Luc Besson

Writer, Producer, Director

Birthdate: Mar 18, 1959

Birthplace: Paris, France

Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already showed amazing creativity as a youth, writing early drafts of The Big Blue (1988) and The Fifth Element (1997), as an adolescent bored in school. He planned on becoming a marine biologist specializing in dolphins until a diving accident at age 17 which rendered him unable to dive any longer. He moved back to Paris, where he was born, and only at age 18 did he first have an urban life or television. He realized that film was a medium which he could combine all his interests in various arts together, so he began taking odd jobs on various films. He moved to America for three years, then returned to France and formed Les Films de Loups - his own production company, which later changed its name to Les Films de Dauphins. He is now able to dive again.

Movies
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Known For

The Fifth Element

(1997)

Léon: The Professional

(1994)

Lucy

(2014)

La Femme Nikita

(1990)

Luc Besson Movies

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Upcoming (2)

2025 |
Dracula: A Love Tale
2025 |
Dracula: A Love Tale

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Previous (106)

2024 |
June and John
2024 |
June and John
2024 |
June and John
2022 |
Arthur, malédiction
2022 |
Arthur, malédiction
2018 |
Taxi 5
2018 |
Taxi 5
2017 |
American Renegades
2017 |
American Renegades
2016 |
Enter the Warriors Gate
2016 |
Enter the Warriors Gate
2014 |
The Homesman
2013 |
Almost Charming
2013 |
Collision
2012 |
Blind Man
2012 |
Blind Man
2011 |
The Lady
2011 |
Halal police d'État
2011 |
La planque
2011 |
Colombiana
2011 |
Colombiana
2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010 |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010 |
Arthur and the Great Adventure
2010 |
Arthur and the Great Adventure
2010 |
Arthur and the Great Adventure
2010 |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2010 |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
2009 |
District 13: Ultimatum
2009 |
District 13: Ultimatum
2010 |
From Paris with Love
2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 |
Le missionnaire
2009 |
Little New York
2008 |
Taken
2008 |
Transporter 3
2008 |
Transporter 3
2007 |
Taxi 4
2007 |
Taxi 4
2007 |
The Secret
2005 |
Angel-A
2005 |
Angel-A
2005 |
Angel-A
2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 |
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 |
Bandidas
2006 |
Bandidas
2004 |
District B13
2004 |
District B13
2005 |
Cut Killer Show
2005 |
Imposture
2005 |
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 |
Transporter 2
2005 |
Transporter 2
2005 |
Unleashed
2005 |
Unleashed
2004 |
Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse
2003 |
Les côtelettes
2003 |
Michel Vaillant
2003 |
Zéro un
2003 |
Fanfan
2003 |
Fanfan
2003 |
Taxi 3
2003 |
Taxi 3
2001 |
Wasabi
2001 |
Wasabi
2001 |
Yamakasi
2001 |
August 15th
2001 |
Kiss of the Dragon
2001 |
Kiss of the Dragon
2000 |
The Dancer
2000 |
The Dancer
2000 |
Taxi 2
2000 |
Taxi 2
1999 |
Kartoos
1999 |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1998 |
Taxi
1998 |
Taxi
2004 |
Taxi
2004 |
Taxi
1997 |
Nil by Mouth
1994 |
Léon: The Professional
1994 |
Léon: The Professional
1993 |
Point of No Return
1991 |
Atlantis
1991 |
Atlantis
1991 |
Atlantis
1991 |
Lune froide
1990 |
La Femme Nikita
1990 |
La Femme Nikita
1988 |
The Big Blue
1988 |
The Big Blue
1986 |
Kamikaze
1986 |
Kamikaze
1985 |
Subway
1985 |
Subway
1985 |
Subway
1983 |
The Last Battle
1983 |
The Last Battle
1983 |
The Last Battle
1981 |
Les bidasses aux grandes manoeuvres

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2024 |
Weekend in Taipei
Weekend in Taipei
2024
R
1h 40m
Action, Thriller
5.9
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
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2015 |
The Transporter Refueled
The Transporter Refueled
2015
PG-13
1h 36m
Action, Adventure, Thriller
In the south of France, former special-ops mercenary Frank Martin enters into a game of chess with a femme-fatale and her three sidekicks who are looking for revenge against a sinister Russian kingpin.
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2015 |
Home
Home
2015
PG
1h 34m
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.
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2015 |
Taken 3
Taken 3
2015
PG-13
1h 48m
Action, Thriller
Accused of a ruthless murder he never committed or witnessed, Bryan Mills goes on the run and brings out his particular set of skills to find the true killer and clear his name.
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2014 |
Brick Mansions
Brick Mansions
2014
PG-13
1h 30m
Action, Crime, Thriller
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.
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2012 |
Taken 2
Taken 2
2012
PG-13
1h 32m
Action, Thriller
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.
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2002 |
The Transporter
The Transporter
2002
PG-13
1h 32m
Action, Crime, Thriller
6.8
Frank Martin, who "transports" packages for unknown clients, is asked to move a package that soon begins moving, and complications arise.

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2024 |
Revolver
Revolver
2024
1h 54m
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery
5.4
An ex-police officer embarks on a single-minded goal upon leaving jail, after serving a sentence for crimes committed under dubious circumstances.
2014 |
3 Days to Kill
3 Days to Kill
2014
PG-13
1h 57m
Action, Drama, Thriller
A dying CIA agent trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter is offered an experimental drug that could save his life in exchange for one last assignment.
2012 |
Lockout
Lockout
2012
PG-13
1h 35m
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
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2024 |
DogMan
DogMan
2024
R
1h 55m
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
6.8
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
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2019 |
Anna
Anna
2019
R
1h 58m
Action, Thriller
6.7
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.
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2018 |
The Family
The Family
2018
TV-MA
1h 22m
Drama
6.8
Andrés and his 12 year old son Pedro live in a violent neighborhood in Caracas, but they hardly see each other. One day, Andrés comes home and finds out that Pedro has gotten himself in serious trouble after hurting a boy in a fight.
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2017 |
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017
PG-13
2h 16m
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
6.4
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
2014 |
Lucy
Lucy
2014
R
1h 29m
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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1997 |
The Fifth Element
The Fifth Element
1997
PG-13
2h 6m
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
7.6
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.