The Fifth Element

PG-13

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2 hr. 7 min.

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250,000+ Ratings

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In the 23rd century, a New York City cabbie, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), finds the fate of the world in his hands when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab. As the embodiment of the fifth element, Leeloo needs to combine with the other four to keep the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world. Together with Father Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm) and zany broadcaster Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), Dallas must race against time and the wicked industrialist Zorg (Gary Oldman) to save humanity.

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Critics Consensus

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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David

This movie is fantastic on the big screen 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤙🏽✌🏾

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/24/22

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Alfredo

An absolute masterpiece! One of my all time favorite movies. A must watch!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/25/22

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Kat

Cult classic love the whole movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/22

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Leofredo M

Exelente filmé....ya no se ven esas visiones en películas recientes.. lastima

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/05/24

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Dionisis T

An amazing action movie that I really regret not having seen so long ago...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/22/24

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Conan H

The perfect combination of comedy and action.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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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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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Ruby Rhod's Evening Show

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Leeloo Fights the Mangalores

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Korben Meets Ruby Rhod

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Choking on a Cherry

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Zorg Presents the ZF1

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - The Fifth Element Is a She

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Leeloo Escapes

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The Fifth Element: Official Clip - Korben Outwits a Mugger

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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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Synopsis

In the 23rd century, a New York City cabbie, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), finds the fate of the world in his hands when Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab. As the embodiment of the fifth element, Leeloo needs to combine with the other four to keep the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world. Together with Father Vito Cornelius (Ian Holm) and zany broadcaster Ruby Rhod (Chris Tucker), Dallas must race against time and the wicked industrialist Zorg (Gary Oldman) to save humanity.

Director: Luc Besson
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): May 14, 2017
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $63.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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