The Fifth Element

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250,000+ Ratings

The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere with the help of Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former secret agent and a woman named Leeloo.

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Visually inventive and gleefully over the top, Luc Besson's The Fifth Element is a fantastic piece of pop sci-fi that never takes itself too seriously.

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Cast & Crew

Luc Besson Director Bruce Willis Korben Dallas Gary Oldman Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg Ian Holm Father Vito Cornelius Milla Jovovich Leeloo Chris Tucker Ruby Rhod

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Duane Byrge

Hollywood Reporter

Narratively challenged, visually monotonous and aurally overpowering, The Fifth Element is a staggering accretion of all the wrong elements and some rather dopey ones as well.

May 10, 2018

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

The Fifth Element has enough eye-appeal for two good movies.

Rated: 3/4

May 10, 2017

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

In this movie and many like it, the only elements that count are impact, impact, impact and impact. The fifth element is gibberish.

Jul 14, 2014

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

As irresistible—if occasionally annoying—popcorn-munching escapism, The Fifth Element remains an experience of diversionary entertainment, and almost exclusively about rehashing previously explored surfaces with a new sheen.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 6, 2023

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Travis Johnson

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

A sci-fi film a million aesthetic miles away from the industrial dystopias, dusty wastelands, and sterile starships of most screen SF of the time.

Jun 7, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a distinctive Moebius-inspired gumbo that's easy to enjoy...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 17, 2021

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David This movie is fantastic on the big screen 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽✌🏾 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/24/22 Full Review Alfredo An absolute masterpiece! One of my all time favorite movies. A must watch! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/22 Full Review Kat Cult classic love the whole movie Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/22 Full Review Carter C Though it mainly feels like a Star Wars knockoff, this film with fantastic visual effects, cast performances, humor, and story make this a pretty solid sci-fi adventure, even if some characters don’t get enough screen-time or if the ending is too anticlimactic. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/24 Full Review Leofredo M Exelente filmé....ya no se ven esas visiones en películas recientes.. lastima Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Dionisis T An amazing action movie that I really regret not having seen so long ago... Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Movie Info

Synopsis The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere with the help of Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former secret agent and a woman named Leeloo.

Director: Luc Besson
Producer: Patrice Ledoux
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Gaumont
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Brief Nudity|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 1997, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 17, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.7M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)