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Luc Besson

Known for: Writing

Luc 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

The Fifth Element 1997Movie Director, Screenplay
Léon: The Professional 1994Movie Director, Screenplay
Transporter 3 2008Movie Screenplay, Producer
3 Days to Kill 2014Movie Screenplay, Story
Dracula 2025Movie Director, Screenplay
Lucy 2014Movie ViaplayAmazon Video Director, Writer
The Transporter 2002Movie Viaplay Screenplay, Producer
Taken 3 2014Movie Screenplay, Producer
Taken 2 2012Movie Screenplay, Writer
The Family 2013Movie Director, Screenplay
Taken 2008Movie Writer, Producer
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets 2017Movie Director, Writer
Transporter 2 2005Movie Viaplay Writer, Producer
From Paris with Love 2010Movie Story
Transporter: The Series 2013TV show Creator
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec 2010Movie Director, Screenplay
Danny the Dog 2005Movie Producer
Artúr og Mínimóarnir 2006Movie Director, Writer
Brick Mansions 2014Movie Screenplay, Producer
Wasabi 2001Movie Screenplay, Producer
Colombiana 2011Movie Screenplay, Producer
Anna 2019Movie Director, Writer
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 1999Movie Director, Screenplay
Kiss of the Dragon 2001Movie Screenplay, Producer
The Transporter Refueled 2015Movie Screenplay, Producer
Angel-A 2005Movie Director, Screenplay
The Big Blue 1988Movie Director, Screenplay
Collision 2013Movie Producer
Taxi 2004Movie Producer
Taxi 1998Movie FlixOlé Screenplay, Producer
Taxi Brooklyn 2014TV show Writer
Weekend in Taipei 2024Movie Writer, Producer
District 13: Ultimatum 2009Movie Screenplay, Producer
District B13 2004Movie Screenplay, Producer
Dogman 2023Movie Director, Writer
Bandidas 2006Movie Writer, Producer
The Homesman 2014Movie Producer
June and John 2025Movie Director, Screenplay
Taxi 2 2000Movie Screenplay, Producer
Artúr 2: Maltasar snýr aftur 2009Movie Director, Writer
Point of No Return 1993Movie Original story
Lockout 2012Movie Writer
No Limit 2012TV show Creator
Nikita 1990Movie Director, Writer
Taxi 5 2018Movie Producer
Taxi 3 2003Movie Screenplay, Producer
The Source 2011Movie Producer
Artúr 3: Tveggja heima stríð 2010Movie Director, Writer
The Warriors Gate 2016Movie Writer
Renegades 2017Movie Writer, Producer
Arthur: Malediction 2022Movie Writer, Producer
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse 2004Movie Writer, Producer
The Secret 2007Movie Producer
Yamakasi 2001Movie Screenplay
Taxi 4 2007Movie Screenplay, Producer
Subway 1985Movie Director, Screenplay
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2005Movie Producer
Michel Vaillant 2003Movie Screenplay
The Lady 2011Movie Director, Producer
Nil by Mouth 1997Movie Producer
Fan-Fan the Tulip 2003Movie Writer, Producer
The Last Battle 1983Movie Director, Writer
Hell in Paradise 2025Movie Producer
Home 2009Movie Plex Producer
Bichhoo 2000Movie Original story
Atlantis 1991Movie Director
Blind Man 2012Movie Original story, Producer
Staten Island 2009Movie Producer
A Prince (almost) Charming 2013Movie Writer
The Dancer 2000Movie Screenplay, Producer
The Story Of My Life 2004Movie Netflix Producer
Kamikaze 1986Movie Writer, Producer