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Léon: The Professional
If you want a job done well, hire a professional.
If you want a job done well, hire a professional.
Action, Crime, Drama - 1994
8.5
74%
64
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.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
111 min
Release date:
14 Sep 1994
Country:
US, FR
Languages:
English, French, Italian
Budget:
$16,000,000
Revenue:
$45,284,974
Awards:
6 wins & 15 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Like Quentin Tarantino, Besson has a singular style and directorial sensibility that keeps you watching.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
4 Jun 2014
rotten:
The Professional is strictly amateur-hour.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jun 2014
rotten:
The sheer craziness and excessiveness of the movie -- no crazier, perhaps, than many of the American action movies it copies -- never finds a center of gravity.
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jun 2014
fresh:
Ultimately, like La Femme Nikita, there may be less here than meets the eye. But what does meet the eye is pretty darn thrilling.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
4 Jun 2014
fresh:
Leave it to french writer-director Luc Besson (La Femme Nikita) to put a kinky twist on Orphan Annie and Daddy Warbucks.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jun 2014
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