Auteur

Luc Besson

Born 1959 · French filmmaker

Luc Paul Maurice Besson is a French filmmaker. He has been involved in the creation of more than 50 films as a writer, director, or producer. Associated with the Cinéma du look film movement, he founded the production company Les Films du Loup and co-founded EuropaCorp with Pierre-Ange Le Pogam.

Luc Besson, in order

  1. 1981 L'Avant-dernier: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  2. 1983 Le Dernier Combat: directed, wrote, produced
  3. 1985 Subway: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  4. 1986 Kamikaze: wrote, produced · directed by Didier Grousset
  5. 1988 The Big Blue: directed, wrote, produced, acted
  6. 1990 Nikita: directed, wrote, produced
  7. 1991 Atlantis: directed, wrote, produced
  8. 1991 Cold Moon: produced · directed by Patrick Bouchitey
  9. 1993 Point of No Return: wrote · directed by John Badham
  10. 1994 Léon: The Professional: directed, wrote · critics 75%, audiences 95% · streaming on Tubi
  11. 1997 Nil by Mouth: produced · directed by Gary Oldman · critics 81%, audiences 87%
  12. 1997 The Fifth Element: directed, wrote · critics 71%, audiences 87% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
  13. 1998 Taxi: wrote, produced · directed by Gérard Pirès
  14. 1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc: directed, wrote, produced
  15. 2000 Taxi 2: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  16. 2000 The Dancer: wrote, produced · directed by Fred Garson
  17. 2001 15 August: produced · directed by Patrick Alessandrin
  18. 2001 Kiss of the Dragon: wrote, produced · directed by Chris Nahon · critics 52%, audiences 68% · streaming on Prime Video
  19. 2001 Wasabi: wrote, produced · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  20. 2001 Yamakasi: wrote · directed by Ariel Zeitoun
  21. 2002 Chaos and Desire: produced · directed by Manon Briand
  22. 2002 The Transporter: wrote, produced · directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier · critics 52%, audiences 73% · streaming on fuboTV
  23. 2003 Fanfan la Tulipe: wrote, produced · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  24. 2003 High Tension: produced · directed by Alexandre Aja
  25. 2003 Les Côtelettes: produced · directed by Bertrand Blier
  26. 2003 Michel Vaillant: wrote, produced · directed by Louis-Pascal Couvelaire
  27. 2003 Taxi 3: wrote, produced · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  28. 2004 Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse: wrote, produced · directed by Olivier Dahan
  29. 2004 District 13: wrote, produced · directed by Pierre Morel
  30. 2004 Taxi: wrote, produced · directed by Tim Story
  31. 2005 Angel-A: directed, wrote, produced
  32. 2005 In His Hands: produced · directed by Anne Fontaine
  33. 2005 Revolver: wrote, produced · directed by Guy Ritchie
  34. 2005 The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada: produced · directed by Tommy Lee Jones
  35. 2005 Transporter 2: wrote, produced · directed by Louis Leterrier
  36. 2005 Unleashed: wrote, produced · directed by Louis Leterrier · critics 67%, audiences 74%
  37. 2005 Ze Film: produced · directed by Guy Jacques
  38. 2006 April in Love: produced · directed by Gérald Hustache-Mathieu
  39. 2006 Arthur and the Minimoys: directed, wrote, produced · critics 20%, audiences 56% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
  40. 2006 Bandidas: wrote, produced · directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning
  41. 2006 Love and Other Disasters: produced · directed by Alek Keshishian
  42. 2006 Nuovomondo: produced · directed by Emanuele Crialese
  43. 2006 Tell No One: produced · directed by Guillaume Canet
  44. 2007 Frontier(s): produced · directed by Xavier Gens
  45. 2007 Hitman: produced · directed by Xavier Gens
  46. 2007 Taxi 4: wrote, produced · directed by Gérard Krawczyk
  47. 2007 The Secret: produced · directed by Pola Beck and Vincent Perez
