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Luc Besson Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Cinematographer, Actor

Known for

Lucy

Lucy

96 Hours - Taken 2

96 Hours - Taken 2

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Timeline

27. September 2023

DogMan

DogMan

Action, Crime, Drama – 114min.

Director
Writer (script)

29. Juni 2022

Arthur, malédiction

Arthur, malédiction

Animation, Horror – 87min.

Writer (scenario)
Producer producer

20. Juni 2019

Anna

Anna

Action, Thriller – 119min.

Director
Writer screenplay
Producer

7. November 2018

Kursk

Kursk

Action, Drama, History, Thriller – 117min.

Producer executive producer

28. Juni 2018

Renegades - Mission of Honor

Renegades - Mission of Honor

Action, Thriller – 106min.

Writer
Producer

11. April 2018

Taxi 5

Taxi 5

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime – 95min.

Producer

20. Juli 2017

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi – 137min.

Producer
Writer
Director

3. September 2015

The Transporter Refueled

The Transporter Refueled

Action, Crime, Thriller – 96min.

New adventure with Frank Martin, the indestructible transporter. Fourth installment in the franchise.

Producer
Writer

8. Januar 2015

Taken 3

Taken 3

Action, Thriller – 109min.

Bryan Mills finds his life turned upside down when he’s accused of killing his ex-wife. Liam Neeson is back!

Producer
Writer

7. August 2014

Lucy

Lucy

Action, Sci-Fi – 89min.

A drug mule (*Scarlett Johansson*) accidentally swallows her cargo and finds she now has superpowers.

Director
Writer

21. Mai 2014

The Homesman

The Homesman

Drama, Western – 122min.

In the American west, a single woman is charged with bringing home three insane women.

Producer

23. April 2014

Brick Mansions

Brick Mansions

Action, Crime, Drama – 90min.

An elite cop is sent on a mission to deserted Detroit to track down a weapon of mass destruction.

Producer
Writer

19. März 2014

3 Days to Kill

3 Days to Kill

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller – 113min.

Plagued by a brain tumor, a CIA agent decides to quit his job to spend more time with his daughter and his wife.

Producer
Writer

5. Februar 2014

Jack et la mécanique du coeur

Jack et la mécanique du coeur

Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama – 87min.

Animated flick in which a boy’s defective heart is replaced by a magic clock.

Producer

17. Oktober 2013

Malavita

Malavita

Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller – 111min.

The family of a former New York mobster goes into hiding in a French country village.

Director
Producer
Writer

3. Oktober 2012

Taken 2

Taken 2

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller – 98min.

Albanian gangsters gather in revenge for their brothers, killed by Liam Neeson as a former CIA agent in the first Taken.

Producer
Writer

7. März 2012

A l'aveugle

A l'aveugle

Action, Thriller – 93min.

Producer

2012

Lockout

Lockout

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller – min.

Writer

30. November 2011

The Lady

The Lady

Documentary, Drama – 132min.

Portrait of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who has led a pacifist struggle in Myanmar for over 20 years.

Producer
Director

16. November 2011

La source des femmes

La source des femmes

Comedy, Drama – 135min.

The women of a small village with no modern conveniences go on strike so their husbands will organize a water system.

Producer

12. Oktober 2011

Un monstre à Paris

Un monstre à Paris

Animation – 90min.

Producer

28. September 2011

La planque

La planque

Action, Crime – 89min.

Producer

27. Juli 2011

Colombiana

Colombiana

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller – 107min.

A young Colombian woman is determined to avenge the death of her parents. Produced by Luc Besson.

Writer
Producer

16. Februar 2011

Halal police d'état

Halal police d'état

Comedy – min.

Producer

13. Oktober 2010

Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes

Arthur et la guerre des deux mondes

Action, Animation – 101min.

Writer
Producer
Director

14. April 2010

Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Action, Adventure, Animation – 107min.

A young journalist goes to Egypt in search of a mummy. Directed by Luc Besson.

Producer
Writer
Director

24. März 2010

L'immortel

L'immortel

Action, Crime – 118min.

A retired ex-gangster seeks revenge after miraculously surviving an armed attack.

Producer

24. Februar 2010

From Paris With Love

From Paris With Love

Action, Crime, Thriller – 92min.

A young diplomat and his hard-nosed partner must foil a terrorist attack in the heart of Paris.

Writer
Producer

26. November 2009

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard

Animation, Family – 94min.

Sequel to Luc Besson's children's adventure film in which young boy Arthur has to save the Minimoys from evil Maltazard.

