Movies by Luc Besson
As a director:
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The Lady (2011)
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Based on the inspiring true story, this epic yet intimate biopic tells the story of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's leading pro-democracy reformer who was held under house arrest for 15 years,…
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Arthur and the Invisibles: The New Minimoy Adventures (2010)
Cast: Selena Gomez, Freddie Highmore, Fergie …
Directed by: Luc Besson
In this pair of sequels to his 2006 children's fantasy, writer-director Luc Besson tells the continuing story of Arthur (Freddie Highmore), an adventurous 10-year-old who returns to the…
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Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Robert Stanton …
Directed by: Luc Besson
In this follow-up to Arthur and the Invisibles, our hero (Freddie Highmore) helps Princess Selenia (Penny Balfour) reach Necropolis, a lost city ruled by the evil Maltazard. Maltazard's…
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Angel-A (2007)
Cast: Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen, Gilbert Melki …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Deep in debt, small-time hoodlum André (Jamel Debbouze) decides to end his life on his own terms before his unsavory creditors come calling. But as he's poised to dive off a bridge,…
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Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
Cast: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Penny Balfour …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Ten-year-old Arthur (Freddie Highmore) discovers a world of tiny people living in his backyard in this charming tale. Since Arthur's grandfather disappeared four years earlier, the bills…
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman, Faye Dunaway …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Director Luc Besson's visceral historical drama captures the life, moral convictions and death of the young French girl who came to be known as Joan of Arc (Milla Jovovich). Battling the…
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The Fifth Element (1997)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Luc Besson
New York City in the 23rd century is a madhouse of flying taxis, street gangs and media overload in director Luc Besson's science-fiction-inspired vision of a tomorrow that seems to have…
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Cast: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Léon (Jean Reno), the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner." But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent (Gary Oldman), he…
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Atlantis (1991)
Directed by: Luc Besson
French film director Luc Besson spent three years diving in all the world's oceans -- movie camera in tow -- to capture the awe-inspiring panoply of undersea life depicted in this…
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La Femme Nikita (1990)
Cast: Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tchéky Karyo …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Internationally acclaimed director Luc Besson delivers the action-packed story of Nikita (Anne Parillaud), a ruthless street junkie whose killer instincts could make her the perfect weapon,…
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The Big Blue (1988)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo (Jean Reno) are childhood friends who grow into fierce rivals in the deadly sport of deep-water diving. Jacques is more dolphin than man -- but that's…
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Subway (1985)
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Christopher Lambert, Richard Bohringer …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Fleeing the corporate world, a safecracker named Fred (Christopher Lambert) decides to start a new life in the tunnels of the Paris Metro. Once underground, Fred meets a gang of eccentrics…
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Le Dernier Combat (1983)
Cast: Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Visionary filmmaker Luc Besson's (The Fifth Element) debut feature centers on an unnamed man (Pierre Jolivet) who wanders the remains of a postapocalyptic world in search of true love.…