Luc Besson

Where to watch Luc Besson

• Léon: The ProfessionalMovie · 1994

Biography

Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.

Filmography

1. 2025DraculaDirector · Screenplay · Producer
2. 2024Weekend in TaipeiProducer · Writer
3. 2023DogmanDirector · Writer
4. 2019AnnaWriter · Director · Producer
5. 2018KurskExecutive producer
6. 2018Taxi 5Producer
7. 2017RenegadesProducer · Writer
8. 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsWriter · Director · Producer
9. 2016The Warriors GateWriter
10. 2015The Transporter RefueledScreenplay · Producer
11. 2014Taken 3Producer · Screenplay
12. 2014LucyDirector · Writer
13. 2014The HomesmanProducer
14. 2014Brick MansionsProducer · Screenplay
15. 20143 Days to KillProducer · Screenplay · Story
16. 2013The FamilyScreenplay · Producer · Director
17. 2012Taken 2Producer · Screenplay · Writer
18. 2012LockoutExecutive producer · Writer
19. 2011The LadyDirector · Producer
20. 2011The SourceProducer
21. 2011ColombianaScreenplay · Producer
22. 2010Arthur 3: The War of the Two WorldsDirector · Writer · Producer
23. 2010The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-SecScreenplay · Director · Producer
24. 2010From Paris with LoveStory
25. 2010I Love You Phillip MorrisExecutive producer
26. 2009Arthur and the Revenge of MaltazardDirector · Writer · Producer
27. 2009HomeProducer
28. 2009Hallelujah!Producer
29. 2009District 13: UltimatumScreenplay · Producer
30. 2008Transporter 3Screenplay · Producer
31. 2008TakenProducer · Writer
32. 2007Taxi 4Producer · Screenplay
33. 2006Arthur and the InvisiblesProducer · Director · Novel · Writer
34. 2006Love and Other DisastersExecutive producer
35. 2006BandidasWriter · Producer
36. 2005Angel-AScreenplay · Director · Producer
37. 2005The Three Burials of Melquiades EstradaProducer
38. 2005Transporter 2Producer · Writer
39. 2005UnleashedProducer
40. 2004District B13Producer · Screenplay
41. 2004TaxiProducer
42. 2004Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseWriter · Producer
43. 2003Michel VaillantScreenplay
44. 2003Fan-Fan the TulipWriter · Producer
45. 2003Ong-BakExecutive producer
46. 2003Taxi 3Producer · Screenplay
47. 2002The TransporterScreenplay · Producer
48. 2001WasabiScreenplay · Producer
49. 2001Kiss of the DragonScreenplay · Producer
50. 2001YamakasiScreenplay
51. 2000Taxi 2as Boat Owner (uncredited) · Screenplay · Producer
52. 1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcProducer · Director · Screenplay
53. 1998TaxiProducer · Screenplay
54. 1997Nil by MouthProducer
55. 1997The Fifth ElementStory · Director · Screenplay
56. 1994Léon: The ProfessionalScreenplay · Director
57. 1990NikitaDirector · Writer
58. 1988The Big Blueas Blond Diver (uncredited) · Director · Story · Screenplay
59. 1985Subwayas Le Conducteur de Metro (uncredited) · Director · Producer · Screenplay
60. 1983The Last BattleDirector · Writer · Producer