The Fast and Furious crew rolls into Netflix with their first five outings, which is the perfect length for a weekend-long Fast marathon. But while all five films are more than worth watching in their own unique ways, five films is a lot of time for even the most dedicated Fast and Furious fans to figure out their weekend plans. So if you’re keen to ride along with Dom and his crew, we’ve put together a few viewing options for a quick rewatch that doesn’t involve sacrificing your entire weekend for the family.
This is the drag racing option, a quarter mile of pure speed and majesty. This back-to-back gives you two of the three best films in the series any way you slice it, and it adds up to a pretty perfect double action headline. Furthermore, it also plays as a perfect microcosm of the Fast franchise’s broader shifts into blockbuster chaos, with each film clearly reflecting the era of Hollywood filmmaking in which it was made.
There’s really no good reason to pick these three out of the five available on Netflix, but the point is: they are by far the best three available. And you know what, what is the Fast franchise about if it’s not about having the best time possible?
The main story is true
It’s a shame to cut Tokyo Drift of all the Fast reruns you might be indulging in, but if you’re just looking for a recap of the critical moments in the Fast family’s story, these are the right three to choose from the available options.
Look, I can’t really fully recommend this one, but I can understand how it could happen. Maybe on your normal re-listenings you decide (very rightly and correctly) to miss these two? And now that only the first five are on Netflix, could you say this is the perfect excuse to go back and give these decidedly lesser entries a fairer shake? You probably won’t come away from this double feature with a new favorite film in the franchise, but you will certainly enjoy these two films more than you remember. Plus, it’s a pretty excellent pairing for Paul Walker’s talents, and that’s a major highlight for any Fast rewatch.
On the one hand, you can certainly look up the other Fast and Furious movies on the various streaming sites they exist on – most of them are on Peacock, but that will change at the end of this week. On the other hand, the best option might be to stick with Netflix and watch a few Fast-esque movies you haven’t seen before: the Lost Bullet series.
Lost Bullet is a franchise of two French films full of incredible car chases and vehicular mayhem. They don’t exactly bring the family atmosphere that the Fast franchise caters to, but as far as car-based action goes, Lost Bullet definitely lives up to the best that Dom and his team have to offer.