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Storyline

Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.

Released

1994-09-14
Revenue

$45,284,974
Budget

$16,000,000
Runtime

1hr 51m
Genre

Crime, Drama, Action
Status

Released
Language

English, Français, Italiano
8.5
Production

Gaumont, Les Films du Dauphin

Crew

Luc Besson

Director

Luc Besson

Screenplay

Patrice Ledoux

Producer

Keywords:

hotel room new york city immigrant assassin police brutality corruption s.w.a.t. hitman loss of loved one training revenge murder loneliness neighbor tragic love city life neo-noir complex relationship suspenseful

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Cast

Jean Reno

Léon Montana

Natalie Portman

Mathilda Lando

Gary Oldman

Norman Stansfield

Danny Aiello

Tony

Peter Appel

Malky

Michael Badalucco

Mathilda's Father

Ellen Greene

Mathilda's Mother

Elizabeth Regen

Mathilda's Sister

Carl J. Matusovich

Mathilda's Brother

Eric Challier

Bodyguard Chief

Willi One Blood

1st Stansfield Man

Don Creech

2nd Stansfield man

Keith A. Glascoe

3rd Stansfield man (Benny)

Jernard Burks

Stansfield man

Matt De Matt

Stansfield man

Frank Senger

Fatman

Stuart Rudin

Leon's Taxi driver

Lucius Wyatt Cherokee

Tonto

Maïwenn

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Luc Bernard

Mickey

Joseph Malerba

Stairway Swat

Adam Busch

Manolo

Jessie Keosian

Old Lady

George Martin

Receptionist

Alex Dezen

Ball Kid

Michael Mundra

Cigarette Kid

Kent Broadhurst

1st Policeman

Tommy Hollis

2nd Policeman

Peter Linari

1st Security man

Betty Miller

Orphanage Headmistress

Arsène Jiroyan

Swat Hostage

Geoffrey Bateman

Swat Chief

Peter Vizard

Doctor

David W. Butler

Important Jogger

Robert LaSardo

Client #1

Steve Gonnelo

3rd Security Guard

William James Stiggers Jr.

Subway Rapper

Sonny Zito

DEA Security Guard

Randy Pearlstein

Security Guard

Jeff McBride

Bodyguard

Fred Fischer

Newspaperman

Crystal Blake

Girl

Cary Wong

Chinatown Boss' sidekick

Mario Todisco

Tony's Barber

Samy Naceri

Swat 1

Christophe Gautier

Swat 2

Junior Almeida

Swat 3

David Gregg

Swat 4

Michel Montanary

Swat 5

Hervé Husson

Swat 6

Didier Legros

Swat 7

Marc Andréoni

Swat 8

Gilles Kleber

Swat 9

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Extra (uncredited)

Michael Wehrhahn

Jimmy, SWAT Team Member (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Léon: The Professional

A Review by rozmiarek 10

Written by rozmiarek on 2021-09-04

HOW TO MAKE A FEMALE ASSASSIN. TRAUMA, TRAINING THEN GET HER EXTRA ANGRY. NATILIE PORTMANS FIRST ASSASSIN ROLE AND HOPEFULLY NOT HER LAST. ... read more

A Review by Niemand

Written by Niemand on 2023-08-06

This films stars a 12-year old Natalie Portman as Mathilda, a girl living with her abusive stepfather, a step-sister, mother, and four-year ... read more

This films stars a 12-year old Natalie Portman as Mathilda, a girl living with her abusive stepfather, a step-sister, mother, and four-year old brother. She doesn’t care for any of these people except her brother. One day, she returns home from getting the groceries to find corrupt DEA agents have killed her entire family. Key amongst those agents is Stansfield, played by Gary Oldman. Seeking refuge in the flat of a neighbour she had befriended earlier, Léon (Jean Reno), she learns that he is a hitman. She makes a deal with him: she will look after the flat by doing the domestic chores if he will teach her how to get revenge on the men who killed her brother. Strange though the synopsis may be, the relationship between Léon and Mathilda is kept innocent, and the scenes between the two are believable. Mathilda’s sexual awareness is at a nascent stage and her exposure to the sordid side of life with her recently deceased family (her step-father worked for drug-dealers) means she is perhaps not as innocent as most 12-year old girls; however, Léon is unwilling to take advantage of the situation. This means the story can focus on the platonic relationship between the two, the bond that develops between them, and how each affects the other’s life. Although it may seem a little far-fetched that a young girl would accompany a hitman during his work, Léon ensures that her assistance is required only on fairly routine hits that follow a well-defined pattern. For the more complex hits he leaves her behind. There is a thread of humour running through the film, but you must bear in mind the film is framed in the world of corruption and greed and all is not sweet and light, and graphic violence is depicted. Jean Reno is wonderful as the extremely good but placid hitman, whose whole outlook on life is changed by the young Mathilda, played wonderfully by Natalie Portman in her first film. I’ve not read it, but I understand that Eppie has a similar effect on Silas Marner, as described in the book of the same name. I found Gary Oldman’s performance histrionic, the only let-down in the film, albeit not something that spoilt the film as a whole. Recommended.

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A Review by rozmiarek

HOW TO MAKE A FEMALE ASSASSIN. TRAUMA, TRAINING THEN GET HER EXTRA ANGRY. NATILIE PORTMANS FIRST ASSASSIN ROLE AND HOPEFULLY NOT HER LAST. WE NEED A PART 2 TO THIS MOVIE....

A Review by rozmiarek 10

Written by rozmiarek on 2021-09-04

HOW TO MAKE A FEMALE ASSASSIN. TRAUMA, TRAINING THEN GET HER EXTRA ANGRY. NATILIE PORTMANS FIRST ASSASSIN ROLE AND HOPEFULLY NOT HER LAST. WE NEED A PART 2 TO THIS MOVIE....