The Best Jean Reno Movies

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List of the best Jean Reno movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Jean Reno's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Jean Reno movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Jean Reno movies will be at the top of the list. Jean Reno has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Jean Reno movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Jean Reno films to end the squabble once and for all.

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List is made up of films like Subway and The Philosopher.

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Ron Howard and Brian De Palma are among those who have directed Jean Reno at one point or another during their careers in the film industry. If Jean Reno movies are your thing, then check out the greatest movies by Ian Holm and Willem Dafoe too.

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  • Léon: The Professional
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    Léon: The Professional

    Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno
    227 votes
    • Released: 1994
    • Directed by: Luc Besson
    Léon: The Professional, a thrilling crime drama, revolves around Léon (Jean Reno), an Italian hitman residing in New York City. A quiet man with a lethal profession, Léon's solitary life takes a turn when he becomes the reluctant guardian to Mathilda (Natalie Portman), a 12-year-old girl whose family has been brutally murdered by corrupt DEA agent Stansfield (Gary Oldman). As Léon teaches Mathilda his deadly skills to exact her revenge, their relationship deepens into an unconventional bond. Amidst gritty action and poignant moments, the film explores themes of vengeance, morality and redemption. Directed by Luc Besson, this movie is acclaimed for its exceptional performances and gripping narrative.

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  • The Crimson Rivers
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    The Crimson Rivers

    Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès
    48 votes
    • Released: 2000
    • Directed by: Mathieu Kassovitz
    Two criminal investigations. The same day. Two detectives are assigned two very peculiar cases. An action thriller set in against the breathtaking backdrop of the French Alps, "The Crimson Rivers" stars Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel in a gripping who-dunnit involving a series of grisly murders, a child's death twenty years earlier, and the secret history of a small town.

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  • Ronin
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    Ronin

    Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone
    95 votes
    • Released: 1998
    • Directed by: John Frankenheimer
    In Ronin, an intricate dance of intrigue and deception unravels. A motley crew of former intelligence operatives, led by the stoic Sam (Robert De Niro), is assembled to intercept a mysterious briefcase. The team includes the enigmatic Vincent (Jean Reno), the sharpshooter Larry (Skipp Sudduth), and the tech wizard Gregor (Stellan Skarsgård). As they navigate through treacherous Parisian streets, their loyalties become questionable. Directed by John Frankenheimer, this thriller delights with its high-octane car chases and strategic mind games. Ronin is a masterclass in suspense, where not everything is as it seems.

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  • The Big Blue
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    The Big Blue

    Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Griffin Dunne
    61 votes
    • Released: 1988
    • Directed by: Luc Besson
    The Big Blue is a 1988 English-language film in the French Cinéma du look visual style, made by French director Luc Besson. The film is a heavily fictionalized and dramatized story of the friendship and sporting rivalry between two leading contemporary champion free divers in the 20th century: Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca, and Mayol's fictionalized relationship with his girlfriend Johana Baker. The film, which covers their childhood in 1960s Greece to their deaths in a Sicilian diving competition at around 400 feet in a 1980s competition, is a cult-classic in the diving fraternity, and became one of France's most commercially successful films. President of France, Jacques Chirac, referred to the film in describing Mayol, after his death in 2001, as having been an enduring symbol for the "Big Blue" generation. The story was heavily adapted for cinema - in real life Mayol lived from 1927 to 2001 and Maiorca retired from diving to politics in the 1980s.
  • The Da Vinci Code
    5

    The Da Vinci Code

    Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen
    48 votes
    • Released: 2006
    • Directed by: Ron Howard
    In The Da Vinci Code, symbologist Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) finds himself entangled in an enigmatic riddle after a murder at the Louvre. Teamed with cryptologist Sophie Neveu (Audrey Tautou), they follow clues hidden in Leonardo da Vinci's art, unravelling a centuries-old conspiracy. The movie, based on Dan Brown's bestselling novel and directed by Ron Howard, delves into the realms of history, religion, and cryptography. It's an intellectual thriller that weaves together intricate plotlines and dramatic revelations. Despite controversy, it grossed over $758 million worldwide, proving its global appeal.

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  • 22 Bullets
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    22 Bullets

    Jean Reno, Kad Merad, Marina Fois
    57 votes
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Richard Berry
    "A retired gangster (Reno) is the target of a brutal assassination attempt. He survives to exact violent revenge on those who left him for dead ... but who were they? Produced by Luc Besson, and featuring a charismatic central performance from Reno, this slick, hard-boiled French thriller proves once again that Hollywood is not the only source of stylish, action-packed entertainment." Quoting the synopsis from the 2010 Edinburgh International Film Festival site.

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