Léon: The Professional (1994)
- Original title
- Léon
- Directed by
- Luc Besson
- Genre
- drama film, action film, crime film, mystery film, buddy film, crime thriller film
- Country
- France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 8.3 of 10 from 16,230 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A professional hitman takes in a young girl after her family is killed. He teaches her his skills while she helps him connect with his own humanity.
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What happens
Léon (released in the United States as The Professional originally and then as Léon: The Professional) is a 1994 French English-language action-thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. It stars Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman in her feature film debut. The plot centers on Léon (Reno), an Italian-American professional hitman who reluctantly takes in twelve-year-old Mathilda Lando (Portman) after her family is murdered by corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Norman Stansfield (Oldman). Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship as she becomes his protégée and learns the hitman's trade. The film was released in France by Gaumont Buena Vista International on 14 September 1994 and received mostly positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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