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Léon (The Professional) (1994)

Léon (The Professional)
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Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman

Professional assassin Léon reluctantly takes care of 12-year-old Mathilda, a neighbor whose parents are killed, and teaches her his trade.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed by: Luc Besson
Release Date: Nov 18, 1994
DVD Release Date: Aug 15, 2000

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15 hours ago
one of the best films ive seen in recent memory. beautifully shot and quirky with a dash of black humor. loved every minute of this film.
19 hours ago
Hitman with scrupples...
1 day ago
Natalie Portman takes the cake!
1 day ago
Has Besson put anything nearly as good as this recently??? You be the judge! I, for one, doubt it.
2 days ago
I love the character of Leon. Hiis whole backstory of how he became what he was is interesting. Oldman is awesome, Portman is adorable. Not much else to say.

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3630 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Always at the back of my mind was the troubled thought that there was something wrong about placing a 12-year-old character in the middle of this action.
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