Luc Besson
Luc Paul Maurice Besson is a French filmmaker. He directed and produced the films Subway (1985), The Big Blue (1988), and La Femme Nikita (1990). Associated with the Cinéma du look film movement, he has been nominated for a César Award for Best Director and Best Picture for his films Léon: The Professional (1994) and The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999). He won Best Director and Best French Director for his sci-fi action film The Fifth Element (1997). He wrote and directed the sci-fi action film Lucy (2014), the space opera film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Dogman (2023), and the fantasy romantic movie Dracula (2025).
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🎬 Movies
Anna
director
2019
Anna
writer
2019
Taxi 5
writer
2018
Renegades
writer
2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
writer
2017
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
director
2017
The Warriors Gate
writer
2016
The Transporter Refueled
writer
2015
Taken 3
writer
2014
Lucy
director
2014
Lucy
writer
2014
Brick Mansions
writer
2014
3 Days to Kill
writer
2014
The Family
writer
2013
The Family
director
2013
Taken 2
writer
2012
Lockout
writer
2012
Blind Man
writer
2012
The Lady
director
2011
Colombiana
writer
2011
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
director
2010
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
writer
2010
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
director
2010
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
writer
2010
From Paris with Love
writer
2010
