In the 23rd century, the universe is threatened by evil. The only hope for mankind is the Fifth Element, which comes to Earth every 5,000 years to protect humans with stones of the four elements: fire, water, earth, and air. A Mondoshawan spacecraft is bringing the Fifth Element back to Earth but it is destroyed by the cruel Mangalores. However, a team of scientists use the DNA of the remains of the Fifth Element to rebuild the perfect being called Leeloo. She escapes from the laboratory and stumbles upon taxicab driver and former elite commando Major Korben Dallas who helps her to escape from the police. Leeloo informs him that she must meet space priest Father Vito Cornelius to accomplish her mission. Meanwhile, the Evil uses the cruel Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg and a team of mercenary Mangalores to retrieve the stones and avoid the protection of Leeloo. But the experienced Korben Dallas has fallen in love with Leeloo and decides to help her retrieve the stones.