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Luc Besson
Luc Besson (French pronunciation: [lyk bɛsɔ̃]; born 18 March 1959) is a French film director, writer and producer. He is the creator of EuropaCorp film company. He has been involved with over 50 films, spanning 26 years, as writer, director, and/or producer, including the Transporter series.
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Taxi
Taxi is a 1998 French film starring Samy Naceri, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Gérard Pirès. The film takes place in Marseille, France, and involves an aspiring racecar driver named Daniel (Naceri), who initially works as a pizza delivery...
Initial release date:
- Apr 8, 1998
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 86 min (52 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 53,000,000 (French franc)
Produced by:
Screenplay by:
Taxi
Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned, Gérard Pirès-directed French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story.
Belle Williams (Queen Latifah) is a talented...
Initial release date:
- Oct 6, 2004
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 97 min (58 hs )
Wasabi
Wasabi is a 2001 movie directed by Gérard Krawczyk, written and produced by Luc Besson and starring Jean Reno, Michel Muller and Ryoko Hirosue. In France it was released as Wasabi, la petite moutarde qui monte au nez ("Wasabi, the little mustard...
Initial release date:
- Oct 31, 2001
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Runtime:
- 94 min (56 hs )
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Screenplay by:
The Transporter
The Transporter (French: Le Transporteur) is a 2002 French action film directed by Louis Leterrier and Corey Yuen. Luc Besson was inspired by BMW Films' "The Hire" series to create this movie. It was released in France on October 2, 2002 and in the...
Initial release date:
- Oct 11, 2002
Runtime:
- 94 min (56 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 20,900,000 (Euro)
Produced by:
Taxi 2
Taxi 2 (also called Taxi Taxi) is a French film directed by Gérard Krawczyk and released in 2000. It is a sequel to Taxi written by Luc Besson and directed by Gérard Pirès in 1998. It was followed by Taxi 3 in 2003.
Taxi 2 tells the story of a...
Initial release date:
- Mar 29, 2000
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 88 min (53 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 70,000,000 (French franc)
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Screenplay by:
Taxi 3
Taxi 3 is a 2003 French comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. It is the sequel to Taxi 2.
A group of thieves calling themselves the Santa Claus gang are wreaking havoc, and the Marseille police are, as usual, unable to keep up. Superintendent...
Initial release date:
- Jan 29, 2003
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 84 min (50 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 14,500,000 (Euro)
Produced by:
Screenplay by:
Kiss of the Dragon
Kiss of the Dragon is a 2001 action film, directed by Chris Nahon and starring Jet Li. The film was made in response to Li's fans requesting more realistic fight scenes, and is notable as most of the action sequences did not use CGI or wire work;...
Initial release date:
- Jul 6, 2001
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 98 min (59 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 25,000,000 (US$)
Produced by:
Unleashed
Unleashed (also known as Danny the Dog), is a 2005 action/thriller film, directed by Louis Leterrier and written by Luc Besson. It is set in Glasgow.
Unleashed follows Danny, a Chinese man who was raised by a British gangster named Bart, who trained...
Initial release date:
- May 13, 2005
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 102 min (61.2 hs )
Screenplay by:
Transporter 2
Transporter 2 is a 2005 French action film directed by Louis Leterrier and produced by Luc Besson. It is the sequel to 2002's The Transporter. It is itself followed by Transporter 3.
Jason Statham returns as Frank Martin, a professional "transporter...
Initial release date:
- 2005
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 87 min (52 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 32,000,000 (US$)
Revolver
Revolver is a 2005 film, written and directed by Guy Ritchie.
The film stars Jason Statham as Jake Green, Ray Liotta as Dorothy Macha, and André Benjamin (a.k.a. "André 3000") as Avi. It centers on a revenge-seeking confidence trickster whose weapon...
Initial release date:
- Sep 11, 2005
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Runtime:
- 110 min (66 hs )
Bandidas
Bandidas is a 2006 Western comedy film starring Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek, edited, produced and directed by Norwegian directors Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg. It tells the tale of two very different women in turn-of-the-century Mexico who...
Initial release date:
- Feb 3, 2006
Runtime:
- 93 min (56 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 35,000,000 (US$)
Produced by:
District B13
District 13 (French: Banlieue 13) is a 2004 French action film, directed by Pierre Morel, and written and produced by Luc Besson. It has also been released as District B13.
The film is notable for its depiction of parkour in a number of stunt...
Initial release date:
- Nov 10, 2004
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Runtime:
- 85 min (51 hs )
Angel-A
Angel-A (2005), directed by Luc Besson, is a French fantasy and romantic comedy featuring Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen.
