Luc Besson filmography
Luc Besson is a French film director, writer and producer. He has contributed to many projects as either writer, director, producer, or a combination of the three.
Films
| Year | Film | Credited as | Rotten Tomatoes | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1981 | L'Avant Dernier | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1983 | Le Dernier Combat | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1985 | Subway | Yes | Yes | Yes | 75% | |
| 1986 | Kamikaze | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1988 | The Big Blue | Yes | Yes | No | 63% | Co-producer (uncredited) |
| 1990 | La Femme Nikita | Yes | Yes | Yes | 88% | |
| 1991 | Atlantis[I] | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Cold Moon | No | No | Yes | |||
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Yes | Yes | Yes | 71% | Co-producer (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | No | No | Yes | 65% | |
| The Fifth Element | Yes | Yes | No | 71% | ||
| 1998 | Taxi | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Yes | Yes | Yes | 30% | Co-producer |
| 2000 | Taxi 2 | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| The Dancer | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2001 | 15 August | No | No | Yes | ||
| Kiss of the Dragon | No | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
| Wasabi | No | Yes | Yes | 43% | ||
| Yamakasi | No | Yes | No | |||
| 2002 | Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides) | No | No | Yes | 56% | |
| The Transporter | No | Yes | Yes | 54% | ||
| 2003 | Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior | No | No | Yes | 86% | Executive producer (uncredited) |
| I, Cesar | No | No | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
| Cheeky | No | No | Yes | |||
| Fanfan la Tulipe | No | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
| Les Côtelettes | No | No | Yes | |||
| Michel Vaillant | No | Yes | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi 3 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2004 | District 13 | No | Yes | Yes | 80% | |
| À ton image | No | No | Yes | Associate producer (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi | No | Yes | Yes | 10% | ||
| Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | No | Yes | No | produced by Luc Besson's company (EuropaCorp) | ||
| 2005 | La Boîte noire | No | No | Yes | Executive producer (uncredited) | |
| Angel-A | Yes | Yes | Yes | 44% | ||
| Bunker Paradise | No | No | Yes | |||
| Colour Me Kubrick | No | No | Yes | Executive producer | ||
| Imposture | No | No | Yes | |||
| Revolver | No | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | No | No | Yes | 85% | ||
| Transporter 2 | No | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
| Unleashed | No | Yes | Yes | 65% | ||
| Ze film | No | No | Yes | |||
| Au suivant! | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Arthur and the Invisibles | Yes | Yes | Yes | 21% | |
| Bandidas | No | Yes | Yes | 62% | ||
| Love and Other Disasters | No | No | Yes | 20% | ||
| Nuovomondo | No | No | Yes | 72% | ||
| When I Was a Singer | No | No | Yes | 94% | Executive producer | |
| Dikkenek | No | No | Yes | Executive producer | ||
| Tell No One | No | No | Yes | 94% | ||
| 2007 | Michou d'Auber | No | No | Yes | ||
| L'Invité | No | No | Yes | |||
| Si j'étais toi | No | No | Yes | |||
| The Secret | No | No | Yes | |||
| Taxi 4 | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Hitman | No | No | Yes | 14% | ||
| Frontier(s) | No | No | Yes | 55% | Co-producer | |
| 2008 | Taken | No | Yes | Yes | 58% | |
| Transporter 3 | No | Yes | Yes | 37% | ||
| 2009 | District 13: Ultimatum | No | Yes | Yes | 74% | |
| Home | No | No | Yes | 0% | Co-producer | |
| Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14% | ||
| I Love You Phillip Morris | No | No | Yes | 72% | Executive producer | |
| Staten Island | No | No | Yes | 22% | ||
| 2010 | From Paris with Love | No | Yes | Yes | 37% | |
| The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | Yes | Yes | Yes | 83% | Associate producer | |
| Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | Yes | Yes | Yes | 20% | ||
| 22 Bullets | No | No | Yes | 42% | ||
| 2011 | The Lady | Yes | No | No | 33% | |
| Colombiana | No | Yes | Yes | 27% | ||
| The Source | No | No | Yes | 63% | ||
| A Monster in Paris | No | No | Yes | 85% | ||
| 2012 | Lockout | No | Yes | Yes | 38% | |
| Taken 2 | No | Yes | Yes | 21% | ||
| 2013 | Collision | No | No | Yes | ||
| The Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | 29% | ||
| Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | No | Yes | Yes | 32% | |
| Brick Mansions | No | Yes | Yes | 27% | ||
| The Homesman | No | No | Yes | 81% | ||
| Lucy | Yes | Yes | Yes | 66% | ||
| Taken 3 | No | Yes | Yes | 11% | ||
| 2015 | The Transporter Refueled | No | Yes | Yes | 16% | |
| Save Kids Lives[1] | Yes | No | No | |||
| 2016 | The Warriors Gate[2] | No | Yes | Yes | 43% | Co-writer |
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Yes | Yes | Yes | 53% | |
| Renegades | No | Yes | Yes | 6% | ||
| 2018 | Taxi 5 | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2019 | Anna | Yes | Yes | Yes | 37% | |
- ^ Also credited as cinematographer and film editor.
- ^ Credited as camera operator.
Television
| Years | Series | Credited as | Ratings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2012 | 2014 | Transporter: The Series | No | Yes | ||
| 2012 | 2015 | No Limit | Yes | Yes | ||
References
- General
- Hayward, Susan (1998). Luc Besson. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-5076-6.
- "Luc Besson > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- "Luc Besson Official Website". luc-besson.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- Specific
- Hayward, Page 117
- ^ "Director's cut: Luc Besson leads campaign to reduce child road deaths". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Kevin Ma (20 April 2015). "Luc Besson readies Warrior's China shoot". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
External links
- Luc Besson at Allmovie
- Luc Besson at IMDb
