Felix Gary Gray (born July 17, 1969) is an American director and producer. Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos, including "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, "Natural Born Killaz" by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube, "Keep Their Heads Ringin'" by Dr. Dre, "Waterfalls" by TLC, and "Ms. Jackson" by Outkast. Gray made his feature-film directorial debut with the comedy Friday (1995). He has since directed the films Set It Off (1996), The Negotiator (1998), The Italian Job (2003), Be Cool (2005), Law Abiding Citizen (2009), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He also directed the eighth instalment of the Fast & Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious (2017), which is one of the highest-grossing films of all time. Description above from the Wikipedia article F. Gary Gray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 17, 1969 (57)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Director and producer
- 14 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are F. Gary Gray's films like?
Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 11
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 3 · Dark 6
A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 8
Steady 1 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 4
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 5
Casual 2 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 7 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 4
Resolved 9 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet3
- Tragic2
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch F. Gary Gray's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).
Subscription and free streaming for F. Gary Gray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
19 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Lift(2024)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
The Fate of the Furious(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Sea of Trees(2015)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Straight Outta Compton(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Assassin’s Creed - Syndicate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Law Abiding Citizen(2009)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Setting it Straight: Making ‘Set it Off’ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
On the Lot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Be Cool(2005)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
The Italian Job(2003)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
A Man Apart(2003)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Ryan Caulfield: Year One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Negotiator(1998)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Set It Off(1996)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Friday(1995)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Crack House(1989)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles from 1989 to 2024.
Biggest box office
The Fate of the Furious (2017)
Highest rated
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Most popular right now
The Italian Job (2003)
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Friday
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
3 major nominations and no wins, 1998–2016.
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Short Form Music Video
- Grammy Award, nominated · Best Music Video, Short Form
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do F. Gary Gray's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th5
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 54/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is F. Gary Gray's work okay for kids?
Across up to 12 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does F. Gary Gray work with?
People who share at least 2 of F. Gary Gray's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Christian Wagner shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Charlize TheronShared titles: The Fate of the Furious (2017), The Italian Job (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Charlize Theron
- Dwayne JohnsonShared titles: The Fate of the Furious (2017), Be Cool (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Dwayne Johnson
- Jason StathamShared titles: The Fate of the Furious (2017), The Italian Job (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Statham
- Vin DieselShared titles: The Fate of the Furious (2017), A Man Apart (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Vin Diesel
Composers and editors
- Christian WagnerShared titles: Men in Black: International (2019), The Fate of the Furious (2017), The Negotiator (1998)See all 3 shared titles with Christian Wagner
- Brian TylerShared titles: The Fate of the Furious (2017), Law Abiding Citizen (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Brian Tyler
- John PowellShared titles: Be Cool (2005), The Italian Job (2003)See all 2 shared titles with John Powell
- John CarterShared titles: Set It Off (1996), Friday (1995)See all 2 shared titles with John Carter
Producers
- Dr. DreShared titles: Straight Outta Compton (2015), Murder Was the Case: The Movie (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Dr. Dre
- Ice CubeShared titles: Straight Outta Compton (2015), Friday (1995)See all 2 shared titles with Ice Cube
- David NicksayShared titles: Be Cool (2005), The Negotiator (1998)See all 2 shared titles with David Nicksay
- Bob DegusShared titles: A Man Apart (2003), Set It Off (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Bob Degus