Andre has just returned to Paris in the hope of making some easy money, give up his life of petty crime, and start his life...
Initial release date:
- Dec 21, 2005
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Runtime:
- 90 min (54 hs )
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam.
Melquiades Estrada, an illegal immigrant from Mexico...
Initial release date:
- Sep 11, 2005
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Runtime:
- 121 min (72.6 hs )
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Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British film surrounding the life of a family of characters living in South East London. It was Gary Oldman's debut as writer, director; he also produced the film in partnership with Douglas Urbanski and Luc Besson. It stars...
Initial release date:
- Oct 10, 1997
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 128 min (76.8 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 9,000,000 (US$)
Screenplay by:
Taxi 4
Taxi 4 (also spelled T4xi) is a 2007 French comedy film directed by Gérard Krawczyk. It is the sequel to the 2003 French Action/Comedy film Taxi 3. As with all the other films in the Gallic Taxi franchise, Samy Naceri plays taxi driver "Daniel...
Initial release date:
- Feb 14, 2007
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 91 min (55 hs )
Screenplay by:
Love and Other Disasters
Love and Other Disasters is a 2006 romantic comedy produced by Ruby Film, Europa Corp. and Skyline Films presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. In 2008, it had its UK premiere in London as the gala screening for the BFI 22nd London...
Initial release date:
- 2006
Runtime:
- 90 min (54 hs )
Screenplay by:
Hitman
Hitman is a 2007 film based on the same-titled video game series. The film was directed by Xavier Gens and stars Timothy Olyphant and Dougray Scott. Hitman was released on November 21, 2007. A sequel, under the working title of Hitman 2, is...
Initial release date:
- Oct 12, 2007
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Runtime:
- 88 min (53 hs )
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Tell No One
Tell No One (French: Ne le dis à personne) is a 2006 French thriller film directed by Guillaume Canet and based on the novel of the same name by Harlan Coben. It was written by Guillame Canet and Philippe Lefèbvre and stars François Cluzet. Miramax...
Initial release date:
- Nov 1, 2006
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 125 min (75 hs )
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Frontier
Frontier(s) (original French title Frontière(s)) is a horror film written and directed by Xavier Gens. It was intended to be one of the 8 Films to Die For at Horrorfest 2007, but due to the MPAA giving the film an NC-17 rating, it instead hit a...
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August 15
15 August (French: 15 Août) is a 2001 French film directed and written by Patrick Alessandrin. The film starring Richard Berry, Charles Berling and Jean-Pierre Darroussin is about several middle aged men who have a crisis on their hands when their...
Initial release date:
- Apr 18, 2001
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Taken
Taken is a 2008 action thriller film starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, and Maggie Grace. It is based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and was directed by Pierre Morel. Neeson plays a former Central Intelligence Agency paramilitary...
Initial release date:
- Jan 30, 2009
Runtime:
- 93 min (56 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 45,000,000 (US$)
Produced by:
Transporter 3
Transporter 3 is a 2008 action film, and is the third installment in the Transporter film series, as well as the first not to be distributed by 20th Century Fox in the United States. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as...
Initial release date:
- Nov 26, 2008
Rating:
Runtime:
- 102 min (61.2 hs )
Produced by:
District B13 Ultimatum
District 13 Ultimatum is the English language release title of the 2009 French action film, Banlieue 13 Ultimatum, also known as Banlieue 14, District Thirteen 2, District 13: Ultimatum, and B13-u.
The film, directed by Patrick Alessandrin, is the...
Initial release date:
- Feb 18, 2009
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From Paris with Love
From Paris With Love is an upcoming 2010 action film starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and directed by Pierre Morel. The screenplay was co-written by Luc Besson. The film's score was composed by David Buckley. An official trailer of...
Initial release date:
- Feb 5, 2010
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Home
Home is a 2009 documentary by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film is almost entirely composed of aerial shots of various places on Earth. It shows the diversity of life on Earth and how humanity is threatening the ecological balance of the planet. The...
Initial release date:
- Jun 5, 2009
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Cold Moon
Cold Moon (French: Lune froide) is a 1991 French drama film directed by Patrick Bouchitey. It was entered into the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.
Initial release date:
- 1991
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 92 min (55 hs )
Produced by:
Les Côtelettes
Les Côtelettes is a 2003 French drama film directed by Bertrand Blier. It was entered into the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Initial release date:
- May 28, 2003
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Runtime:
- 86 min (52 hs )
