10 Forgotten Movies That Tried to Copy Fast & Furious (and Failed Miserably)
Despite its simple premise - a tight-knit family of crooks and racers who drive fast cars and commit international heists, saving the world from time to time - the "Fast & Furious" franchise is doing better than ever more than 20 years after its inception, as fans still crave high-stakes racing and great CGI as they did back in the early 2000s.
Of course, the Vin Diesel-led franchise has spawned a myriad of imitators eager to cash in on the success of the beloved action saga. Needless to say, most of them at least tried to look original, but they were also the ones that dropped all precautions and jumped right into the world of plagiarism.
Here are 10 movies that tried & failed to copy Fast & Furious:
We are confident that you have never heard of most of the movies on this list, which speaks volumes about their quality, as most of them were simply created to make a quick buck for fans of fast cars and mysterious racers.
While "Fast & Furious" itself started out as a blatant rip-off of "Point Break", the franchise quickly found its own way, eclipsing the original film and becoming a true action phenomenon, something that none of the films on this list can boast.
In addition, there have been a number of other racing films released since the arrival of "Fast & Furious", and all of them have managed to find their own audience by doing something original rather than simply copying the successful formula of the franchise.