Luc Besson Movies

Luc Besson and his movies

Want to know the best Luc Besson movies?  How about the worst Luc Beeson movies?  Curious about Luc Beeson box office grosses or which Luc Beeson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Luc Beeson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Luc Beeson (1959-) is a French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Besson is known for his distinctive film making style and is associated with the movement critics call Cinéma du look. His IMDb page shows over 100 credits since 1981. This page ranks Luc Besson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, video games and documentaries were not included in the rankings.

Bruce Willis and Luc Besson on set of 1997’s The Fifth Element

Luc Beeson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order with Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.

 Luc Besson Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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Check out Luc Besson‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

Luc Besson directing Dane DeHaan in 2017’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Possibly Interesting Facts About Luc Besson

1. Luc Besson was born in Paris, France in 1959.

2. Luc Besson planned on becoming a marine biologist specializing in dolphins until a diving accident at age 17 which rendered him unable to dive any longer.

3. Luc Besson wrote the original screenplay for 1997’s The Fifth Element when he was in high school.  He started writing the screenplay when he was 16…..the movie was released when he was 38.

4. When The Fifth Element production was delayed due to Bruce Willis’ schedule, rather than dismiss the production team and lose his creative momentum, Luc Besson wrote Léon: The Professional. It took him only 30 days to write the script, and the shoot lasted only 90 days.

5. Luc Besson has used Jean Reno in 6 of his movies.  Reno was originally cast as Dallas Corbain in 1997’s The Fifth Element.

6. Luc Besson has been married four times and has five children.

7. Luc Beeson first marriage was to Anne Parillaud.  She was his leading lady in 1990’s La Femme Nikita.  His third marriage was to Milla Jovovich.  She was his leading lady in 1997’s The Fifth Element.

8. There are 200 different alien species in 2017’s Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.  Besson wrote a 600 page book describing in great detail all the species. The actors had to read that book prior to filming so they can adjust their acting depending on the species they were interacting with.

9. Luc Beeson and The Fifth Element Trivia Part 1:  The hero Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and the villain Jean Baptiste Emanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) never meet, nor do they communicate in any way. They are, in fact, unaware of each other’s degree of involvement.  (This has always amazed me!).

10. Luc Beeson and The Fifth Element Trivia Part 2: In most shots of Gary Oldman’s Zorg, there is a circle around his head. In fact, a circle in the middle of the frame is a near-constant motif in this film. Bruce Willis, on the other hand, is more often framed by a rectangle or doorway behind him.  (Pay attention to that the next time you watch the movie).

10. Check out Luc Besson’s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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20 thoughts on “Luc Besson Movies

  1. Hello Bruce,
    Tanks for this French touch between all the greats American Directors..
    I think i saw 10 films and my favorit stay “le grand bleu” in english “the Big bue”
    I completely agree with Laurent and Phil.
    To Day he Is one of the most important personnality of French cinéma and first of all he love movies and he Is a very great entreprener.
    He creats and build Big studios in St Denis and there are a lot of people with talent working for him and for the cinéma.
    I hope Valerian Will be great in France and in all the World for that point.
    I see the first résultats for American market and it Is not very good but it stay France where he got fantastic succes and the rest of the world.
    Anyway there are not a lot French Directors and actors who have notoriety in USA.
    He stay one of them.
    At Numbers one at America box office Is Dunkerque (French name ).
    A terrible moment for english soldiers at the beginning of the second world war.
    Merci
    Pierre

    1. Hey Pierre
      1. Tally counts….Laurent 24, Cogerson 22 (counting The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec), Steve at 18 and you at 10.
      2. I figured your tally would be a lot higher…especially with him being a French writer and director.
      3. Thanks for the view of Besson from France. I saw The Big Blue years ago….I think it is time to see it again.
      4. I think Dunkirk has stolen some of the steam from Valderian…..but I think Valderian is going to bounce back when it hits overseas markets.
      Good feedback as always.

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