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Léon: The Professional (1994)

Léon: The Professional IMDB rating : 8.60/10
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Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) made his American directorial debut with this stylized thriller about a French hit man (Jean Reno) who takes in an American girl (Natalie Portman) being pursued by a corrupt killer cop (Gary Oldman). Oldman is a little more unhinged than he should be, but there is some ... (more)


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Jean Reno

Jean Reno

Léon
Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Stansfield
Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Mathilda
Willi One Blood

Willi One Blood

1st Stansfield man
Don Creech

Don Creech

2nd Stansfield man
Keith A. Glascoe

Keith A. Glascoe

3 rd Stansfield man
Randolph Scott

Randolph Scott

4 th Stansfield man
Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco

Mathilda's Father
Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Mathilda's Mother
Elizabeth Regen

Elizabeth Regen

Mathilda's Sister
Carl J. Matusovich

Carl J. Matusovich

Mathilda's Brother
Frank Senger

Frank Senger

Fatman
Eric Challier

Eric Challier

Bodyguard Chief


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Luc Besson

Luc Besson

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Very Professional

Posted : 2 weeks, 4 days ago at Sep 23 6:11
''You don't like Beethoven. You don't know what you're missing. Overtures like that get my... juices flowing. So powerful. But after his openings, to be honest, he does tend to get a little fucking boring. That's why I stopped!'' Professional assassin Lé...Read more

Rating : 10/10

superb

Posted : 5 months, 2 weeks ago at Apr 27 13:15
What other reason would there be for watching this, but Natalie Wood, Jean Reno, and a whole lot of action and guns? There is just something about this film that makes it stand out more than others. The acting, the directing and the cinematography are the m...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Superb entertainment!

Posted : 5 months, 3 weeks ago at Apr 23 8:05
"The closer you get to being a pro, the closer you can get to the client. The knife, for example, is the last thing you learn." On the surface, Léon is an easily dismissible film because it just seems like a simple French drama. But Léon is some...Read more

Rating : 9/10

A Perfect Hitman Film.

Posted : 10 months ago at Dec 16 14:39
I loved this film. Jean Reno did excellent as a hitman, and his acting was great. Natalie Portman did good as a young girl who really wants to "Clean", like Leon. This is one of the most entertaining films, I have ever seen. It never gets boring, or ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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Posted : 11 months ago at Nov 15 16:59
A film that I first thought was highly overrated, but with a bit of hindsight and retrospect, I realise I really enjoyed it and it's a beautiful film. Just take a look at the cast list and you can see that every ingredient is there for a quality film: Luc B...Read more

Rating : 8/10