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 | ||
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 | Taxi 2 | Yes | Yes | ||
The Dancer | Yes | Yes | |||
2001 | 15 August | No | Yes | ||
Kiss of the Dragon | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
Wasabi | Yes | Yes | 43% | ||
Yamakasi | Yes | No | |||
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) |
I, Cesar | No | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
Cheeky | No | Yes | |||
Fanfan la Tulipe | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
Les Côtelettes | No | Yes | |||
Michel Vaillant | Yes | Yes | Co-producer (uncredited) | ||
Taxi 3 | Yes | Yes | |||
2004 | District 13 | Yes | Yes | 80% | |
À ton image | No | Yes | Associate producer (uncredited) | ||
Taxi | Yes | Yes | 10% | ||
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | Yes | No | produced by Luc Besson's company (EuropaCorp) | ||
2005 | La Boîte noire | No | Yes | Executive producer (uncredited) | |
Bunker Paradise | No | Yes | |||
Colour Me Kubrick | No | Yes | 52% | Executive producer | |
Imposture | No | Yes | |||
Revolver | Yes | Yes | 17% | ||
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada | No | Yes | 85% | ||
Transporter 2 | Yes | Yes | 51% | ||
Unleashed | Yes | Yes | 65% | ||
Ze film | No | Yes | |||
Au suivant! | No | Yes | |||
2006 | Bandidas | Yes | Yes | 62% | |
Love and Other Disasters | No | Yes | 20% | Executive producer | |
Nuovomondo | No | Yes | 72% | ||
When I Was a Singer | No | Yes | 94% | Executive producer | |
Dikkenek | No | Yes | Executive producer | ||
Tell No One | No | Yes | 94% | ||
2007 | Michou d'Auber | No | Yes | ||
L'Invité | No | Yes | |||
Si j'étais toi | No | Yes | |||
The Secret | No | Yes | |||
Taxi 4 | Yes | Yes | |||
Hitman | No | Yes | 14% | ||
Frontier(s) | No | Yes | 55% | Co-producer | |
2008 | Taken | Yes | Yes | 58% | |
Transporter 3 | Yes | Yes | 37% | ||
2009 | District 13: Ultimatum | Yes | Yes | 74% | |
Home | No | Yes | 0% | Co-producer | |
I Love You Phillip Morris | No | Yes | 72% | Executive producer | |
Staten Island | No | Yes | 22% | ||
2010 | From Paris with Love | Yes | Yes | 37% | |
22 Bullets | No | Yes | 42% | ||
2011 | Colombiana | Yes | Yes | 27% | |
The Source | No | Yes | 63% | ||
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.