2. The Fast and the Furious
The one that started it all. Sure, it’s just Point Break with cars instead of surfing, but everything that makes Fast and Furious great is baked into this small, emotional first film. Friendship, passion, love, excellent car races and appreciation, and two star-making performances in its leads Vin Diesel and Paul Walker. The film holds this spot both for its incredibly complete vision of what this world is as well as the groundwork it lays for everything moving ahead.