Furious 7 (alternatively known as Fast & Furious 7 and Furious Seven ) is a 2015 American action film . It is the sequel to the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6 and the seventh installment in the Fast & Furious film series. The film was written by Chris Morgan and directed by James Wan . It stars Vin Diesel , Paul Walker , Dwayne Johnson , Michelle Rodriguez , Jordana Brewster , Tyrese Gibson , Ludacris and Jason Statham . With the previous three installments being set between 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Furious 7 is the first film of the series to take place after Tokyo Drift . === Click Here to watch online ===