Known for Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Lin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born
October 11, 1971 (age 54)
Birthplace
Taipei, Taiwan
Filmography
44 films, 13 shows
showing 14 of 15 films


Last Days
2025 · 2h
country: United States
Determined to fulfill his life’s mission, 26-year-old John Allen Chau embarks on a dangerous adventure across the globe to convert the uncontacted tribe of North Sentinel Island to Christianity, while a detective from the Andaman Islands races to stop him before he does harm to himself or the tribe.


F9
2021 · 2h 23m
country: United States
Dominic Toretto and his crew battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered: his forsaken brother.


Star Trek Beyond
2016 · 2h 2m
country: United States
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.


Help
2014 · 5m
country: United States
The first live-action Spotlight Story, HELP, brings cinema-quality filmmaking to the world of 360 storytelling. Filmed with a groundbreaking and custom-built camera array system, HELP drops the audience into the middle of downtown Los Angeles where an unexpected meteor shower has left a deep scar on the streets of Chinatown. What happens next creates panic in the streets and sends a young woman scrambling to escape.


Fast & Furious 6
2013 · 2h 10m
country: United States
Hobbs has Dominic and Brian reassemble their crew to take down a team of mercenaries; Dominic unexpectedly gets sidetracked with facing his presumed deceased girlfriend, Letty.


Fast Five
2011 · 2h 11m
country: United States
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.


Fast & Furious
2009 · 1h 47m
country: United States
When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.


Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007 · 1h 24m
country: United States
In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball candidates to the greed and racial motivations that drive the final decision. There's big business in the movies, and Finishing the Game skewers it with an eye for '70s detail.


La Revolución de Iguodala!
2007 · 3m
country: United States
La Revolucion de Iguoadala! tracks one man's passionate message as it travels through various forms and agendas.


The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
2006 · 1h 44m
country: Germany
In order to avoid a jail sentence, Sean Boswell heads to Tokyo to live with his military father. In a low-rent section of the city, Sean gets caught up in the underground world of drift racing


Annapolis
2006 · 1h 48m
country: United States
Jake Huard, from a shipbuilders family, promised his dying mother he'ld make it to Anapolis Naval Academy. Thanks to tenaciously bugging a Congressman, he's selected despite dubious grades. Once inside, Jake soon proves sub-standard academically. Constantly challenged to his limits, repeatedly made the 'over-cocky' reason for the entire class to suffer, Jake nearly quits, but after facing his utterly un-supportive father's gloating returns just in time. Stubborn Jake finds support withs mates as well as Senor Ali, his lover-to-be, and a discipline he may excel in: the 'brigade' boxing tournament, open to all ranks.


Better Luck Tomorrow
2003 · 1h 41m
country: United States
A group of over-achieving Asian-American high school seniors enjoy a power trip when they dip into extra-curricular criminal activities.


Crossover
2000 · 25m
country: Unknown
Justin Lin explores the 70-year old phenomenon of the Japanese American basketball leagues. Established in the 1930s when racism and segregation barred people of color from participating in white leagues, the Japanese American leagues today are stronger than ever, with over 20,000 players organized in a plethora of leagues composed of numerous organizations, divisions, teams, and tournaments.


Shopping for Fangs
1997 · 1h 30m
country: United States
A married woman, who's been getting seductive phone calls from a lesbian, and a man, who believes he might be a werewolf, are about to find out who they deep down really are.