Luc Besson — Playwright (37)
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Fan-Fan the Tulip (2003)
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Gérard Krawczyk actor: Penélope Cruz / Vincent Perez …
other title: Il tulipano d'oro / Tudo pela honra …
In this 2003 remake of the classic 1952 French film, Fanfan la Tulipe is a swashbuckling lover who is tricked into joining the army of King Louis XV by Adeline La Franchise, who tells Fanfan that by doing so, he will eventually marry one of the king's daughters
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3 Days to Kill (2014)
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McG actor: Kevin Costner / Amber Heard …
other title: 3 Dias para Matar / 3 días para matar …
A dangerous international spy is determined to give up his high stakes life to finally build a closer relationship with his estranged wife and daughter. But first, he must complete one last mission - even if it means juggling the two toughest assignments yet: hunting down the world's most ruthless terrorist and looking after his teenage daughter for the first time in ten years, while his wife is out of town.
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The Transporter Refueled (2015)
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Camille Delamarre actor: The Dinnerlady P.I.M.P. / Ray Stevenson …
other title: The Transporter Legacy / The Transporter - Refueled …
The fast-paced action movie is again set in the criminal underworld in France, where Frank Martin is known as The Transporter, because he is the best driver and mercenary money can buy. In this installment, he meets Anna and they attempt to take down a group of ruthless Russian human traffickers who also have kidnapped Frank’s father.
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The Last Battle (1983)
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Luc Besson actor: Pierre Jolivet / Jean Bouise …
other title: Le dernier combat / Der letzte Kampf …
The plot explores the devastation of civilization and issues of brutality, hostility and isolation. Pierre Jolivet stars as the main character (identified only as "The Man" in the end credits) who is menaced by "The Brute" (played by Jean Reno) on his journey through a world filled by people rendered nearly mute by some unknown incident.
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
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Chris Nahon actor: Jet Li / Bridget Fonda …
other title: O Beijo do Dragão / Le Baiser mortel du dragon …
Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.
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Subway (1985)
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Luc Besson actor: Isabelle Adjani / Christopher Lambert …
other title: Subway. En busca de Freddy / 地下铁 …
Fred, 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 encounters a subterranean society of eccentric characters and petty criminals.
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Unleashed (2005)
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Louis Leterrier actor: Jet Li / Morgan Freeman …
other title: Danny the Dog / Danny the Dog - Força Destruidora …
Raised as a slave, Danny is used to fighting for his survival. In fact, his "master," Bart, thinks of him as a pet and goes as far as leashing him with a collar so they can make money in fight clubs, where Danny is the main contender. When Bart's crew is in a car accident, Danny escapes and meets a blind, kindhearted piano tuner who takes him in and uses music to free the fighter's long-buried heart.
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District B13 (2004)
Banlieue 13
Pierre Morel actor: David Belle / Cyril Raffaelli …
other title: Banlieue 13 / Os Gangs do Bairro 13 …
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
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Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)
Les Rivières pourpres 2 : Les Anges de l'apocalypse
Olivier Dahan actor: Jean Reno / Benoît Magimel …
other title: I fiumi di porpora 2 - Gli angeli dell'apocalisse / De blodrøde floder 2: Apokalypsens engle …
No one is safe when seemingly random killings emerge as a deadly pattern intended to usher in the end of the world. A murder victim with the same DNA as Christ. A serial killer mimicking the deaths of the 12 Apostles. Inspector Niemans and a young, rebellious detective team up with a beautiful expert in religion to crack the case before their elusive suspect completes the cycle of terror, paving the way to an even bigger bloody catastrophe.
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Colombiana (2011)
Colombiana
Olivier Megaton actor: Zoe Saldaña / Cliff Curtis …
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
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Taxi 5 (2018)
Taxi 5
弗兰克·盖思堂彼得 actor: 弗兰克·盖思堂彼得 / 马利克·班泽拉 …
other title: 的士速递5 / 终极杀阵5(台) …
2018 film directed by Franck Gastambide
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Weekend in Taipei (2024)
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George Huang actor: Luke Evans / Gwei Lun-Mei …
other title: Weekend a Taipei / Week-end à Taipei …
A former DEA agent and a former undercover operative revisit their romance during a fateful weekend in Taipei, unaware of the dangerous consequences of their past.
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The Family (2013)
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Luc Besson actor: Robert De Niro / Michelle Pfeiffer …
other title: Malavita / Cose nostre - Malavita …
After ratting out his Mafia cohorts, Giovanni Manzoni and his family enter the Witness Protection Program and relocate to a sleepy town in France. Despite the best efforts of their handler to keep them in line, Giovanni (now called Fred Blake), his wife and children can't help but resort to doing things the "family" way. However, their dependence on such old habits places everyone in danger from vengeful mobsters.
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Transporter 3 (2008)
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Olivier Megaton actor: Jason Statham / Natalya Rudakova …
other title: Transporter - Correio de Risco 3 / Le Transporteur 3 …
Frank Martin puts the driving gloves on to deliver Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of a Ukranian government official, from Marseilles to Odessa on the Black Sea. En route, he has to contend with thugs who want to intercept Valentina's safe delivery and not let his personal feelings get in the way of his dangerous objective.