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Luc Besson
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Luc Besson

Paris, France

Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer known for making highly visual thriller and action films.  Besson has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards and honors from the foreign press, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look"... Read full bio →

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Dracula: A Love Tale

Dracula: A Love Tale

Luc Besson 2025 2h 10m 5.0

In late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a blood-soaked crusade to wrench his lost love back from death.

Dogman

Dogman

Luc Besson 2023 1h 55m

A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.

Arthur, malédiction

Arthur, malédiction

Barthélémy Grossmann 2022 1h 27m

Alex is an 18 year old young man. He has been a big fan of the Arthur and the Minimoys fantasy film saga for years. Then his group of friends suggests that he goes to the abandoned house where the film was shot. They are unaware that they are about to fall into a deadly plot.

Anna

Anna

Luc Besson 2019 1h 59m 4.8

Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Luc Besson 2017 2h 17m 5.6

In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories.

Renegades

Renegades

Steven Quale 2017 1h 45m 5.0

In the midst of the Balkan wars, a squad of Navy SEALs attempts to unravel a long-forgotten mystery after discovering an enormous treasure trove hidden at the bottom of a lake in Serbia.

The Warriors Gate

The Warriors Gate

Matthias Hoene 2016 1h 48m

After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king. Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

The Transporter Refueled

The Transporter Refueled

Camille Delamarre 2015 1h 35m 5.3

The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father.

Taken 3

Taken 3

Olivier Megaton 2014 1h 49m 5.6

Ex-government operative Bryan Mills finds his life is shattered when he's falsely accused of a murder that hits close to home. As he's pursued by a savvy police inspector, Mills employs his particular set of skills to track the real killer and exact his unique brand of justice.

Lucy

Lucy

Luc Besson 2014 1h 29m 5.7

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Brick Mansions

Brick Mansions

Camille Delamarre 2014 1h 30m 6.5

An undercover Detroit cop navigates a dangerous neighborhood that's surrounded by a containment wall with the help of an ex-con in order to bring down a crime lord and his plot to devastate the entire city.

3 Days to Kill

3 Days to Kill

McG 2014 1h 53m 5.4

A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter.

The Family

The Family

Luc Besson 2013 1h 51m 6.2

"The Family" is the story of the Manzonis, a notorious mafia family who gets relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program. While they do their best to fit in, old habits die hard and they soon find themselves handling things the "family" way.

Taken 2

Taken 2

Olivier Megaton 2012 1h 31m 5.9

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Lockout

Lockout

Stephen St. Leger, James Mather 2012 1h 35m 5.7

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Pearce), whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter (Grace) from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Colombiana

Colombiana

Olivier Megaton 2011 1h 48m 6.1

Zoe Saldana plays a young woman who, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Luc Besson 2010 1h 47m 4.5

An adventure set in the early party of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

From Paris with Love

From Paris with Love

Pierre Morel 2010 1h 32m 5.9

In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city.

Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes

Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes

Luc Besson 2010 1h 41m 7.3

With Maltazard now 7 feet tall and Arthur still 2 millimeters small, our hero must find a way to grow back to his normal size and stop the Evil M once and for all, with the help of Selenia and Betameche.

Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum

Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum

Patrick Alessandrin 2009 1h 41m 6.4

Damien and Leito return to District 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses, before the city's secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem.

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Luc Besson 2009 1h 33m 6.2

Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.

Transporter 3

Transporter 3

Olivier Megaton 2008 1h 44m 6.1

Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.

Taken

Taken

Pierre Morel 2008 1h 34m 7.4

A former spy relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been forced into the slave trade.

Taxi 4

Taxi 4

Gérard Krawczyk 2007 1h 31m 5.3

Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.

Bandidas

Bandidas

Espen Sandberg, Joachim Rønning 2006 1h 33m 5.4

Set in the late 19th century. When a ruthless robber baron takes away everything they cherish, a rough-and-tumble, idealistic peasant and a sophisticated heiress embark on a quest for justice, vengeance…and a few good heists.

Arthur et les Minimoys

Arthur et les Minimoys

Luc Besson 2006 1h 34m 6.0

Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, a tiny people living in harmony with nature.

