A New York City cabdriver (Bruce Willis) tries to save 2259 Earth from impact with an onrushing anti-life... (Learn more)
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Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm
Good and evil battle for the future of 23rd century Earth in this visually striking big-budget science fiction epic. In the movie's prologue, which is set in 1914, scientists gather in Egypt at the site of an event that transpired centuries earlier. Aliens, it seemed, arrived to collect four stones representing the four basic elements (earth, air, fire and water) - warning their human contacts that the objects were no longer safe on Earth. A few hundred years later (in the 23rd century), a huge ball of molten lava and flame is hurtling toward Earth, and scientist-holy man Victor Cornelius (Ian Holm) declares that in order to prevent it from destroying the planet, the same four elemental stones must be combined with the fifth element, as embodied by a visitor from another world named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich). However, if the force of evil presents itself to the stones instead, the Earth will be destroyed, and an evil being named Zorg (Gary Oldman) will trigger the disaster. Despite her remarkable powers, Leeloo needs help with her mission, and she chooses her accomplice, military leader-turned-cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), when she literally falls through the roof of his taxi. Writer and director Luc Besson began writing the script for The Fifth Element when he was only 16 years old, though he was 38 before he was able to bring it to the screen.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
5/9/97
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13
Running Time
127 mins.
Locations
- New York City, NY
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$63,684,310
Awards
- Winner of the Technical Grand Prize award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 1997 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound Effects Editing award at the 1997 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Production Design award at the 1997 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Cinematography award at the 1997 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best French Director award at the 1997 Lumiere de Paris d'Unifrance [Festival Awards.
Distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Sony Pictures Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Sony Pictures Releasing
