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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
+7
Director, Screenplay 
The Fifth Element
+5
Director, Screenplay 
Taken 3
+2
Screenplay, Producer 
Dracula
+1
Director, Screenplay 
Taken
+2
Writer, Producer 
The Transporter
+4
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 3
+5
Screenplay, Producer 
Transporter 2
+3
Writer, Producer 
Transporter: The Series
+2
Creator 
Lucy
+1
Director, Writer 
From Paris with Love
+8
Story 
Taken 2
+4
Screenplay, Writer 
The Family
+8
Director, Screenplay 
Arthur and the Invisibles
+13
Director, Writer 
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
+6
Director, Writer 
3 Days to Kill
+7
Screenplay, Story 
Colombiana
+4
Screenplay, Producer 
Anna
+8
Director, Writer 
Kiss of the Dragon
+3
Screenplay, Producer 
The Big Blue
+2
Director, Screenplay 
Brick Mansions
+9
Screenplay, Producer 
Taxi
+3
Producer 
The Transporter Refueled
+6
Screenplay, Producer 
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec
+13
Director, Screenplay 
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
+4
Director, Screenplay 
Taxi
+13
Screenplay, Producer 
Taxi Brooklyn
Writer 
Unleashed
+3
Producer 
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
+6
Director, Writer 
Dogman
+3
Director, Writer 
Lockout
+5
Writer 
District B13
+11
Screenplay, Producer 
Weekend in Taipei
+5
Writer, Producer 
District 13: Ultimatum
+9
Screenplay, Producer 
No Limit
Creator 
The Homesman
+18
Producer 
Taxi 2
Screenplay, Producer 
June and John
Director, Screenplay 
Wasabi
Screenplay, Producer 
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
+7
Director, Writer 
Point of No Return
+4
Original story 
Nikita
Director, Writer 
Taxi 5
Producer 
Taxi 3
Screenplay, Producer 
Bandidas
+4
Writer, Producer 
The Warriors Gate
+2
Writer 
Taxi 4
Screenplay, Producer 
Renegades
+3
Writer, Producer 
Arthur: Malediction
+6
Writer, Producer 
Angel-A
+2
Director, Screenplay 
The Secret
Producer 
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
+13
Writer, Producer 
Yamakasi
Screenplay 
The Lady
+7
Director, Producer 
Michel Vaillant
Screenplay 
Subway
+6
Director, Screenplay 
Fan-Fan the Tulip
Writer, Producer 
The Last Battle
Director, Writer 
The Source
+4
Producer 
Hell in Paradise
Producer 
Home
+2
Producer 
Nil by Mouth
+2
Producer 
Atlantis
+2
Director 
Blind Man
Original story, Producer 
Collision
+7
Producer 
Staten Island
+8
Producer 
A Prince (almost) Charming
Writer 
The Dancer
+2
Screenplay, Producer 
The Story Of My Life
Producer 
Kamikaze
+5
Writer, Producer 
Bichhoo
Original story