The Fifth Element

1997 Directed by Luc Besson

There is no future without it.

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

Bruce Willis Gary Oldman Ian Holm Milla Jovovich Chris Tucker Luke Perry Brion James Tom Lister Jr. Lee Evans Charlie Creed-Miles Tricky John Neville John Bluthal Mathieu Kassovitz Christopher Fairbank Kim Chan Julie T. Wallace Al Matthews Maïwenn Mac McDonald Indra Ové Genevieve Maylam Jason Salkey Michael Culkin Hon Ping Tang Vincenzo Pellegrino Richard Leaf Ivan Heng Sonita Henry Show All…

Alternative Titles

El cinquè element, Das fünfte Element, Le 5ème élément, Le Cinquième Élément, Il Quinto Elemento, 제5원소, Peti element, The 5th Element, The Fifth Element: Remastered

science fiction adventure action thriller fantasy

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Review by Cole Bradley ★★★★★ 8

If you don't like this movie, then I'm pretty sure you're dead inside. At the very least, you don't know what happiness is.
I'm going to name my first son Corbin Dallas Bradley. I mean that.
Big badda boom.
Review by brat pitt ★★½

let’s just get this out of the way: i went through this entire movie thinking zorg was billy zane...?!?!?! i was like WHOA crazy how he’s doing the same rich villain character from titanic, also released in 1997, except in SPACE. why don’t we talk about this more often?
then the credits rolled and it said ZORG — GARY OLDMAN and i answered my own question :/ legitimately a more oscar-worthy transformation than the darkest hour
Review by DirkH ★★ 38

This could have been an instant cult classic, drenched in an exuberant campness reminiscent of films like Ice Pirates and blending fantasy with science fiction in a way not out of place in eighties classics like Krull.
It fleshes out a vivid universe and manages to muster up an engaging plot.
And just look at that cast:
Willis
Oldman
Holm
The immaculate Brion James.
And even whatshername is ok.

And Chris Tucker.
Chris fucking Tucker.
He singlehandedly destroys this entire film with a voice that would make the toughest among you cry for mercy.
He's like getting a hangover while you're drinking.
Review by Lucy ★★★½ 5

OK i went with my friend to see it at the theater and when i got back from the bathroom before it started, my friend loudly told me "you're the only one here who hasn't seen it" WHEN I WAS GONE SHE TALKED TO EVERYONE ELSE AND EXPOSED ME HDJSJSHSKSLBD BYE
Review by Adam Cook ★★½ 16

The Fifth Element is a film I wish I could like more. These types of exuberant, ambitious and big budget sci-fi spectaculars are few and far between these days. It is an example of a director given free rein and a budget to match his wild flights of fancy. Because Besson was given such freedom the results were always likely to end up being indulgent to say the least. This indulgence is both the film’s great strength and crippling weakness. He, along with a selection of imaginative collaborators, have created one of the great future worlds of contemporary cinema. You don’t hire Jean-Paul Gaultier to create sensible costumes, you hire him to create wacky and ridiculous outfits and he more…
Review by katie ★★★★ 1

LOVE!!! IS!!! WORTH!!! SAVING!!!

Recent reviews

Review by Jason Dickinson ★★★★★

Absolutely A Classic Love This Movie Always Been A Favorite
Review by nicolsita ★★★

All the haircuts were on point
Review by Joey Lewandowski ★★★★

It's so weird to me that Bruce Willis has a mom in this movie.
Review by mendesa ★★

A wonderful and whacky sci-fi world that was unfortunately squandered on a pretty by-the-numbers McGuffin plot: get the thing before the bad guy gets the thing. I was with it for the first act and felt as if the story might have been building to something bigger, but then it didn't. This would've been fine if there was something else to chew on, but the gags weren't particularly funny, the social commentary wasn't exactly revelatory, and the action set pieces were chaotic and rushed in a way that was more dizzying than entertaining.
I actually enjoyed Chris Tucker's presence on first introduction, as he was one of the more interesting characters and actually seemed fitting of the goofy tone. I…
Review by definitivbertie ★★★★

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Review by Filmcollector85 ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

What can I say about this film.
For me personally, the nostalgia alone assisted me in my rating, even though this film isn't everyones cup of tea and didn't do massively well on its release, maybe that's due to the fact that some people said this could be the next star wars (apparently). But I couldn't care less what people think.
Luc Besson (Subway and Leon) directs
this film, who also happens to be one of my favourite directors.
Fifth Element also looks incredible still to this day with some fantastic scenes and a delightful score. All these factors aided me in my decision to rate this as high as I did.
The plot isn't it's strongest point of the…
Review by neldfly ★★★★

Wow
The Fifth Element is actually a great film
The plot is really but really sweeping and interesting.
The action scenes were done really well and very stressful.
and the acting is actually good enough.
The film Surprised me in a good way and I very enjoyed myself while watching the film
score: 80- a great film
Review by Bessi Þór Sigurðarson ★★★★½

Þetta var einhver skemmtilegasta mynd sem ég hef séð síðan ég veit ekki hvenær.
Bara ein stór blanda af svo mörgu góðu og hver hluti passar saman eins og púsl. Þetta er mynd sem skilur nákvæmlega hvað lætur hana virka og veit alltaf hversu alvarlega (eða ekki alvarlega) hún á að taka sig.
Það er eiginlega ekki stakur hlutur sem ég myndi gera öðruvísi eða amk, sem mér líkar ekki við og ég get nefnt óendanlega allt það góða í henni. Hvert atriði er gott á sinn eigin hátt. Get ekki hrósað henni nóg.
Þessi mynd er fullkomin útgáfa af sjálfri sér.
Review by godja

I don’t know what I expected and also don’t know what I just watched like . . . What is this?