Luc Besson filmography
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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
[edit]As director
[edit]| Year | Film | Credited as | Rotten Tomatoes | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1981 | L'Avant Dernier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short film | |
| 1983 | Le Dernier Combat | Yes | Yes | Yes | 71% | |
| 1985 | Subway | Yes | Yes | Yes | 75% | |
| 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 | ||
| 1994 | Léon: The Professional | Yes | Yes | Yes | 74% | Co-producer (uncredited) |
| 1997 | The Fifth Element | Yes | Yes | No | 71% | |
| 1999 | The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Yes | Yes | Yes | 30% | Co-producer |
| 2005 | Angel-A | Yes | Yes | Yes | 44% | |
| 2006 | Arthur and the Minimoys | Yes | Yes | Yes | 21% | |
| 2009 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | Yes | Yes | Yes | 14% | |
| 2010 | 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% | ||
| 2011 | The Lady | Yes | No | No | 33% | |
| 2013 | The Family | Yes | Yes | Yes | 29% | |
| 2014 | Lucy | Yes | Yes | Yes | 66% | |
| 2015 | Save Kids Lives[1] | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2017 | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | Yes | Yes | Yes | 48% | |
| 2019 | Anna | Yes | Yes | Yes | 33% | |
| 2023 | Dogman | Yes | Yes | Yes | 62% | |
| TBA | Dracula: A Love Tale | Yes | Yes | No | Filming | |
- ^ Also credited as cinematographer and film editor.
- ^ Credited as camera operator.
As writer and producer
[edit]| Year | Film | Credited as | Rotten Tomatoes | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | ||||
| 1986 | Kamikaze | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1991 | Cold Moon | No | Yes | ||
| 1997 | Nil by Mouth | No | Yes | 65% | |
| 1998 | Taxi | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2000 | Cheeky | No | Yes | ||
| Taxi 2 | Yes | Yes | |||
| The Dancer | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Yamakasi | Yes | No | ||
| 15 August | No | Yes | |||
| Kiss of the Dragon | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
| Wasabi | Yes | Yes | 43% | ||
| 2002 | Chaos and Desire (La Turbulence des fluides) | No | Yes | 56% | |
| The Transporter | Yes | Yes | 54% | ||
| 2003 | Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior | No | Yes | 86% | Executive producer (uncredited) |
| Taxi 3 | Yes | Yes | |||
| I, Cesar | No | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
| Fanfan la Tulipe | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
| Les Côtelettes | No | Yes | |||
| Michel Vaillant | Yes | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Yes | No | produced by Luc Besson's company (EuropaCorp) | |
| À ton image | No | Yes | Associate producer (uncredited) | ||
| Taxi | Yes | Yes | 10% | ||
| District 13 | Yes | Yes | 80% | ||
| 2005 | Unleashed | Yes | Yes | 65% | |
| Bunker Paradise | No | Yes | |||
| Imposture | No | Yes | |||
| The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | No | Yes | 85% | ||
| Transporter 2 | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
| Revolver | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
| Colour Me Kubrick | No | Yes | 52% | Executive producer | |
| La Boîte noire | No | Yes | Executive producer (uncredited) | ||
| Ze film | No | Yes | |||
| Au suivant! | No | Yes | |||
| 2006 | Bandidas | Yes | Yes | 62% | |
| When I Was a Singer | No | Yes | 94% | Executive producer | |
| Dikkenek | No | Yes | Executive producer | ||
| Nuovomondo | No | Yes | 72% | ||
| Love and Other Disasters | No | Yes | 20% | Executive producer | |
| Tell No One | No | Yes | 94% | ||
| 2007 | Michou d'Auber | No | Yes | ||
| L'Invité | No | Yes | |||
| Taxi 4 | Yes | Yes | |||
| Frontier(s) | No | Yes | 55% | Co-producer | |
| Si j'étais toi | No | Yes | |||
| Hitman | No | Yes | 14% | ||
| 2008 | Taken | Yes | Yes | 58% | |
| Transporter 3 | Yes | Yes | 37% | ||
| 2009 | I Love You Phillip Morris | No | Yes | 72% | Executive producer |
| District 13: Ultimatum | Yes | Yes | 74% | ||
| Home | No | Yes | 0% | Co-producer | |
| Staten Island | No | Yes | 22% | ||
| 2010 | From Paris with Love | Yes | Yes | 37% | |
| 22 Bullets | No | Yes | 42% | ||
| 2011 | The Source | No | Yes | 63% | |
| Colombiana | Yes | Yes | 27% | ||
| A Monster in Paris | No | Yes | 85% | ||
| 2012 | Lockout | Yes | Yes | 38% | |
| Taken 2 | Yes | Yes | 21% | ||
| 2013 | Collision | No | Yes | ||
| Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart | No | Yes | 77% | ||
| 2014 | 3 Days to Kill | Yes | Yes | 32% | |
| Brick Mansions | Yes | Yes | 27% | ||
| The Homesman | No | Yes | 81% | ||
| Taken 3 | Yes | Yes | 11% | ||
| 2015 | The Transporter Refueled | Yes | Yes | 16% | |
| 2016 | The Warriors Gate[2] | Yes | Yes | 43% | Co-writer |
| 2017 | Renegades | Yes | Yes | 6% | |
| 2018 | Taxi 5 | Yes | Yes | 0% | |
| 2022 | Arthur, malédiction | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2024 | Weekend in Taipei | Yes | Yes | ||
- ^ Credited as camera operator.
Television
[edit]| Years | Series | Credited as | Ratings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2012 | 2014 | Transporter: The Series | No | Yes | ||
| 2012 | 2015 | No Limit | Yes | Yes | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hayward, Susan (1998). Luc Besson. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719050766.
- "Luc Besson > Filmography". Allmovie. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- "Luc Besson Official Website". luc-besson.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
