Fast & Furious 6 (2013)

Somebody please measure the runway in this movie, because the finale on it runs so long the plane should have reached another continent. Fast 6 is where the series stopped pretending physics applies: a tank on a Spanish highway, Vin Diesel launching off a bridge to catch someone in midair, and the word family delivered like a legal oath. Dwayne Johnson sweats through every scene like it’s in his contract. Luke Evans plays the villain as a darker Dom with a better coat. The Letty plot is pure soap opera, and the movie treats it like Shakespeare. The car stunts are nuts, the subway fight in London is great, and the story underneath runs on fumes. It made $788.7 million worldwide on a reported budget somewhere between $160 and $260 million, depending on who’s counting. A 6.2 because the action is a blast and the plot is something you nod along to between crashes. $2,686 says you google how long that runway would have to be before the credits even end.

What works: The tank chase, the bridge catch and a London subway fight that delivers exactly the chaos the series promises.

What doesn’t: The Letty memory plot is pure soap opera, and the endless runway finale stretches past even this franchise’s loose relationship with reality.

Who it’s for: Fans who come for the cars and the crew and don’t mind leaving physics at the door.