Luc Besson

Writer · Born 18 March 1959 in Paris, France · 75 credits in the Movie Owl catalogue

30 of Luc Besson’s films and series stream in Sweden right now — 21 on Viaplay, 20 on Prime Video, 6 on Cineasterna, 6 on Tele2 Play and 2 more services. 6 more are not on any service at the moment. Highest rated available: Léon: The Professional (1994) ★ 8.5.

Luc Besson (born March 18, 1959) is a French director, writer, and producer, known for making highly visual thriller and action films.  Besson has received numerous awards and honors, and is often credited as inventing the so-called "Cinema du look" movement in French film. He is best known for directing the action films Léon: The Professional (1994), The Fifth Element (1997), and Lucy (2014), and also produced the Taken (2008–2014) and Transporter (2002–2015) franchises.

Born in Paris, Besson spent his childhood traveling Europe with his parents and developing an enthusiasm for ocean diving, before an accident would push him toward the world of cinema. After taking odd jobs in the Parisian film scene of the time, Besson began writing stories that would eventually evolve into some of his greatest film successes: The Fifth Element and Le Grand Bleu.

In 1980 he founded his own production company, Les Films du Loup later Les Films du Dauphin, and later still EuropaCorp film company with his longtime collaborator, Pierre-Ange Le Poga.

Directing

• Léon: The Professional (1994)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Dracula (2025)
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
• Anna (2019)
• The Big Blue (1988)
• The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010)
• The Family (2013)
• Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
• Dogman (2023)
• The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)

Writing

• Léon: The Professional (1994)
• The Fifth Element (1997)
• Dracula (2025)
• From Paris with Love (2010)
• Taken 2 (2012)
• Transporter 3 (2008)
• Taken 3 (2014)
• Taken (2008)
• The Transporter (2002)
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
• Colombiana (2011)

Producing

• Dracula (2025)
• Taken 2 (2012)
• Transporter 3 (2008)
• Taken 3 (2014)
• Taken (2008)
• The Transporter (2002)
• Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
• Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
• Colombiana (2011)
• Transporter 2 (2005)
• Anna (2019)
• 3 Days to Kill (2014)

Not streaming in Sweden right now

• Lucy (2014)
• Taxi (1998)
• Unleashed (2005)
• Nikita (1990)
• District B13 (2004)
• Wasabi (2001)
• Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
• Taxi 4 (2007)
• District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
• Taxi 5 (2018)
• Angel-A (2005)
• Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)