Transporter 2

Transporter 2

Louis Leterrier 2005 1h 28m 6.4

Professional driver Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policymaker and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnapper

Angel-A

Angel-A

Luc Besson 2005 1h 31m 6.6

A beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together... but is their meeting purely coincidence?

Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse

Les rivières pourpres 2 - Les anges de l'apocalypse

Olivier Dahan 2004 1h 37m 6.5

Pierre Niemans faces the threat of the apocalypse while investigating a series of ritual murders.

Banlieue 13

Banlieue 13

Pierre Morel 2004 1h 24m 6.4

Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

Taxi 3

Taxi 3

Gérard Krawczyk 2003 1h 27m 5.1

A gang of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus Gang are wreaking havoc, and the police can't keep up. Police Captain Gilbert is distracted by a Chinese reporter writing a story on his squad, and taxi driver Daniel is in the midst of a relationship crisis.

Michel Vaillant

Michel Vaillant

Louis-Pascal Couvelaire 2003 1h 43m 7.0

Michel Vaillant is # 1 of pilots, undisputed champion in rallying in all circuits in the world. His success arouses admiration and envy. Ruth Wong, director of Team Leader, is determined to break his streak and avenge the memory of his father, founder of Leader. She is capable of anything to achieve her goal.

Fanfan la tulipe

Fanfan la tulipe

Gérard Krawczyk 2003 1h 37m 5.7

In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters

The Transporter

The Transporter

Corey Yuen, Louis Leterrier 2002 1h 32m 6.9

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events.

Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes

Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes

Julien Seri, Ariel Zeitoun 2001 1h 30m 6.1

Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes is a 2001 French movie written by Luc Besson. It demonstrates the skills of the Yamakasi, a group of traceurs who battle against injustice in the Paris ghetto. They use parkour to steal from the rich in order to pay off medical bills for a kid injured copying their techniques.

Wasabi

Wasabi

Gérard Krawczyk 2001 1h 34m 6.4

Hubert is a French policeman with very sharp methods. After being forced to take 2 months off by his boss, who doesn't share his view on working methods, he goes back to Japan, where he used to work 19 years ago, to settle the probate of his girlfriend who left him shortly after marriage without a trace.

Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon

Chris Nahon 2001 1h 38m 6.6

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Taxi 2

Taxi 2

Gérard Krawczyk 2000 1h 22m 5.6

A cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Luc Besson 1999 2h 38m 6.4

In 1429, a French teenager stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil. As she reclaims God's diminished kingdom, this courageous young woman has various amazing victories until her violent and untimely death.

Taxi

Taxi

Gérard Pirès 1998 1h 26m 6.6

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true. He gets a taxi license. Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help Emilien, a loser inspector who can't drive, on the track of German bank robbers, so he doesn't lose his license and his dream job.

Le cinquième élément

Le cinquième élément

Luc Besson 1997 2h 6m 7.9

It’s the year 2257 and a taxi driver has been unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity. The Fifth Element is filmed in a futuristic metropolitan city and in a French comic book asthetic by a controversial British, French and American lineup.

Léon

Léon

Luc Besson 1994 1h 51m 8.9

Leon/The Professional is a story of a lonely hit-man who saves a little girl, played by Natalie Portman in her first starring role, and thus having to give her a place to stay. It’s an intense and fragile story of their relationship and how they take care of one another.

Nikita

Nikita

Luc Besson 1990 1h 57m 7.9

A beautiful felon condemned to death for the murder of a policeman is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.

Le grand bleu

Le grand bleu

Luc Besson 1988 2h 48m 8.0

The Big Blue is a captivating tragedy about the friendship and rivalry of two men and their passion for the ocean and diving.

Kamikaze

Kamikaze

Didier Grousset 1986 1h 27m 7.0

Albert est un génie de l'informatique, Romain un policier de grand talent et Laure une secrétaire d'Etat particulièrement lucide. Ces trois personnages vont se croiser et vivre des aventures hors-du-commun...

Subway

Subway

Luc Besson 1985 1h 44m 6.9

Fred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.

Le dernier combat

Le dernier combat

Luc Besson 1983 1h 30m 7.3

The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.

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