Zgodba o ljubezni in preživetju v 23. stoletju, kakršnega si je zamisli režiser Luc Besson in v katerem človeštvo potuje med zvezde ter širi življenjsko energijo. A vsakih 5000 let, ko se za hip odpro vrata v paralelne razsežnosti, mračna sila napade vesolje. To skuša izkoristiti zlobni Zorg, in edini up človeštva je Leeloo, ki predstavlja peti element, življenjsko silo, pri tem pa ji, sprva po naključju in nehote, pomaga newyorški taksist Korben Dallas.
Los Angeles, sedanjost. Henry je provokativen stand-up komik, Anne pa svetovno znana operna pevka. Pod soji žarometov sta videti kot srečen in glamurozen par, a njuno življenje se obrne na glavo, ko se jima rodi Annette, skrivnostna deklica z nenavadnim darom …
Uspešna mlada podjetnica Millie na lepem da odpoved v službi, konča dolgoletno zvezo in se posveti uresničevanju sanj, da bi postala operna pevka. Odpravi se v oddaljeno Škotsko višavje, kjer izbrane učence uči legendarna – in zelo ekscentrična – operna diva. Millie se z vso dušo posveti petju in začne vaditi za operno tekmovanje, toda kmalu odkrije, da ni edina prizadevna učenka naokoli. Spozna škotskega mladeniča Maxa, ki je na začetku njen tekmec, postopoma pa se med njima razvijejo ljubezenska čustva. A Millie se ustraši, da bo romanca ogrozila njen umetniški razvoj.
Peking opera performer Yu Fei was kicked out by her teacher due to a mistake. Producer Bai Fei Li is looking to cast an actress with a background in Peking opera. As their paths cross, Yu Fei's powerful voice illuminates the stage. However, they lose contact due to an unfortunate death.
Encore! Encore! is an American sitcom starring Nathan Lane as an opera singer. On the verge of becoming "The Fourth Tenor", Lane's character injures his vocal cords and must move in with his family, who run a vineyard in Northern California. The series premiered on NBC on September 22, 1998. Encore! Encore! struggled in the ratings from the start. After its fourth episode aired on October 27, 1998, NBC put the series on hiatus for two months. Thirteen episodes were ordered but the series was cancelled at midseason with two episodes left unaired. The final network episode aired on January 20, 1999. All 13 episodes later ran on Bravo.
