Léon: The Professional (1994)

Name: Léon: The Professional
Released: 1994
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel

• Movies, Action, Crime, Drama

• 111 min

8.3

If you want the job done right, hire a professional.

Directed by: Luc Besson
Casting: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Elizabeth Regen, Carl J. Matusovich, Eric Challier, Willi One Blood, Don Creech, Keith A. Glascoe, Jernard Burks, Matt De Matt, Frank Senger, Stuart Rudin, Lucius Wyatt Cherokee, Maïwenn, Luc Bernard, Joseph Malerba, Adam Busch, Jessie Keosian, George Martin, Alex Dezen, Michael Mundra, Kent Broadhurst, Tommy Hollis, Peter Linari, Betty Miller, Arsène Jiroyan, Geoffrey Bateman, Peter Vizard, David W. Butler, Robert LaSardo, Steve Gonnelo, William James Stiggers Jr., Sonny Zito, Randy Pearlstein, Jeff McBride, Fred Fischer, Crystal Blake, Cary Wong, Mario Todisco, Samy Naceri, Christophe Gautier, Junior Almeida, David Gregg, Michel Montanary, Hervé Husson, Didier Legros, Marc Andréoni, Gilles Kleber, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Michael Wehrhahn
Countries: France
Premiere: 1994-09-14
Status: Released

Tags: hotel room, new york city, immigrant, assassin, police brutality, corruption, s.w.a.t., hitman, loss of loved one, training, revenge, murder, loneliness, neighbor, tragic love, city life, neo-noir, complex relationship, suspenseful

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.