Luc Besson

Writer

Born: March 18, 1959 (age 67)
From: Paris, France

Luc Besson is a French film director, writer, and producer known for making highly visual thriller and action films. Besson has been nominated for, and won, numerous awards and honors from the foreign press, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an…

Filmography (35)

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema (2026)
Self
Dracula (2025)
Director
June and John (2025)
Director
Dogman (2023)
Director
The Family (2023)
Self
Anna (2019)
Director
Valérian, histoire d'une création (2017)
Self
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
Director
Lucy (2014)
Director
The Family (2013)
Director
The Lady (2011)
Director
Belmondo, itinéraire... (2011)
Self
Arthur and the Great Adventure (2010)
Director
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
Director
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
Director
Arthur, the 4D Adventure (2009)
Director
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard (2009)
Director
Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
Director
Angel-A (2005)
Director
Le court des grands (2005)
Director
Mylene Farmer: Music Videos II & III (2001)
Director
Taxi 2 (2000)
Boat Owner (uncredited)
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
Director
The Fifth Element (1997)
Director
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Director
Mylène Farmer: My Soul is Slashed (1992)
Director
Atlantis (1991)
Director
Au coeur de Nikita (1990)
Self
Nikita (1990)
Director
The Big Blue Adventure (1989)
Self / Narrator