
Luc Besson films, ranked by your taste
Director and actor · 18 films on Boxlist
Known for Léon: The Professional, June & John and The Fifth Element.
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Subway
1985 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBFred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred...

The Big Blue
1988 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBTwo men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques...
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Taxi 2
2000 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBA cabdriver and a cop race to Paris to rescue a love interest and the Japanese minister of defense from kidnappers.
Directed by Luc Besson

Léon: The Professional
1994 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDBLéon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's...
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June & John
2025 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBJohn leads an ordinary life with a monotonous routine. One day John runs into a woman on the subway who is as beautiful as she is mysterious named June. His encounter with her finally leads him to have a goal in his bumptious life.

The Fifth Element
1997 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBIn 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

La Femme Nikita
1990 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBA beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance - as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
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Lucy
2014 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBA woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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Subway
1985 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBFred, a raffish safe blower, takes refuge in the Paris Metro after being chased by the henchmen of a shady businessman from whom he has just stolen some documents. While hiding out in the back rooms and conduits of the Metro, Fred...

Dogman
2023 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDBA boy, bruised by life, finds his salvation through the love of his dogs.
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The Big Blue
1988 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBTwo men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Dracula
2025 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBIn late 15th-century Eastern Europe, Prince Vlad II’s bride is brutally murdered. As a result, he renounces God and damns Heaven itself. Cursed with eternal life, Vlad is reborn as Dracula, an immortal warlord who defies fate in a...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBIn the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis...

Angel-A
2005 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBA beautiful and mysterious woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together... but is their meeting purely coincidence?
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Anna
2019 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBBeneath Anna Poliatova's striking beauty lies a secret that will unleash her indelible strength and skill to become one of the world's most feared government assassins.
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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBIn 1429 a teenage girl from a remote French village stood before her King with a message she claimed came from God; that she would defeat the world's greatest army and liberate her country from its political and religious turmoil...

The Family
2013 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBThe Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBArthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn...

Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds
2010 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBMaltazard, the Evil M, is now 7 feet tall and evolving among the humans, causing terror wherever he goes. His goal is simple: forming an army of giant henchmen and ruling over the universe. Meanwhile, Arthur is still a Minimoy, and thus in...

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
2009 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBArthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard.
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