Justin Lin

15 films directed

Biography

Justin Lin (traditional Chinese: 林詣彬; simplified Chinese: 林诣彬; pinyin: Lín Yìbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Gē-pin, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed over $3 billion USD worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on Better Luck Tomorrow (2002), the Fast & Furious franchise from The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) to Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and F9 (2021), and Star Trek Beyond (2016). He is also known for his work on television programs like Community and True Detective.

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Most directed genres

Recurring actors

The career in numbers

US$ 867 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
US$ 3.0 bi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
US$ 87 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
US$ 336 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
6.8 Average rating from 8 film(s) with data
3.5× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
Helldivers	2027	—	—	—
Last Days	2025	—	—	7.4
F9	2021	US$ 200 mi	US$ 726 mi	7.0
Star Trek Beyond	2016	US$ 185 mi	US$ 343 mi	6.8
Help	2014	—	—	6.8
Fast & Furious 6	2013	US$ 160 mi	US$ 789 mi	6.8
Fast Five	2011	US$ 125 mi	US$ 626 mi	7.2
Fast & Furious	2009	US$ 85 mi	US$ 363 mi	6.7
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee	2007	US$ 500,000	US$ 52,868	4.9
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	2006	US$ 85 mi	US$ 159 mi	6.6
Annapolis	2006	US$ 26 mi	US$ 17 mi	6.9
Better Luck Tomorrow	2003	US$ 250,000	US$ 4 mi	6.2
Shopping for Fangs	1997	US$ 100,000	—	5.4
BRZRKR	—	—	—	—
That Man from Rio	—	—	—	—