

The Fifth Element
There is no future without it.
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
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7.6/10
12,253 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90M
- Box office
- $263.9M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- flying car
- taxi
- egypt
- race against time
- saving the world
- cyborg
- dystopia
- anti hero
- stowaway
- space travel
- chosen one
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical19 Aug 1997
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-139 May 1997
- PhysicalPG-13DVD25 Nov 1997
- PhysicalPG-13Ultimate Edition DVD11 Jan 2005
- PhysicalPG-13Blu-ray20 Jun 2006
- TheatricalRe-release14 May 2017
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalPG6 Jun 1997
- Digital / OTT1231 Jan 2020
United Arab EmiratesAE
- PhysicalDVD24 Aug 2020
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalPG15 May 1997
CanadaCA
- Theatrical9 May 1997
ArgentinaAR
- TheatricalPG2 May 1997
BelgiumBE
- TheatricalAL8 May 1997
BrazilBR
- Premiere1216 May 1997
- Theatrical23 May 1997
- TV14Columbia13 Oct 1998
- TVLTV Globo3 Feb 2003
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing International Film Festival17 Apr 2015
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical12+11 Sept 1997
- Theatrical12+4k restored16 Oct 2025
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical111 Aug 1997
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The Fifth Element was released on 2 May 1997.
Audience reviews
6- G9.5/10
GeekMasher
3/15/2013
This movie is one of the best movies of all time! It has a great story lines and graphics of it's time and even to today's standards it is brilliant. The world is well though out and well demonstrated. Zorg is a great bad guy, played by Gary Oldman and Bruce Willis plays his role very well. All in all a excellent movie.
- M
Matt Golden
7/21/2013
A simple enough concept: Guy must save a World (in the Future!) from Evil! by protecting a Magical Macguffin, only in this case it’s a Girl! instead of a Thing. There’s really not a lot of story here. Not a lot of character either. Why waste valuable screen time with such paltry concerns when you can instead have Chris Tucker prancing around as a flamboyant radio host in the most annoying cinematic sci-fi supporti…
- G7/10
Gimly
5/13/2017
Ever since I first watched The Fifth Element in the late 90s, I've been inspired by Gary Oldman's Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
- J8/10
John Chard
1/20/2019
Negative, I am a meat Popsicle. It's 2259 and the Earth is in mortal danger from pure evil. The only hope Earth has is something called the fifth element, which comes in the form of the newly cloned Leeloo. Along with an ex forces cab driver and a priest called Cornellius, Leeloo must piece it together before the end of mankind arrives. Depending on which side of the fence you sit on, The Fifth Element is eit…
- P9/10
Prodank
9/17/2023
"The Fifth Element" is like a journey down memory lane for me, brimming with nostalgia. I've lost count of how many times I've caught it on TV. The cast was on point, the makeup and costumes were seriously cool, and those futuristic locations were quite intriguing. In the grand scheme of things, "The Fifth Element" is a certified classic. It possesses that timeless quality that's hard to find. I'd easily give it a…
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