The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

PG-13

2006

1h 50m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan. Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, but dangerous, new style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man's girlfriend.

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Critics Consensus

Eye-popping driving sequences coupled with a limp story and flat performances make this Drift a disappointing follow-up to previous Fast and Furious installments.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

Mar 31, 2019

This third outing made me almost nostalgic for the original movie starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. Almost.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Mar 31, 2019

Whizzily underwhelming...

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James Christopher

The Times (UK)

Mar 29, 2019

The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift is another dismal chapter in a franchise that started promisingly enough with Rob Cohen's rebel-with-too-much-horse-power-but-lots-of-chicks.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 4, 2023

0.5/4

Racing scenes, the only reason people endure this franchise’s bad scripts and worse acting, are filmed unintelligibly fast and enhanced by generic computer effects.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Aug 9, 2023

4/10

Fully embracing car culture, yet without the over-the-top slang abused in the previous picture, this third chapter wisely dispenses with the undercover cop missions.

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

Jul 4, 2021

3/5

In lesser hands, Tokyo Drift could've been the series' early death knell, but Justin Lin's confident, propulsive direction makes it a fun, and ultimately necessary, adjunct.

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 2 days ago

The worldwide gross is $158,964,610.00.

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Frank C

@Fronkadelic Sep 7, 2026

Awful acting. The dialogue scenes are excruciating and his fake accent is not helping me at all.

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Cinema S

@cinema_sensei Aug 21, 2026

This one is mostly nostalgia for me, but it still holds up as a genuinely fun watch. The cars, drifting, soundtrack, Tokyo setting, and that early-2000s style give it a personality the later films lost. The story is simple and some acting is rough, but I honestly don't care much when the racing and atmosphere are this enjoyable. It's not perfect, but it's one of the franchise entries I can easily rewatch.

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Nalani M

@RT56695632 Aug 16, 2026

I think this is one of the worst movies i've ever seen. The acting was terrible and made me cringe. The story could have been so much better if the people weren't written so badly. Don't waste your time on this movie.

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Tyler S

@tylerking24 Aug 5, 2026

Now three films into this franchise, and this one lost me in the first act. Unfortunately, nothing was done to keep me interested.

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Wendel L

@BRZRKR Jul 31, 2026

Direção: Bom Atuação: Ok Roteiro: Bom Caracterização: Ok Soundtrack: Bom

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Synopsis

Sean Boswell (Lucas Black) always feels like an outsider, but he defines himself through his victories as a street racer. His hobby makes him unpopular with the authorities, so he goes to live with his father in Japan. Once there and even more alienated, he learns about an exciting, but dangerous, new style of the sport. The stakes are high when Sean takes on the local champion and falls for the man's girlfriend.

Director: Justin Lin
Producer: Neal H. Moritz
Screenwriter: Alfredo Botello, Chris Morgan, Kario Salem
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Original Film, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Involving Teens|Reckless and Illegal Behavior|Sexual Content|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 16, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 22, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $62.5M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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