<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $788.7 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Fast & Furious 6 (alternatively known as Furious 6 or Fast Six) is a 2013 American action film directed by Justin Lin and written by Chris Morgan . It is the sixth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Bridges, Sung Kang, Luke Evans, Gina Carano, and John Ortiz . Fast & Furious 6 follows a professional criminal gang led by Dominic Toretto (Diesel) who have retired following their successful heist in Fast Five (2011), but remain wanted fugitives . U.S. Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) agent Luke Hobbs (Johnson) offers to clear the group's criminal records and allow them to return home in exchange for helping him to take down a skilled mercenary organization led by Owen Shaw (Evans), one member of which is Toretto's presumed - dead lover Letty Ortiz (Rodriguez). </P> <P> Fast & Furious 6 was in development by February 2010 as the first film in the series to move away from the underground car - racing theme of the series' previous films which was considered to have placed a barrier on audience numbers . Pre-production had begun by April 2011, and principal photography began in London, England in July 2012 . Filming locations also included the Canary Islands, Glasgow, and Los Angeles . The film was first released in the United kingdom, on May 17, 2013, followed by an international release on May 24, 2013 . A sequel was released on April 3, 2015 . </P> <P> Following their successful heist in Brazil, Dominic "Dom" Toretto and his professional criminal crew have fled around the world: Dom lives with Elena; his sister Mia lives with Brian O'Conner and their son, Jack; Gisele and Han live together; and Roman and Tej live in luxury . Meanwhile, DSS agent Luke Hobbs and Riley Hicks investigate the destruction of a Russian military convoy by a crew led by former British SAS Major and special ops soldier Owen Shaw . Hobbs persuades Dom to help capture Shaw by showing him a photo of the supposedly long - dead Letty Ortiz, Dom's former lover . Dom and his crew accept the mission in exchange for their amnesty, allowing them to return to the United States . </P>

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