The Fast and the Furious (2001)
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52% of critics liked it
(145 reviews) -
81% of users liked it
(961,429 ratings)
A magazine article about real-life car racing gangs for Vibe becomes this fast-paced automotive thriller from director Rob Cohen. Paul Walker stars as Brian O'Conner, a youthful FBI agent investigating a series of hijackings by going undercover with a street gang led by charismatic Dominic… More A magazine article about real-life car racing gangs for Vibe becomes this fast-paced automotive thriller from director Rob Cohen. Paul Walker stars as Brian O'Conner, a youthful FBI agent investigating a series of hijackings by going undercover with a street gang led by charismatic Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). Caught up in Toretto's world of gang conflict that is resolved in late-night car races, Spindler starts to sympathize with his chief suspect and falls in love with Toretto's younger sister Mia (Jordana Brewster). In the meantime, Spindler initially suspects the wrong gang of complicity in the crimes he's probing, while Toretto remains involved in a forbidden romance, à la Romeo and Juliet, with his girlfriend Letty (Michelle Rodriguez). The Fast and the Furious co-stars Ted Levine, Rick Yune, and Matt Schulze. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Rob Cohen
- Written By
- Gary Scott Thompson, David Ayer
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure
- In Theaters
- Jun 22, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
A gritty and gratifying cheap thrill, Rob Cohen's high-octane hot-car meller is a true rarity these days, a really good exploitationer, the sort of thing that would rule at drive-ins if they still existed.
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Reece Pendleton, Chicago Reader
While few of the paper-thin characters register long enough to make much of an impression, Diesel carries the movie with his unsettling mix of Zen-like tranquillity and barely controlled rage.
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, Time Out
It doesn't matter that we know where it's going, what counts is that Cohen keeps his pedal to the floor and that his actors gun their lines with absolute conviction. Loud cars, fast music: this movie knows exactly what it's about.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Works hard to be exciting, but the movie scarcely lives up to its title.
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Amy Taubin, Village Voice
Even those who've never heard of 'rice rockets' (Japanese imports souped up with computerized hydraulics and customized engines) might be charmed by the film's blend of kineticism, car-culture rituals, and hilariously flat-footed dialogue.
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Cast
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Paul Walker
as Brian O'Conner
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Vin Diesel
as Dominic Toretto
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Michelle Rodriguez
as Letty
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Jordana Brewster
as Mia Toretto
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Rick Yune
as Johnny Tran
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Chad Lindberg
as Jesse
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Johnny Strong
as Leon
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Matt Schulze
as Vincent
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Ted Levine
as Sgt. Tanner
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Ja Rule
as Edwin
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Thom Barry
as Agent Bilkins
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Vyto Ruginis
as Harry
- Hill Harper
- Mike White




