Is Fast and Furious the longest sequel franchise?

Though the first film in Charles Brosnan's violent, gun-toting franchise sparked a media furore about vigilantism, it remains the best in the five-film series. The sequels are another matter, though, cranking up the anarchy with lacklustre results. read more

The film series has spawned several racing video games for various systems. The arcade game The Fast and the Furious (known as Wild Speed in Japan) was released by Raw Thrills in 2004. In 2006, the video game The Fast and the Furious was released for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable. read more

The original five movies, starting with ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968), invented the modern franchise template, telling one large-scale story over several movies. Following Tim Burton’s 2001 misfire, the series righted itself with the excellent ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ (2011) and ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ (2014). read more