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GenreAction, Crime & Thriller
RatedPG-13
Runtime1 hr 47 mins
ReleasedJune 6, 2003
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DirectorJohn Singleton
StarringPaul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes
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2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
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| 2 Fast 2 Furious's Details | |
| Genre | Action, Crime & Thriller |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 06/03/2003 (Universal Amphitheatre); 06/06/2003 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 47 mins |
| Budget | $76M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Based On | Characters by Gary Scott Thompson |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious's Interests | |
| General | Neon underglow, nitrous, Miami bridges, a Skyline GT-R, a pair of Mitsubishis, car meets by the water. |
| Music | David Arnold. Ludacris pulls double duty on screen and on the soundtrack. |
| Movies | The Fast and the Furious (2001). Where Brian met Dom. |
| Television | Miami Vice. Same city, same love of pastels and fast cars. |
| Heroes | Roman Pearce. Complains the entire time, shows up anyway. |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious's Crew | |
| Director | John Singleton |
| Writers | Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt (story), Derek Haas (story), Gary Scott Thompson (story) |
| Producers | Neal H. Moritz |
| Cinematography | Matthew F. Leonetti |
| Music | David Arnold |
| Edited By | Bruce Cannon, Dallas Puett |
| Production | Universal Pictures, Neal H. Moritz Productions |
| Distributed By | Universal Pictures (North America), United International Pictures (International) |
2 Fast 2 Furious has a title that sounds like a dare and a script that sounds like nobody took it. Vin Diesel sat this one out, so Paul Walker carries the sequel, in Miami, surrounded by so much neon the whole movie looks like a phone case. The plot is a basic undercover cop show. Cole Hauser plays Verone like a cologne ad with a temper. What saves it is Tyrese Gibson, playing Roman as a guy who is mad at Brian about everything forever, and their bickering is the real engine here. Ludacris shows up as Tej and looks thrilled to be there. Eva Mendes plays an agent the script keeps forgetting is an agent. The opening race over a rising bridge is goofy and great. It made $236.4 million worldwide on a reported $76M. A 4.5 because the cars are loud, the jokes are louder and the story is out of gas. $4,206 says you thank your next ride share driver with a ’bro’ and only notice after you shut the door.
What works: Tyrese Gibson and Paul Walker bicker like real old friends, and the opening race and the big swarm of cars pouring out of the garage are goofy fun.
What doesn’t: The villain is bland, the undercover plot is generic, and Eva Mendes gets a character the script keeps pushing to the side.
Who it’s for: Fans doing a full franchise rewatch, and anyone who wants loud early-2000s car candy with zero homework.
Spoilers
Brian and Roman flood the streets with a swarm of street racers to shake the cops, then launch their Camaro off a ramp onto Verone’s yacht. Verone gets arrested, Monica’s cover holds, and Brian and Roman quietly pocket some of the dirty money.
Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) has left his LAPD badge behind and is laying low in Miami, street racing for cash, until one race ends with him in handcuffs. U.S. Customs agent Markham (James Remar) and Brian's old FBI boss Bilkins (Thom Barry) offer a way out: go undercover against Carter Verone (Cole Hauser), a slick crime boss, and his record gets wiped clean. Brian agrees on one condition: he picks his partner. He picks Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson), his childhood friend, who is still mad at him. Agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) is already inside. John Singleton directs. One hundred seven minutes, neon everywhere.
Anyone who knows what a nitrous button does. Please don't press it on the freeway.
| Paul Walker | Brian O'Conner |
| Tyrese Gibson (credited | Tyrese) as Roman Pearce |
| Eva Mendes | Agent Monica Fuentes |
| Cole Hauser | Carter Verone |
| Ludacris (credited | Chris "Ludacris" Bridges) as Tej Parker |
| James Remar | Agent Markham |
| Devon Aoki | Suki |
| Thom Barry | Agent Bilkins |
| Edward Finlay | Agent Dunn |
| Mark Boone Junior | Detective Whitworth |
| Mo Gallini | Enrique |
| Roberto Sanchez | Roberto |
| MC Jin | Jimmy |
| Amaury Nolasco | Julius "Orange Julius" |
| Michael Ealy | Jack "Slap Jack" |
| John Cenatiempo | Korpi |
| Eric Etebari | Darden |
| Neal H. Moritz | a Police Officer |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +480 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $236.4M; Domestic box office $127.2M; Opening weekend $50.5M; Profit / loss (est.) +$4.2M; Rotten Tomatoes 37%; CinemaScore A−; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 37% (160 reviews); Metacritic 38 / 100; CinemaScore A−; IMDb users 6.0 / 10 (331,455 votes); movie.guru score 3.7.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.