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Luc Besson
Known for: WritingLuc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu. In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.
Filmography 72
Léon: The Professional
+3
Director, Screenplay 
The Fifth Element
+7
Director, Screenplay 
Lucy
+6
Director, Writer 
Dracula
Director, Screenplay 
Taken 3
+5
Screenplay, Producer 
Taken
+7
Writer, Producer 
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
+3
Director, Writer 
The Transporter
+3
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 3
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 2
+5
Writer, Producer 
Transporter: The Series
Creator 
From Paris with Love
+2
Story 
Taken 2
+5
Screenplay, Writer 
The Family
+2
Director, Screenplay 
Arthur and the Invisibles
+3
Director, Writer 
3 Days to Kill
+2
Screenplay, Story 
Colombiana
+3
Screenplay, Producer 
Anna
+1
Director, Writer 
The Big Blue
Director, Screenplay 
Brick Mansions
+4
Screenplay, Producer 
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
+2
Director, Screenplay 
Taxi
+3
Producer 
Kiss of the Dragon
Screenplay, Producer 
The Transporter Refueled
Screenplay, Producer 
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
+3
Director, Screenplay 
Taxi
Screenplay, Producer 
Taxi Brooklyn
Writer 
Unleashed
Producer 
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Director, Writer 
Dogman
+3
Director, Writer 
District B13
+1
Screenplay, Producer 
Weekend in Taipei
Writer, Producer 
District 13: Ultimatum
Screenplay, Producer 
No Limit
Creator 
Lockout
+3
Writer 
The Homesman
+4
Producer 
Taxi 2
Screenplay, Producer 
June and John
Director, Screenplay 
Wasabi
Screenplay, Producer 
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
Director, Writer 
Point of No Return
+2
Original story 
Nikita
Director, Writer 
Taxi 5
Producer 
Taxi 3
Screenplay, Producer 
Bandidas
+1
Writer, Producer 
The Warriors Gate
Writer 
Taxi 4
Screenplay, Producer 
Renegades
Writer, Producer 
Arthur: Malediction
+2
Writer, Producer 
Angel-A
+2
Director, Screenplay 
The Secret
Producer 
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
+6
Writer, Producer 
Yamakasi
Screenplay 
The Lady
Director, Producer 
Michel Vaillant
Screenplay 
Subway
Director, Screenplay 
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Writer, Producer 
The Source
Producer 
The Last Battle
Director, Writer 
Hell in Paradise
Producer 
Home
Producer 
Nil by Mouth
Producer 
Atlantis
Director 
Blind Man
Original story, Producer 
Collision
+2
Producer 
Staten Island
Producer 
A Prince (almost) Charming
Writer 
The Dancer
Screenplay, Producer 
The Story Of My Life
Producer 
Kamikaze
+1
Writer, Producer 
Bichhoo
Original story