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Film · 1994

Léon: The Professional

Original titleLéon

Directed by Luc Besson · starring Michael Badalucco, Jean Reno and Gary Oldman

  • 1 h 50 min
  • 18
  • Action · Crime · Drama
  • France
  • Released in the UK 2 February 1995
  • 8.6 Users16 votes
  • 6.5 Critics2 reviews

Synopsis

Mathilda is a twelve year old girl not take along with his family, except for his little brother. His father is a drug smuggler and does business with the eccentric Stan, who, ironies of life, is a corrupt agent D.E.A. (Drug Enforcement Administration - government department against drugs). One day, while Mathilda is shopping at a supermarket, Stan kills his family. She took refuge at the home of Leon, his lonely and mysterious neighbor who results to be a hired murderer, but as he has no other alternative, make a pact with him: she will take care of the housework and teach Leon to read, and this, in turn, he will teach her how to kill. She plains to take revenge on those who killed his brother.

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The essentials

Runtime
110 min1 hour and 50 minutes
Budget
$16mGaumont
Rating
18Suitable only for adults
How long is Léon: The Professional?
1 hour and 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was Léon: The Professional released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 2 February 1995.
Who directed Léon: The Professional?
Luc Besson.
Who is in Léon: The Professional?
It stars Michael Badalucco, Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman.
Where can I watch Léon: The Professional?
In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Apple TV and a channel on Prime Video.
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Director
Luc Besson
Writers
Luc Besson

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Reviews

All 2 reviews
8.6 16 votes
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What the critics say average 6.5 from 2

  • 7.0 Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert Besson's visual approach gives it a European look; he finds Paris in Manhattan. Read
  • 6.0 New York TimesJanet Maslin "The Professional" is full of howling mistakes that emphasize its alienness, like the call to Mathilda's incredibly sordid household from the starchy headmistress of the private school Mathilda… Read

Soundtrack

All 7 songs
  1. Shape Of My HeartIntroduction, Dominic Miller, Sting, arrangement with PolyGram Special Projects Spotify
  2. Venus As A BoyBjörk, arrangement with PolyGram Special Projects Spotify
  3. I Like MyselfGene Kelly Spotify
  4. Singing in the RainNatalie Portman Spotify
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