Léon
IMDB Rating: 8.50, 92850 votes
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Taglines
- A perfect assassin. An innocent girl. They have nothing left to lose except each other. He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace. Only a 12 year old girl... knows his weakness.
- He moves without sound. Kills without emotion. Disappears without trace.
- If you want a job done well hire a professional.
- Revenge is a tough game, even for a Professional (Australia)
- You can't stop what you can't see.
Storyline
Mathilda, a twelve-year old New York girl, is living an undesirable life among her half-family. Her father stores drugs for two-faced cop Norman Stansfield. Only her little brother keeps Mathilda from breaking apart. One day, Stansfield and his team take cruel revenge on her father for stretching the drugs a little, thus killing the whole family. Only Mathilda, who was out shopping, survives by finding shelter in Léon's apartment in the moment of highest need. Soon, she finds out about the strange neighbour's unusual profession - killing - and desperately seeks his help in taking revenge for her little brother. Léon, who is completely unexperienced in fatherly tasks, and in friendships, does his best to keep Mathilda out of trouble - unsuccessfully. Now, the conflict between a killer, who slowly discovers his abilities to live, to feel, to love and a corrupt police officer, who does anything in his might to get rid of an eye witness, arises to unmeasurable proportions - all for the sake of a little twelve-year old girl, who has nearly nothing to lose.
Actors
| Leon | Jean Reno |
| Stansfield | Gary Oldman |
| Mathilda | Natalie Portman |
| Tony | Danny Aiello |
| Malky | Peter Appel |
| Stansfield Man #1, Willi Blood | Willi One Blood |
| Stansfield Man #2 | Don Creech |
| Stansfield Man #3, Benny | Keith A. Glascoe |
| Stansfield Man #4 | Alan Randolph Scott |
| Mathilda's Father | Michael Badalucco |
| Mathilda's Mother | Ellen Greene |
| Mathilda's Sister | Elizabeth Regen |
| Mathilda's Brother | Carl J. Matusovich |
| Fatman | Frank Senger |
| Tonto | Lucius Wyatt Cherokee |
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Posted in: 1994, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller
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