Luc Besson

Highest Rated:
94% The Singer (Quand j'etais chanteur) (2006)
Lowest Rated:
0% Arthur and the Great Adventure (2010)
Birthday:
Mar 18, 1959
Birthplace:
Paris, France
Bio:
Considered the French equivalent of Steven Spielberg, filmmaker Luc Besson has a reputation for creating fast-paced, ultra-stylish, and hugely budgeted films with mass appeal. The son of two scuba instructors, he was born in Paris on March 18, 1959, and spent most of his youth following his parents…

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 0% - 94%
Number of Movies: 55
Box Office Since 2001: $491.4M
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
2013 Malavita
  • Screenwriter
  • Director
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2013 Un prince (presque) charmant
  • Screenwriter
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2012 À l'aveugle
  • Producer
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2012 Lockout
  • Screenwriter
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2012 38% Lockout (Unrated)
  • Screenwriter
$14.3M
2012 33% The Lady
  • Director
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2011 Arthur and the Invisibles 3: Arthur and the War of Two Worlds
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
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2011 0% Arthur and the Invisibles 2: Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
  • Director
$0.4M
2011 26% Colombiana
  • Screenwriter
$36.7M
2011 85% A Monster in Paris
  • Producer
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2010 37% From Paris with Love
  • Screenwriter
$24.0M
2010 80% Adèle Blanc-Sec
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
$0.1M
2010 Arthur, L'aventure 4d
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
  • Director
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2010 0% Arthur and the Great Adventure
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
$0.1M
2009 74% Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum (District 13: Ultimatum)
  • Screenwriter
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2008 36% Transporter 3
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
$31.3M
2008 58% Taken
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
$144.9M
2007 L'invité
  • Producer
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2007 Un château en Espagne
  • Producer
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2007 Taxi 4
  • Screenwriter
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2007 14% Hitman
  • Producer
$39.6M
2006 21% Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur and the Minimoys)
  • Producer
  • Director
$15.0M
2006 62% Bandidas
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
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2006 94% The Singer (Quand j'etais chanteur)
  • Producer
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2006 85% The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
  • Producer
$4.9M
2006 94% Ne le Dis à Personne (Tell No One)
  • Producer
$6.0M
2006 20% Love and Other Disasters
  • Producer
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2005 44% Angel-A
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
$39.2k
2005 65% Unleashed (Danny the Dog)
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
$24.4M
2005 51% Transporter 2
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
$43.0M
2005 41% High Tension (Switchblade Romance)
  • Producer
$3.6M
2005 16% Revolver
  • Producer
$41.8k
2004 10% Taxi
  • Producer
$36.5M
2004 81% District B13 (Banlieue 13)
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
$1.2M
2003 Michel Vaillant
  • Screenwriter
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2003 17% Fanfan La Tulipe
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
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2003 Taxi 3
  • Screenwriter
  • Producer
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2002 33% The Truth About Charlie
  • Producer
$5.3M
2002 54% The Transporter
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
$25.2M
2001 43% Wasabi
  • Screenwriter
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2001 51% Kiss of the Dragon
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
$34.7M
2001 Yamakasi - Les samouraïs des temps modernes
  • Producer
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2000 Taxi 2
  • Producer
  • Screenwriter
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2000 The Dancer
  • Screenwriter
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1999 30% The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
  • Screenwriter
  • Director
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1998 Taxi
  • Screenwriter
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1997 71% The Fifth Element
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
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1997 63% Starship Troopers
  • Screenwriter
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1994 79% Léon: The Professional
  • Screenwriter
  • Director
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1991 Atlantis
  • Director
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1991 Lune froide (Cold Moon)
  • Producer
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1990 88% Nikita (La Femme Nikita)
  • Director
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1988 63% The Big Blue (Le Grand bleu)
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
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1985 86% Subway
  • Director
  • Screenwriter
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1983 Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (The Last Combat)
  • Director
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