The Fifth Element
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Starring
- Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker
- Director(s)
- Luc Besson
- Distributor(s)
- Columbia Pictures
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 127 min.
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Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
The cast is a delight, but it's Willis who is the film's true "fifth element," giving it life, depth and humanity.Read the full review
Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites
An entertaining tangle of pop aesthetic and comic book myth that occasionally bogs down, but manages to be ingratiating for all its defects.Read the full review
San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites
What an attempt, and what a work of the imagination. The Fifth Element' will change the look of science fiction and will probably be imitated for years.Read the full review