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Justin Lin

29 credited titles on WatchWise

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.

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Strongest genre

Thriller

$1.8B · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

Fast & Furious 6

$789M

Standout efficiency

15.2x

Better Luck Tomorrow · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$2.5B

Combined reported budget

$646M

Gross / budget

3.9x

Bankability Index

51 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.