Directed by Pierre Morel. With John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Categories: Action. Year: 2010.
Luc Besson in From Paris with Love
When a criminal organization kidnaps his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace), former government operative Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) must use the special skills he developed while working as a spy to save her life. Following clues through the darkest reaches of Paris's underworld, as well as the rooms of it's richest mansions, Mills will stop at nothing to end this nightmare and make those responsible pay with their lives. Directed by Pierre Morel. With Xander Berkeley, Radivoje Bukvic, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen and Leland Orser. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Luc Besson in Taken
Frank Martin (Jason Statham), an ex-Special Forces operative, returns to complete one of his patented, high-risk deliveries. A mercenary delivery driver who will transport any cargo, no questions asked, Martin is tasked with escorting Valentina (Natalya Rudakova), the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev (Jeroen Krabbé), the head of the Ukraine's EPA, from Marseilles to Odessa. To make the trip alive, Martin must contend with his bosses, Vasilev's agents and Valentina's cynical disposition. Directed by Olivier Megaton. With François Berléand and Robert Knepper. Categories: Action. Year: 2008.
Luc Besson in Transporter 3
Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek star as two female Latinas who begin robbing banks in turn-of-the-century Mexico when a corrupt railroad baron starts bankrupting the locals. Cruz plays a farmer's daughter, while Hayek is from a wealthy family. Sam Shepherd plays the retired robber who shows them the ropes in this action-packed, comic Western. Directed by Espen Sandberg. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Western. Year: 2006.
Luc Besson in Bandidas
Andre (Jamel Debbouze) gets a second chance to set his life right after saving a woman from a supposed suicide attempt in the Seine. Andre falls for his damsel-in-distress, Angela (Rie Rasmussen), yet, in an ironic twist, it is Angela who saves Andre. Angela, as her name suggests, is actually an angel sent to save Andre from his own fate. Directed by Luc Besson. With Gilbert Melki and Serge Riaboukine. Categories: Foreign Film, Drama, Romance, Fantasy, Comedy. Language: French. Year: 2005.
Luc Besson in Angel-A
Jake Green (Jason Statham), a hotshot gambler banned from most casinos, is invited to sit in on a private game with Dorothy Macha (Ray Liotta), a crime boss with little skill who wins by exploiting his reputation and violent intimidation. Jake isn't afraid of Macha, and, instead of letting the boss win, he takes his money and insults him at every turn. After the game, Macha puts out a hit on Jake, who teams up with a pair of brothers (Vincent Pastore and André Benjamin), who are out to take Macha down. Directed by Guy Ritchie. With Terence Maynard. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Luc Besson in Revolver
Bart (Bob Hoskins) is a fierce gangster who maintains his chokehold on the mean streets of Glascow through his enforcer Danny (Jet Li), who he has raised as a savage killer since he was a child. Kept prisoner by Bart, Danny has a chance encounter with a blind piano tuner named Sam (Morgan Freeman) and experiences true kindness and the power of music for the first time. When Danny is able to escape, he takes refuge with Sam and his stepdaughter Victoria (Kerry Condon), whom he must protect when Bart and his gangsters come looking for him. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Luc Besson in Unleashed
In 2010, Paris's most dangerous ghetto is controlled by a ruthless crime lord named Taha (Bibi Naceri). But, Leito (David Belle) is determined to make his neighborhood safe and bring Taha down. After Leito disrupts his business and breaks into his compound, Taha retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola (Dany Verissimo). After a failed rescue attempt and six months in jail, Leito teams up with an undercover cop named Damien (Cyril Raffaelli) to defuse a neutron bomb and save Lola before everyone in District B13 is killed. Directed by Pierre Morel. Categories: Action, Comedy, Foreign Film. Year: 2004.
Luc Besson in District B13
Andy Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) is a New York cop following a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers. There's only one problem: he's totally incompetent and his license has been revoked for reckless driving. Teaming up with Belle Williams (Queen Latifah), a high-speed New York cabbie with dreams of professional racing, flies across town after the Brazilian bandits. AS the case heats up, Washburn and Williams struggle with crazy traffic and quarrel over who is really in charge. Directed by Tim Story. With Jennifer Esposito. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller, New York. Year: 2004.
Luc Besson in Taxi
When the future of humanity is threatened by a mysterious evil force, taxi driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) becomes a reluctant hero when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), a beautiful alien who holds the key to Earth's survival, falls through the roof of his cab. With Leeloo's help, Korben, an ex-soldier, tracks down five magic stones and fights off Mr. Zorg (Gary Oldman) and a legion of extraterrestrial mercenaries. Directed by Luc Besson. With Ian Holm, Chris Tucker and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister. Categories: Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1997.
Luc Besson in The Fifth Element
Orphaned after her family is killed by a crooked cop (Gary Oldman), Mathilda (Natalie Portman) takes shelter in the apartment of a neighbor, whom she barely knows. Leon (Jean Reno) is a quiet man and first generation immigrant, who also happens to be a professional assassin. After being brought together by chance, the pair forms a special bond, as Leon teaches Mathilda in the art of his trade so she can avenge her little brother's death. Directed by Luc Besson. With Danny Aiello. Categories: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 1994.
Luc Besson in The Professional
Nikita (Anne Parillaud) is just a young woman when she commits robbery and murder while under the influence of drugs. Instead of being sent to jail, she is trained as a deadly spy and assassin, held by the hand until one day when she is suddenly given a gun and told to kill someone nearby in a restaurant. That single act throws her into a web of murder and conspiracy. Directed by Luc Besson. With Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana and Laura Chron. Categories: Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama, Romance. Year: 1990.
Luc Besson in Nikita