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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

(2006, Rated PG-13, Action/adventure, Starring Bow Wow, Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Car crashes, drinking, guns. You can do better.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 14–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    High school kids race cars, smoke, and drink, Yakuza villains deal illegal merchandise and beat up rivals.
  • Violence:

    Cars crash repeatedly, sometimes flipping over horribly, and in one instance, exploding and killing the driver; boys beat each other up, leading to bruised faces, crumpled bodies, bloody mouths.
  • Sex:

    Girl takes off and waves her bra to start a race; high school age girls wear short skirts (schoolgirl outfits) and show cleavage; boys and men adorn their arms with pretty girls; two girls appear very briefly, kissing passionately (elicting comment by passing boy); sinuous dancing with focus on girls' bottoms.
  • Language:

    Tough guys talk hard: several uses of s-word, occasional "damnit," Bow Wow boasts he's such a good salesman he "could sell a rubber to a monk."
  • Consumerism:

    Cars galore (including Volkswagen, Mustang, Toyota, VeilSide autos and Toyo tires), Tabasco sauce, neon billboards in Tokyo (Sanyo, KFC, McDonald's, Citibank, Il Primo); iPod, Snickers.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Villains smoke cigarettes repeatedly (and a cigar); background smoking in clubs and at races; high school students drink in clubs and parties.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Parents need to know that movie includes frequent car racing and crashing, including a car that flips over and explodes, killing the driver (with a disclaimer advising viewers not to try such tricks at home). High school-aged boys fight (a beatdown in the schoolyard), a Yakuza gangster threatens violence; gangsters show guns (inspiring the kids at risk to jump in their cars and drive fast again). High school-aged girls show much skin and dance provocatively in brief party scenes. High school kids smoke cigarettes and drink liquor; the adult villain smokes a cigar. Some language (s-word and suggestive soundtrack lyrics).

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language

    awsome movie

    awsome movie. loved the ending with vin dessel. i think its almost as good as the 1st.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language
    • Negative message

    Just fair!

    Language is just one use of "ass". Violence is guns, and alot of street racing. The reason I say bad role models is because street racing is illegal, and little kids shouldn't get the wrong idea! Fair movie and story, though. I've watched it 3 times and somewhat enjoyed it each time.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    awesome movie

    movie is all right for kids. just 1 part they need to look away. but its fine my bro watched it at age 4

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

    so asome sweet cars

    I love cars. Cool Cars+drifting = Me happy. no sirously great movie best Fast and Furious yet Your kid has probubly seen worse in the sex area no matter how "Sheltered" they are, bisides you can just fast forward over the bad parts.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I LOVED IT!

    I loved this movie, its my favorite! It probaly wouldnt be the best for kids 12 and under. The girls wore like no clothes...probaly the only thing.

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 5.0

  8. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    Failure

    This movie is terrible. I would not recommend it to any age. It promotes the terrible ideas of ricers (or "imports" as they want to be called), drifting, and "NAWS". A uneducated child may get the idea that replacing a Mustang's engine with a Nissan's is smart. Just keep this movie away from anyone who has little common sense. This applies to the rest of the series as well. It hurts to just think about all the people who were ruined by this.

  9. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    This movie was hot

    All the action and stuff, it was so cool. Your eyeballs are on the screen like they were attached to it by superglue. Buy it or rent it, because there is no such thing as having no fun with this street racing moving.

  10. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

  11. I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 1.0

    how could they!

    this movie destroyed the fast and furious and the whole image of drifting!first of all all the crashes didnt make sence!one car crashed into the rx-7 and the rx-7 lows up while the other car had pretty much no damage while the bad guys 350z plunges off a mountain and gets out!! and the real driftking(old fisherman watching at docks)i feel bad for that he had 2 put up with this movie.and last but not least at the end where lucas black races vin deasil didnt make sence.if vin deasil tried 2 drift up and out of that parking lot his car would be in half.horrible movie!!!

  12. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Ohio
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 2.0

    No real value. Watched it to get to the second show at the drive in

    It was steriotypical of todays misled youth trying to be cool and find them selves. It is Not as bad as some of the PG-13 shows I have seen but I see worse on the TV shows kids watch and I do not have cable. The bra sceen was not even worth mentioning and look who's talking had the same style scenes with clevege but it was on older women and not teens. the kids amiddle schools were worse and are alowed to stay in school. My youngest is soon to be 9 and there were a couple of questions that were typical of that age either due to some movie or something they see along the streets in town.

  13. I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    It is a thrilling movie with action and adventure!

    Fast and the Furious was a great movie.It was really good at the end when VanDezzel was in the car.Lil Bow Wow and Lucuas Black was a great actor.Lucas is so cute.

  14. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

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