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  • Besson to produce 'wiseguy' flick - 23 June 2006
    Controversial French director Luc Besson looks set to adapt Tonino Benacquista's mafia novel Malavita, not to be confused with the 1951 Italian film of the same name. - -Besson, who found fame in the early 1990s with assassin films Nikita and the exceptional Leon, w

Luc Besson - what members say


  • Leon
  • Leon review by A customer from Brixton
    Rated - 5 stars Brilliant 15 September 2003
    ...s, and a clinically effective hitman, performing jobs with a lethal detachment. Luc Besson handles the mix between action and burgeoning relationship with great skill, an...  
  • The Big Blue
  • The Big Blue review by Thomas Reynolds from UK
    Rated - 5 stars Refreshing cinema 10 July 2004
    ...Luc Besson is fast becoming a movie director who can compete with the like of Ridley scott, and James Cameron, this is one of his much earlier films and it's is extremely...  
  • Joan Of Art - The Messenger
  • Joan Of Art - The Messenger review by Chris Harrison from Wigan, England
    Rated - 2 stars A film of two halves 19 December 2004
    ...g set of dialogues with Dustin Hoffman dressed as the Grim Reaper minus scythe. Luc Besson does action better than introspection. And if you were wondering about one ...  

Luc Besson - filmography


  • The Fifth Element (2 discs) on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Gary Oldman,  Milla Jovovich
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: PG
    A visual feast combining ancient mysticism, cyberpunk sensibilities, flamboyant entertainment personalities, and gun-toting alien mercenaries. In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas, an ex-special forces agent who now practices as a down-and-out cabbie, finds himself caught in a struggle to defy a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 10,675 members
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  • Leon on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Gary Oldman,  Jean Reno,  Natalie Portman
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: 18
    A murder on the streets of New York leads to a deadly game of cat and mouse while an orphaned twelve-year-old girl becomes caught in the middle...
    Rate this: 4.0 82% from 21,376 members
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  • Atlantis on DVD (1993)
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: Ex
    French director Luc Besson (LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL, LA FEMME NIKITA) spent 3 years diving all over the globe, movie camera in tow, to capture the natural, awe-inspiring ballet of undersea life. Set to an ever-changing soundtrack, fish, sharks, sea snakes, whales, dolphins, and more are beautifully ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 56% from 471 members
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  • Nikita on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Anne Parillaud,  Jean-Hugues Anglade,  Jean Reno
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: 18
    A beautiful junkie condemned to death for the murder of a policeman is given a chance to live - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government. Her lonely existence is warmed when she falls in love with a gentle, humorous man who knows nothing of her bizarre and mysterious life. Remade ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 70% from 4,354 members
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  • The Big Blue (1988)
    Starring: Rosanna Arquette,  Jean-Marc Barr,  Jean Reno
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: 15
    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. This may be due to the title being deleted or on a limited release. We will continue to rent this title as soon as stock becomes available. Jacques (Barr, BREAKING THE WAVES) and his friendly rival Enzo (Reno, THE PROFESSIONAL) are ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 1,032 members
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  • Subway on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Christopher Lambert,  Isabelle Adjani,  Richard Bohringer
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: 15
    An early work from director Luc Besson, Subway is a dark and highly stylised picture which concerns an enigmatic safecracker (Christopher Lambert) hiding out in the Paris Metro system. While living in the underground and eluding both gangsters and Metro police he meets up with a group of colourful ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 759 members
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  • Le Dernier Combat on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Jean Bouise,  Pierre Jolivet
    Director: Luc Besson
    Certificate: 15
    Director Luc Besson's (THE FIFTH ELEMENT, LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL) first feature tells the tale of a bleak post-nuclear war world where survival is a day-to-day struggle. One man (known only as The Man) struggles to build an airplane so that he can fly about in search of a mate. His goal is ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 62% from 144 members
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Luc Besson facts

5 most recent films


Arthur And The Invisibles - 3.5 stars
Angel-A - 3.5 stars
Joan Of Arc - The Messenger - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Joan Of Art - The Messenger - 3.0 stars
Fifth Element, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films


Leon - 4.0 stars
Fifth Element, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
The Fifth Element - 3.5 stars
Nikita - 3.5 stars
Arthur And The Invisibles - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Joan Of Arc - The Messenger - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Le Dernier Combat - 3.0 stars
Atlantis - 3.0 stars
Subway - 3.0 stars
Joan Of Art - The Messenger - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Jean Reno - 4 times - show films
Milla Jovovich - 4 times - show films
Jean Bouise - 3 times - show films
Gary Oldman - 3 times - show films
Al Matthews - 2 times - show films