Direction: Luc Besson

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Luc Besson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Léon: The Professional

1994 · Movie · 106 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Jean Reno · Natalie Portman · Gary Oldman · Danny Aiello

Synopsis 12-year-old Mathilda's family are murdered in a drug deal gone awry. Orphaned by the massacre, Mathilda is forced to take shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, Leon, whom she knows only slightly. He's a loner and first generation immigrant,...

7.6

71K votes

7.6

71K votes

The Big Blue

1988 · Movie · 168 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Jean-Marc Barr · Jean Reno · Rosanna Arquette · Jean Bouise

Synopsis French Jacques Mayol (Jean-Marc Barr) and italian Enzo Maiorca (Jean Reno) have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the mediterranean. They were not real friends in these days, but there was...

6.8

5K votes

6.8

5K votes

Angel-A

2005 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Jamel Debbouze · Rie Rasmussen · Gilbert Melki · Serge Riaboukine

Synopsis A beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.

6.8

2K votes

6.8

2K votes

The Lady

2011 · Movie · 127 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Michelle Yeoh · David Thewlis · William Hope · Sahajak Boonthanakit

Synopsis The story of pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and the academic and writer Michael Aris; a true story of love set against political turmoil.

6.6

436 votes

6.6

436 votes

The Fifth Element

1997 · Movie · 127 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Bruce Willis · Gary Oldman · Milla Jovovich · Luke Perry

Synopsis The Fifth Element (1997) is a visually stunning sci-fi adventure set in the 23rd century. When an ancient evil threatens Earth, a New York City cab driver, Korben Dallas, becomes an unlikely hero. He teams up with Leeloo, a mysterious...

6.6

94K votes

6.6

94K votes

Dogman

2023 · Movie · 114 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Caleb Landry Jones · Jonica T. Gibbs · Marisa Berenson · Christopher Denham

Synopsis As a child, Douglas was abused by a violent father, who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, the dogs protected him. Traumatized, and leading a life on the margins of society with his dogs, Douglas descends...

6.5

3K votes

6.5

3K votes

Nikita (La femme Nikita)

1990 · Movie · 115 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Anne Parillaud · Jean-Hugues Anglade · Tchéky Karyo · Jeanne Moreau

Synopsis Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is a young lady who with two Nihilist friends commit robbery and murder while on drugs. After her trial she is not executed or taken to prison, but to a school for special operatives. She is told...

6.3

17K votes

6.3

17K votes

Atlantis

1991 · Documentary · 80 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

6.3

119 votes

6.3

119 votes

The Last Battle

1983 · Movie · 92 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Jean Reno · Pierre Jolivet · Jean Bouise · Fritz Wepper

Synopsis In the post-apocalyptic future, only a few humans are left. No one is able to speak; the film contains no dialogue, and characters communicate non-verbally. A determined loner befriends a reclusive older man and these two battle against vicious thugs...

6.1

894 votes

6.1

894 votes

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

1999 · Movie · 151 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Milla Jovovich · John Malkovich · Faye Dunaway · Dustin Hoffman

Synopsis The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) follows the tumultuous journey of Joan, a young French peasant girl who claims to hear divine voices urging her to lead France against English invaders during the Hundred Years' War. Guided...

5.8

15K votes

5.8

15K votes

Anna

2019 · Movie · 119 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Sasha Luss · Helen Mirren · Luke Evans · Cillian Murphy

Synopsis 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.

5.8

4K votes

5.8

4K votes

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Dane DeHaan · Cara Delevingne · Clive Owen · Ethan Hawke

Synopsis Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) follows special agents Valerian and Laureline as they embark on a mission to protect Alpha, a vast metropolis where species from across the universe coexist. Tasked with uncovering a dark force...

Max

5.7

14K votes

5.7

14K votes

Arthur and the Invisibles

2006 · Movie · 103 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Freddie Highmore · Mia Farrow · Penny Balfour · Doug Rand

Synopsis In Arthur and the Invisibles (2006), a young boy named Arthur embarks on a daring adventure to save his grandparents' home from being seized. Guided by his grandfather's stories, he discovers a hidden world of tiny creatures called Minimoys. To...

5.6

7K votes

5.6

7K votes

Subway

1985 · Movie · 110 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Isabelle Adjani · Christopher Lambert · Richard Bohringer · Michel Galabru

Synopsis Having stolen some compromising documents, a man known as Fred (Christopher Lambert) takes refuge in the underground world of the Paris Métro. While the henchmen of the gangster owner of the documents chase him, Fred develops a relationship with the...

5.4

1K votes

5.4

1K votes

The Family

2013 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Robert De Niro · Michelle Pfeiffer · Tommy Lee Jones · Dianna Agron

Synopsis The Family (2013) follows the Manzoni family, relocated to Normandy, France, under the Witness Protection Program after the patriarch, a former mafia boss, testifies against his old associates. Posing as the Blakes, they struggle to adapt to small-town life while...

5.3

9K votes

5.3

9K votes

Lucy

2014 · Movie · 90 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Scarlett Johansson · Morgan Freeman · Choi Min-sik · Amr Waked

Synopsis Lucy (2014) follows a young woman, Lucy, who is forced into becoming a drug mule. When the bag of a powerful synthetic drug bursts inside her body, it unlocks extraordinary mental and physical abilities. As her brain's capacity increases, Lucy...

5.2

42K votes

5.2

42K votes

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Louise Bourgoin · Mathieu Amalric · Gilles Lellouche · Jean-Paul Rouve

Synopsis The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010) follows intrepid journalist and adventuress Adèle Blanc-Sec in early 20th-century Paris. When a 136-million-year-old pterodactyl egg mysteriously hatches at the Natural History Museum, chaos ensues. Adèle, determined to solve the puzzle, embarks on...

5.1

6K votes

5.1

6K votes

Arthur and the Two Worlds War

2010 · Movie · 100 min. · France

Direction Luc Besson

Cast Freddie Highmore · Mia Farrow · Robert Stanton · Cooper Daniels

Synopsis Directed by Luc Besson, Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds is the third installment, completing the trilogy, in the Arthur and the Invisibles series.

4.6

998 votes

4.6

998 votes

Taken (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 41 min. · United States

Direction Luc Besson · Alexander Cary · Holly Dale · Romeo Tirone

Cast Clive Standen · Jennifer Marsala · James Landry Hébert · Simu Liu

Synopsis TV Series (2017-2018). 2 Seasons. 26 Episodes. TV series based on the kidnapping action film 'Taken'.

4.6

222 votes

4.6

222 votes