Writer
Producer
Director

5. Juni 2009

Home

Home

Documentary – 90min.

Documentary that aims to call attention to the over-exploitation of the world's natural resources by mankind.

Producer

29. April 2009

Le missionnaire

Le missionnaire

Comedy – 90min.

An ex-con disguises as a priest in this Luc Besson-produced French comedy.

Producer

18. Februar 2009

Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum

Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum

Action – 101min.

Sequel to the action film written by Luc Besson inspired by the French suburban violence issue.

Producer
Writer

2008

Taken

Taken

Action, Thriller – 90min.

Writer
Producer

31. Dezember 2008

The Transporter 3

The Transporter 3

Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller – 100min.

Stunts, gunfire and intrigue are on the menu in "Transporter 3".

Producer
Writer

2007

Si j'étais toi

Si j'étais toi

Drama, Romance – 89min.

Producer

28. November 2007

Hitman

Hitman

Action, Crime, Thriller – 92min.

A hitman named Agent 47 gets caught up between Interpol and the Russian army.

Producer

14. Februar 2007

Taxi 4

Taxi 4

Action, Comedy – 91min.

Fourth episode in the French franchise, produced and written by Luc Besson.

Writer
Producer

13. Dezember 2006

Arthur and the Minimoys

Arthur and the Minimoys

Animation, Family, Fantasy – 104min.

Simple children's movie that mixes animation with live action: a boy discovers a group of microscopic people.

Producer
Writer
Director

13. September 2006

Chanson d'amour

Chanson d'amour

Drama – 110min.

Producer

18. Januar 2006

Bandidas

Bandidas

Action, Comedy, Crime, Western – 95min.

Girl Western with Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz, produced by Luc Besson.

Writer
Producer

21. Dezember 2005

Angel-A

Angel-A

Action, Comedy, Romance – 91min.

Supermodel angel helps small-time crook, Luc Besson directs

Producer
Director

2005

The Transporter 2 - The Mission

The Transporter 2 - The Mission

Action, Crime – 87min.

Producer
Writer

2. Februar 2005

Unleashed

Unleashed

Action, Thriller – 103min.

A martial arts master held captive against his will begins the long climb from the illegal fight clubs to the real world.

Writer

18. Februar 2004

Les rivières pourpres 2 - les anges de l'apocalypse

Les rivières pourpres 2 - les anges de l'apocalypse

Action, Thriller – 97min.

Writer

2004

Taxi

Taxi

Action, Comedy – min.

Writer

19. November 2003

Michel Vaillant

Michel Vaillant

Action, Adventure – 105min.

Writer

14. Mai 2003

Fanfan la tulipe

Fanfan la tulipe

Action – 95min.

The mischievous womanizer Fanfan joins up with King Louis XV's army to escape marriage.

Producer
Writer

29. Januar 2003

Taxi 3

Taxi 3

Action, Comedy – 87min.

Luc Besson and Gérard Krawczyk are once again filming car chases - this time in the mountains.

Producer
Writer

23. Oktober 2002

The Transporter

The Transporter

Action, Crime, Thriller – 92min.

Producer
Writer

1. August 2001

Kiss of the Dragon

Kiss of the Dragon

Action – 98min.

Jet Li arrives in Paris and finds himself accused of a murder he hasn't committed. Produced by Luc Besson.

Producer
Writer

7. Juni 2000

The Dancer

The Dancer

Drama – min.

Producer

29. März 2000

Taxi 2

Taxi 2

Action – 90min.

Writer
Producer

27. Oktober 1999

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Action, Drama, War – 148min.

Director

8. April 1998

Taxi

Taxi

Action, Comedy – 89min.

Writer
Producer

1997

The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi – 126min.

Director

14. September 1994

Léon

Léon

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller – 107min.

Writer
Producer
Director

1993

Point of No Return

Point of No Return

Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller – 109min.

Writer

1991

Atlantis

Atlantis

Documentary, Music – 74min.

Director
Cinematographer
Editor

1990

Nikita

Nikita

Action, Thriller – 115min.

Writer
Director

1988

Le grand bleu

Le grand bleu

Drama, Romance – 119min.

Director
Actor

1986

Kamikaze

Kamikaze

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller – min.

Writer
Producer

1985

Subway

Subway

Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller – 94min.

Writer
Producer
Director

1983

Le dernier combat

Le dernier combat

Action, Sci-Fi – 92min.

Director
Writer
Producer