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Fast Five

Parents guide · ClearAge age 14+ · Official M

Movie 2011 131 min Action, Thriller, Crime Checked by Dan S · 28 Oct 2026
Official Rating M ClearAge 14+

Why our age differs

Official is M. We say 14+ because the car chases and shootouts are frequent, yet the gore stays franchise-action sized

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Moderate

Our take

Fast Five is a loud action heist film full of shootouts, police raids, and ridiculous car stunts through Rio. People get killed in robberies and chases, and guns are constant tools of the job. Language is mostly the s-word and hell, with at least one clear f-word. We land at 14 and up because the vault heist and gunfights are loud, while the tone stays closer to big franchise action than extreme brutality

Uplifting themes

Found-family loyalty and looking after your people sit under the crime fantasy. The film still glamorizes outlaw life more than it questions it The heroes are charming thieves who solve problems with cars and guns. Care for the crew is real; lawful role modelling is not

Story (may spoil tone)

Former cop Brian O'Conner partners with ex-con Dom Toretto on the opposite side of the law. Since Brian and Mia Toretto broke Dom out of custody, they've blown across many borders to elude authorities. Now backed into a corner in Rio de Janeiro, they must pull one last job in order to gain their freedom.

What we flagged

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Violence
Strong
Frightening
Mild
Language
Moderate

Details

Violence Strong Train robberies, street shootouts, and fistfights keep rolling as the c…

Train robberies, street shootouts, and fistfights keep rolling as the crew battles cops and crime bosses. Hits land hard, people die, and the action rarely slows for long

Language Moderate Lots of the s-word, hell, and tough-guy insults through the garage talk…

Lots of the s-word, hell, and tough-guy insults through the garage talk and chases. You will also hear at least one clear f-word when tempers spike

Drugs / alcohol Mild A passing smoking reference sits in the banter around the crew's past.…

A passing smoking reference sits in the banter around the crew's past. Nobody is dealing drugs on screen; substance use stays a tiny side note beside the heist

Frightening Mild High-speed crashes, ambushes, and being hunted by federal agents keep t…

High-speed crashes, ambushes, and being hunted by federal agents keep the pressure up. The scares are action tension more than horror

Gore / death / weapons Moderate Handguns and automatic weapons dominate raids and getaways, and deaths…

Handguns and automatic weapons dominate raids and getaways, and deaths are clear even when gore is not lingered on. Injury detail sits in the moderate action range

Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.

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Talk after watching

  • The crew treats dangerous stunts like teamwork and loyalty. Where is the line between loyalty and dragging people into crime?
  • Cars and heists look cool on screen. What real-world risks get left out of that fantasy?