I managed to totally miss The Fifth Element when it came out in 1997. Years later, I finally heard of it and found out it was a French science fiction film with so much sexual innuendo it couldn't help but be a global hit. It looks like somewhat of a comedy, too. As Wikipedia explains, director Luc Besson began with the viewpoint of the target audience and worked on the movie for a long time.
Besson started writing the story that became The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old; he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas.
Now Screen Junkies tells the truth in an Honest Trailer for The Fifth Element.