The Fast and The Furious

What’s it about?

Undercover cop Brian O’Conner is sent to end Los Angeles street racing but becomes captivated by the culture, forcing him to decide where his loyalty really lies.

The facts

• Directed by Rob Cohen
• Starring Paul Walker (Into the Blue), Vin Diesel (Guardians of the Galaxy), and Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar)
• English and Spanish languages
• Runtime: 104 minutes

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Violence

The film contains intense gun and hand-to-hand combat violence, mostly during illegal activities, such as robberies and car chases.

A main character is violently gunned down and killed by two motorcycle gunman. Two characters shirts have blood stains on them. 

In one sequence, three cars chase a truck and hijack it, shooting a harpoon at the windshield and shooting the driver with something that renders him unconscious.

A car is mowed down by machine gun fire and explodes from the nitrous oxide canisters inside it, but no one is hurt.

One man is held on the ground and force-fed motor oil from a pipe. We see him covered in oil while he gags and struggles. A man demands the victim to kiss his shoes while another man points a gun to his head but kicks him in the stomach when he does. 

We see photos of a man’s face covered with bloody stitches and hear that he was beaten with a wrench.

Nudity and sexual references

One woman bends over and lifts up her skirt to flash a guy, showing her underwear, but no nudity.

Before the start of a race, a woman grabs a man’s hand, putting it down her shirt onto her bare breast, moving it around. We don’t see the bare breast but there is a lot of cleavage.

A couple kiss, and the woman takes a man’s shirt off while she remains clothed. He squeezes her buttocks—shown in closeup—and lifts her up, carrying her to the couch. He puts his head in her breasts and then the scene cuts away.

There’s a glimpse of a woman’s breast and nipple are shown as she changes her shirt.

Offensive language

The film contains frequent uses of the words “sh*t” and “a*s,” as well as one use each of the F-word, N-word, and the word “f*ggot.”

When content stays with you:

We all have our boundaries, and it’s completely okay if something you’ve watched is weighing on your mind. If certain content lingers with you, consider having a chat with friends or whānau to debrief about what you’ve just seen. But if you’re still feeling affected, please reach out to any of the following helplines for support.  

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters

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