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  • The Fifth Element
  • Opened May 9, 1997 | Runtime:2 hr. 7 min.
  • PG-13
    Brief Nudity, Some Sexuality and Intense Sci-Fi Violence
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 14+. Read More
  • 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 Read More
  • Cast: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry
  • Director: Luc Besson
  • Genres: Sci-Fi Action, Space Adventure, Science Fiction

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    by lobo77

    Great Movie!!!

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    perfect balance of sci-fi drama and comedy. one of my favorite movies ever

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  • 80
    Washington Post | Rita Kempley

    An entertaining tangle of pop aesthetic and comic book myth that occasionally...

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kevin Thomas

    The cast is a delight, but it's Willis who is the film's true "fifth element,"...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Stack

    What an attempt, and what a work of the imagination. The Fifth Element' will...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    I would not have missed seeing this film, and I recommend it for its richness...

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