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.
Cast
Full cast (17)-
Michael Badalucco Mathilda's Father
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Jean Reno Léon
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Gary Oldman Stansfield
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Natalie Portman Mathilda
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Danny Aiello Tony
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Peter Appel Malky
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Ellen Greene Mathilda's Mother
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Jean-Hugues Anglade
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Elizabeth Regen Mathilda's Sister
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Maïwenn Blond Babe
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Writers
- Luc Besson
Photos and posters
All 10 photosReviews
All 2 reviews- 1013 %
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- 66 %
- ≤50 %
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…
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Soundtrack
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