27 years ago today, the sci-fi movie made its mark on the big screen after premiering in France on May 7, 1997. The Luc Besson-directed movie quickly dominated audiences in its opening week, securing ...

Luc Besson's "The Fifth Element" boasts one of the best ensembles for any sci-fi film. However, a number of other A-listers ...

George Lucas has championed 2001: A Space Odyssey as the greatest science-fiction film ever made, but that overlooks a very different kind of greatness embodied by The Fifth Element. Science fiction ...

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For a film that’s about to celebrate its 30th anniversary, The Fifth Element is playing like a 2026 blockbuster now that it’s back on Netflix. This isn’t the first time this sci-fi epic from 1997 has ...

Catch Luc Besson's sci-fi spectacle The Fifth Element in 4K at SBIFF's Film Center on State Street, Oct. 16 and 17.

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Luc Besson's The Fifth Element returns to U.S. theaters in two days — and the timing is stranger than anyone planned. When Besson built his 1997 film around the Greek concept of a "fifth essence" that ...

The Fifth Element was not only a box office hit but also one of the cinematic industry’s most ambitious productions after holding the record as the most expensive European film ever produced. 27 years ...