a lot of hairpin turns.

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   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
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"Fast & Furious 6" was nominated for several awards. Among others, it won the Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie: Action/Adventure.

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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

Although fourth in the "Fast and Furious" movie franchise, the events in "Fast & Furious" take place between those in the second and third films. Don't be confused.

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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Furious 7 (2015)

Dwayne Johnson’s character is agent Luke Hobbs. He is described as a United States Diplomatic Security Service agent and bounty hunter.

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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)
2. Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

"The Fast and the Furious" got average to negative reviews when it was first released. It has, however, gone on to be the basis of a much-acclaimed movie franchise.

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   The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
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Although Sung Kang’s character, Han Lue, dies in this movie, he still appears in the next three movies (4 through 6). Those movies are chronological preludes to this one.

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)

Brian (played by Paul Walker) starts out as an undercover LAPD officer who is discharged for his connections to Dom’s gang in the first movie. Now, he is an FBI agent – he resigns at the end of this movie.

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   Furious 7 (2015)
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"2 Fast 2 Furious" is the only movie in the "Fast and Furious" franchise in which Vin Diesel does not appear. He makes a cameo appearance at the end of the third movie, "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift." For all other movies -- 4 through 8 -- he receives top billing.

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   2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
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Within the "Fast and Furious" franchise, Jordana Brewster acts as Mia Toretto – Dominic's younger sister and Brian's girlfriend. She appears in five of the movies with Paul Walker.

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   Furious 7 (2015)
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   The Fast and the Furious (2001)

Gal Gadot portrays Gisele Yashar, a liaison for the drug lord Braga. She appears in four of the franchise’s eight films. She is in movies 4 through 7.

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   Furious 7 (2015)
2. 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
   The Fast and the Furious (2001)

The original "The Fast and the Furious" movie was rereleased in 2016 to commemorate its 15th anniversary.

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   Fast & Furious (2009)
2. Fast Five (2011)
   Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Michelle Rodríguez, who plays Dom’s love interest Leticia "Letty" Ortiz in the "Fast and Furious" franchise, appears in five of the movies. Her first was the 2001 original, and she's also in the newest 2017 release.