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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, Metacritic 64/100. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 92% of the 702 1990s crime movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Metacritic64/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
16,480 audience votes
Key crew
- Luc BessonScreenplay
- Éric SerraOriginal Music Composer
- Luc BessonDirector
Cast
- Jean RenoLéon Montana
- Natalie PortmanMathilda Lando
- Gary OldmanNorman Stansfield
- Danny AielloOld Tony
- Peter AppelAgent Malky
- Michael BadaluccoMathilda's Father
- Ellen GreeneMathilda's Mother
- Frank SengerFatman
- Elizabeth RegenMathilda's Sister
- Carl J. MatusovichMathilda's Brother
- Eric ChallierBodyguard Chief
- Willi One Blood1st Stansfield Man
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Themes
hotel roomnew york cityimmigrantassassinpolice brutalitycorruptions.w.a.t.hitmanloss of loved onegangstertrainingrevenge
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