DogMan / Dogman (2023)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Jojo T. Gibbs, Christopher Denham, Grace Palma, Alexander Settineri
Director: Luc Besson
Lucy (2014)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik, Amr Waked, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pilou Asbæk
Director: Luc Besson
Anna (2019)
Action | Thriller
Beneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
Starring: Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans, Cillian Murphy, Lera Abova, Alexander Petrov, Nikita Pavlenko, Anna Krippa
Director: Luc Besson
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
Starring: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, John Goodman, Ethan Hawke, Clive Owen, Rihanna
Director: Luc Besson
Léon: The Professional / Léon (1994)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration boss and his thugs murder Mathilda's family in a drug deal gone awry. Orphaned by the massacre, Mathilda is forced to take shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, Léon, whom she knows only slightly. He's a loner and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional hitman. He's never had reason to care about anybody and she has no one else to turn to. Together they form a makeshift bond that will forever change both their lives.
Starring: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco
Director: Luc Besson
The Fifth Element (1997)
Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Set in the 23rd century, New York cab driver Korben Dallas didn't mean to be a hero, but he just picked up the kind of fare that only comes along every five thousand years: A perfect beauty, a perfect being, a perfect weapon. Now, together, they must save the world.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry
Director: Luc Besson
Nikita / La Femme Nikita (1990)
Action | Thriller
Rescued from death row by a top-secret agency, Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is slowly transformed from a cop-killing junkie into a cold-blooded bombshell with a license to kill. But when she begins the deadliest mission of her career only to fall for a man who knows nothing of her true identity, Nikita discovers that in the dark and ruthless world of espionage, the greatest casualty of all…is true love.
Starring: Anne Parillaud, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière, Laura Chéron, Jacques Boudet, Helene Aligier
Director: Luc Besson
The Big Blue / Le grand bleu (1988)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sport
A visionary epic of obsession and beauty about Jacques Mayol, the handsome diver who is so at home in the water that he seems only half-human. Jacques' best friends are a family of playful porpoises and Enzo Molinari, his swaggering Italian diving rival. Jacques and Enzo grew up together in the Mediterranean, and remain lifelong friends despite a fierce battle for the top prize in the world free diving championships, where divers compete to see who can descend to the furthest depths of the sea with no equipment other than their own courage and determination. But when the dreamer Jacques falls in love with the beautiful Johanna, he finds himself torn between the damsel and the deep blue sea.
Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Griffin Dunne
Director: Luc Besson
The Lady (2011)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
THE LADY is an epic love story about how an extraordinary couple and family sacrifice their happiness at great human cost for a higher cause. This is the story of Aung San Suu Kyi and her husband, Michael Aris. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. A story of devotion and human understanding set against a background of political turmoil which continues today. THE LADY also is the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma's democracy movement.
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, David Thewlis, Jonathan Raggett, Susan Wooldridge, Benedict Wong
Director: Luc Besson
The Family (2013)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Dominic Chianese, David Belle
Director: Luc Besson
The Family (2013)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, Dominic Chianese, David Belle
Director: Luc Besson
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec / Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery
Adèle Blanc-Sec is a cynical novelist of popular fiction, who turns to investigative journalism as her research and subsequent adventures reveal further details of the mystical world of crime in Paris during the years before and after World War I.
Starring: Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Philippe Nahon, Jean-Paul Rouve, Nicolas Giraud
Director: Luc Besson
Arthur and the Invisibles / Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Ten-year-old Arthur has a lot on his plate: a real estate developer is about to snap up his grandma's home–and there's no way Arthur's going to hang around for his parents or grandparents to sort out the problem. Maybe the solution lies in his grandpa's treasure, which is hidden somewhere on the "other side" in the land of the Minimoys. The creatures that inhabit this world are just a tenth of an inch tall and live in perfect harmony with their environment. Arthur ventures into this world of the Minimoys, where he meets Princess Selenia and her brother Betameche. Together they set off to look for the treasure that will save his grandma.
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Ron Crawford, Madonna, David Bowie, Jimmy Fallon, Emilio Estevez, Harvey Keitel
Director: Luc Besson
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc / Joan of Arc / Jeanne d'Arc (1999)
Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
In 1429, a teenage girl from a remote village in France stood before the world and announced she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country. In began as a small voice in the heart of a simple girl, but the voice grew stronger, rulers were drawn to listen, armies were empowered to fight and her countrymen were inspired to believe.
Starring: Milla Jovovich, John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, Dustin Hoffman, Pascal Greggory
Director: Luc Besson
Angel-A (2005)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
A moralistic tale about a man, Andre, who gets a second chance in life when he meets Angela, a tall, femme fatale whom he saves from a suicide bid in the Seine River. The two spend a memorable summer night in nearly deserted Paris where Angela exposes herself as a true angel, sent down to save Andre from himself.
Starring: Jamel Debbouze, Rie Rasmussen, Gilbert Melki
Director: Luc Besson
Subway (1985)
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller
Paris Metro where he finds an entire community of outlandish punks living underground. He then becomes involved with the bored housewife of the businessman he ripped off, leading a double life while staying one step ahead of the police.
Starring: Christopher Lambert, Isabelle Adjani, Richard Bohringer, Michel Galabru
Director: Luc Besson
