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Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) [Blu-ray Only] (1984)

A lone man in a post-holocaust wasteland fights the mute savages who rule the Earth in order to restore his dream, an airplane, in this bizarre, dialogue-less French sci-fi adventure. Director/co-writer Luc Besson’s offbeat tale, described as "The Road Warrior" meets "Waiting for Godot," stars Pierre Jolivet, Fritz Wepper and Jean Reno. 93 min. C/Rtg: R

Subway (1985)

Suave Parisian thief Fred (Christopher Lambert) looked to impress corrupt tycoon's wife Héléna (Isabelle Adjani), and opted to rip off incriminating documents from her husband. As he hides from crooks and cops in the catacombs of the Metro, he makes new allies of the sundry outcasts living there--and looks to blackmail an intrigued Héléna away from her spouse. Luc Besson's emblematically stylish thriller co-stars Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno, Richard Bohringer. 102 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

The Big Blue (Le Grand Blue) (1988)

Friends since their boyhood in the Mediterranean, Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo (Jean Reno) each became a champion free diver, plumbing extreme ocean depths without benefit of breathing apparatus. As they go head to head in a dangerous competition, however, the perils may be something neither resurfaces from. Luc Besson’s hypnotic, visually sumptuous drama, inspired by the exploits of Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, co-stars Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Griffin Dunne. 118 min. C/Rtg: R

La Femme Nikita (1990)

Exciting, sexy and violent thriller about Nikita (Anne Parillaud), a beautiful junkie condemned to die for murdering a policeman, who is given a second chance by becoming a secret political assassin for the government. Nikita eventually falls in love with a grocery clerk who has no idea of her real identity. Marc Duret, Jeanne Moreau, Patrick Fontana co-star; directed by Luc Besson ("The Fifth Element"). 117 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R

Atlantis [Blu-ray Only] (1991)

French filmmaker Luc Besson revisits the undersea world he captured in 1988’s "The Big Blue" with this poetic documentary filmed throughout the world over a three-year period. The miraculous study is filmed nearly entirely beneath the oceans, and captures the vast array of lifeforms that call the blue expanse their home. Éric Serra provides the hypnotic score. 78 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: TV-PG

Léon: The Professional (1994)

Stylish and poignant French actioner from writer/director Luc Besson focuses on Léon (Jean Reno), a lonely Italian hit man who lives in a cruddy New York apartment and works for a local mob boss. After 12-year-old neighbor Mathilda Lando’s (Natalie Portman) family is murdered by a corrupt DEA agent, she moves in with Léon and asks him to show her the tricks of his "trade" so she can one day exact revenge. Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello co-star. 110 min. C/Rtg: R

The Fifth Element (1997)

In the 23rd century, a mysterious young woman (Milla Jovovich) carries inside her the secret to saving all life on Earth against a sinister enemy, and the key to her survival rests with New York "sky cabby"/reluctant hero Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) and four mystical stones that contain the four classical elements. Writer/co-scripter Luc Besson’s visually stunning sci-fi adventure also stars Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm, and Luke Perry. 126 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

The Messenger: The Story Of Joan Of Arc (1999)

French filmmaker Luc Besson’s ("The Fifth Element") lavish historical biodrama about the visionary peasant girl who inspired a nation stars Milla Jovovich as Joan. Driven by faith to lead her people against England, her battle against political enemies led to her capture, trial and execution. John Malkovich, Faye Dunaway, and Dustin Hoffman as "the Conscience" also star. International version; 158 min. C/Rtg: R

Angel-A [Blu-ray Only] (2005)

Owing money all over Paris, Andre (Jamel Debbouze) prepares to commit suicide by jumping into the Seine when he encounters a gorgeous woman (Rie Rasmussen) who, convinced her inner ugliness renders her surface beauty useless, leaps from the bridge first to take her own life. Rescuing her, Andre discovers the woman is more important to him than he first realized. Luc Besson’s 10th (and final?) feature co-stars Gilbert Melki, Akim Chir. 91 min. In French with English subtitles. C/Rtg: R