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The Furious Review (2026) — 81% Celluloid Score

Directed by Kenji Tanigaki · 2026 ·

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Answer Summary: Is The Furious worth watching in the UK?

The Furious (2026) earns a 81% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for The Furious?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

81%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

93% Critic Score
88% Audience
78 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.7
7.4 IMDb /10
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Runtime
1h 40m
Cast
Xie Miao , Joe Taslim

Where to watch in the United Kingdom

The Furious is in cinemas now — it isn't streaming anywhere yet.

Why this score?

  • Strong critic approval (93% positive).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (88%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (78/100).
  • Celluloid Score 81% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Viewers who want a well-regarded action, crime, thriller pick
  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

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    Is The Furious worth watching?

    Yes — The Furious earns a 81% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

    Critics Consensus

    Kenji Tanigaki's lean Japanese actioner hit 93% critics and 88% audiences — Xie Miao and Joe Taslim anchor the midyear martial-arts surprise that puts Hollywood chase films to shame.

    Celluloid Critics Consensus

    Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

    What is The Furious about?

    Kenji Tanigaki's lean Japanese actioner follows a retired enforcer pulled back into the underworld when a young courier he once protected is marked for death over a stolen ledger. Xie Miao and Joe Taslim sprint through neon districts, parking garages, and bathhouses in a single night of hand-to-hand combat staged with clarity and moral weight. Tanigaki treats each fight as accounting — debts paid in bruises — and keeps the 100-minute runtime free of CGI bloat. Variety and Collider both flagged the film as the midyear martial-arts surprise that puts Hollywood chase films to shame.

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    Critic Reviews

    critic The Furious

    The Furious Review: Kenji Tanigaki's Tokyo Action Sprint Is 93% Lean Fury

    Xie Miao and Joe Taslim anchor Kenji Tanigaki's one-night Tokyo actioner — 93% critics, 88% audiences, and hand-to-hand cinema that embarrasses Hollywood chase films.

    Essential [Japan](/country/japan/) action on [Best of 2026](/best/2026/) — martial-arts clarity over CGI bloat.

    Dr. Amara Okonkwo World Cinema Editor

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