  48. 2008 A Castle in Spain: produced · directed by Isabelle Doval
  49. 2008 Taken: wrote, produced · directed by Pierre Morel · critics 59%, audiences 85%
  50. 2008 Transporter 3: wrote, produced · directed by Olivier Megaton
  51. 2009 Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard: directed, wrote, produced
  52. 2009 District 13: Ultimatum: wrote, produced · directed by Patrick Alessandrin
  53. 2009 Home: produced · directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand · critics 17%, audiences 87%
  54. 2009 Human Zoo: produced · directed by Rie Rasmussen
  55. 2009 Le missionnaire: produced · directed by Roger Delattre
  56. 2009 Staten Island: produced · directed by James DeMonaco · critics 25%, audiences 28% · streaming on Prime Video, Plex, Prime Video (free)
  57. 2010 22 Bullets: produced · directed by Richard Berry
  58. 2010 Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds: directed, wrote, produced
  59. 2010 From Paris with Love: wrote, produced, acted · directed by Pierre Morel
  60. 2010 Paris Express: produced · directed by Hervé Renoh
  61. 2010 The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec: directed, wrote, produced
  62. 2011 A Monster in Paris: produced · directed by Bibo Bergeron
  63. 2011 Belmondo, itinéraire d'un acteur: acted · directed by Vincent Perrot
  64. 2011 Colombiana: wrote, produced · directed by Olivier Megaton · critics 29%, audiences 67% · streaming on Philo, Starz
  65. 2011 La planque: produced · directed by Akim Isker
  66. 2011 The Lady: directed, produced
  67. 2011 The Source: produced · directed by Radu Mihăileanu
  68. 2012 Blind Man: produced · directed by Xavier Palud
  69. 2012 Lockout: wrote, produced · directed by James Mather and Stephen Saint Leger · critics 37%, audiences 46% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  70. 2012 No Limit (TV series): created, produced
  71. 2012 Taken 2: wrote, produced · directed by Olivier Megaton · critics 22%, audiences 52% · streaming on HBO Max
  72. 2012 Transporter: The Series (TV series): created · directed by Stephen Williams
  73. 2013 Intersections: produced · directed by David Marconi
  74. 2013 Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: produced · directed by Mathias Malzieu and Stéphane Berla
  75. 2013 The Family: directed, wrote, produced · critics 28%, audiences 41% · streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Kanopy
  76. 2013 Un prince (presque) charmant: wrote, produced · directed by Philippe Lellouche
  77. 2014 3 Days to Kill: wrote, produced · directed by McG
  78. 2014 Brick Mansions: wrote, produced · directed by Camille Delamarre
  79. 2014 Lucy: directed, wrote · critics 67%, audiences 47%
  80. 2014 The Homesman: produced · directed by Tommy Lee Jones · critics 81%, audiences 53% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  81. 2015 Taken 3: wrote, produced · directed by Olivier Megaton · critics 13%, audiences 43%
  82. 2015 The Transporter Refueled: wrote, produced · directed by Camille Delamarre
  83. 2016 Nine Lives: produced · directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
  84. 2016 Shut In: produced · directed by Farren Blackburn
  85. 2016 The Warriors Gate: wrote, produced · directed by Matthias Hoene
  86. 2017 Renegades: wrote, produced · directed by Steven Quale
  87. 2017 Valérian and the City of a Thousand Planets: directed, wrote, produced · critics 47%, audiences 53% · streaming on Hulu, HBO Max
  88. 2018 Taxi 5: wrote, produced · directed by Franck Gastambide
  89. 2019 Anna: directed, wrote, produced
  90. 2022 Arthur, malédiction: wrote, produced · directed by Barthélemy Grossmann
  91. 2023 DogMan: directed, wrote, produced
  92. 2024 Weekend in Taipei: wrote, produced · directed by George Huang
  93. 2025 Dracula: A Love Tale: directed, wrote, produced
  94. 2025 Hell in Paradise: produced · directed by Leïla Sy
  95. 2025 June and John: directed
  96. Father Joe: wrote · directed by Barthélemy Grossmann