11 movies with Jean Reno, which is worth seeing at least once

1. The Big blue

Le grand bleu

• France, 1988.
• Drama, adventure and sports.
• Duration: 132 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,6.

Based on real events in the history of confrontation between two well-known sports champions freediving Enzo Molinari and Jacques Mayol. Having grown up on one of the Greek islands, the characters throughout his life carried the love of the sea and friendly rivalry for the title of master diver in the world.

The most successful French film of the late 80's made of Jean Reno and a young director Luc Besson domestic pets. It was the first in the career of the Renault French Film Award nomination for "Cesar".

2. newcomers

les visiteurs

• France, 1993.
• Fantasy, comedy.
• Duration: 107 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,0.

A random misstep mighty wizard Count Godefroy de Montmirail and his squire fall of the XII century directly in the 90-ies. In the modern world, the medieval nobleman will have to look for their children, and think of a way to return home, to fix an annoying mistake made in the past.

One of the best comedies in the history of French and another nomination for Renault for the award "Cesar". In the homeland of the actor's film is still ranked fifth at the box office among all the paintings ever to come to the cinema.

3. Leon

Léon

• France, 1994.
• Thriller, Drama, Crime.
• Duration: 133 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,6.

Once in front of the 12-year-old Matilda kill her entire family, the girl is nothing to do but to knock at the apartment unsociable hitman Leon. He reluctantly takes an orphan under his wing and soon discovers her unexpected affection, and yet smyshlonaya Matilda harbors revenge.

The undisputed classic and one of the most recognized paintings in the history of cinema. Without the "Leon" does not do any talking about Janet Reno, who in the role of the killer with a kind heart was the third in a row nominated for the award "Cesar". The film takes the 30th place on the site and the sixth on IMDb "kinopoisk" in the lists of the best films of the opinion of users.

4. French Kiss

French Kiss

• United Kingdom, United States, 1995.
• Drama, romance, comedy.
• Duration: 111 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

Kate has long been living with her fiancé, Charlie, they have a common house, friends, life. But once Charlie was going to a conference in Paris a few days announced that fell in love with another. Unable to believe what had happened, Kate forgets his fear of air travel and sent Charlie. On board the plane, she meets the charming Frenchman Luc, which uses a naive American woman to smuggle across the border stolen necklace.

One of the first English-speaking role of Jean Reno. In this cult romantic comedy he plays the imperturbable Inspector Jean-Paul Cardona, who is chasing a charming smuggler played by Kevin Kline.

5. mission Impossible

Mission: Impossible

• United States, 1996.
• Action, thriller, adventure.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Life CIA agent Ethan Hunt is threatened when his entire team is killed through the fault of "mole", as he himself put the culprit of what happened. To rehabilitate his name and avenge their fallen comrades, Hunt will perform the impossible.

The first series of the famous spy kinofranshizy in which Reno plays a French accomplice hero Tom Cruise.

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6. Place in the cemetery

Roseanna's Grave

• USA, Italy, 1997.
• Drama, romance, comedy.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,2.

Roseanna is dying of heart disease. All that she wants - is that it was buried next to her daughter in the old cemetery. However, there are only three vacant seats. Rosanna husband Marcello is doing everything in its power to prevent someone's death in the town, and to fulfill the will of the dying wife.

7. Ronin

Ronin

• UK, France, USA, 1998.
• Action, Thriller, Crime, Action.
• Duration: 122 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,3.

Mysterious client hires a team in Paris, former operatives known as "Ronin" to steal a closely guarded briefcase with unknown contents. Soon it becomes clear that this is a simple task almost impossible, because of the portfolio hunt several criminal groups, including the Irish militants and Russian mafia.

The tape is in the list of "100 best action movies according to Time Out ».

8. Red rivers

Les rivières pourpres

• France, 2000.
• Thriller, crime, detective.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,9.

The prestigious Alpine College is committed brutal murder. During his investigation taken an experienced police commissioner Pierre Nemans. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the young detective Max Kerkeryan exploring strange desecration of the graves of 10-year-old girl. At first glance, there is no connection between the cases. However, both events will lead the heroes to the terrible truth about the life of the local community.

The tape is based on the eponymous best-selling book by Jean-Christophe Grange. For his role in this film, Jean Reno received his first nomination for the prize of the European Film Academy.

9. wasabi

Wasabi

• France, Japan, 2001.
• Action, thriller, drama, comedy, crime.
• Duration: 94 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,7.

When he learned that in Tokyo the death of his former lover, a Parisian cop Hubert Fiorentini sent to Japan. There he met an old friend, 19-year-old daughter, a Japanese woman, whose existence is not even suspected, and nowhere who had taken 200 million dollars, which is already hunting the yakuza.

Producer Luc Besson project realized his protégé Gérard Krawczyk ( "Taxi 2-4").

10. unlucky

Tais-toi!

• France, Italy, 2003.
• Comedy, Crime.
• Duration: 85 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,2.

Before his arrest unlucky swindler Ruby manages to hide stolen them from the mafia money in a secret place. In prison, he met with dumb giant Quentin, who quickly becomes attached to Ruby and helps to escape. Getting free, half-baked friends pursue former accomplices Ruby, to avenge the death of the woman he loved and get to the money faster than the Mafia.

The brilliant French comedy from director "Toy" and "The Runaways."

11. Tiger and the Snow

La tigre e la neve

• Italy, 2005.
• Drama, romance, comedy, war.
• Duration: 118 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Attilio De Giovanni - a talented comic and literature professor, who every night in my dreams comes a beautiful Vittoria. One day he meets a girl in real life, but she is proud and unapproachable. Soon Vittoria flies to Baghdad with the Iraqi poet Fuad. There she gets seriously injured, and Attilio, in spite of the war, sent to his beloved in the hope of saving her life.

Eccentric melodrama from the author of "Life is Beautiful" by Roberto Benigni.