Léon: The Professional
If you want the job done right, hire a professional.
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.
- Director
- Luc Besson
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $20M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Léon: The Professional actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Léon: The Professional appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #11
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- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #12
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- Action Movies Ranked #13
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- Crime Movies Ranked #14
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- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #20
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- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #22
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- Drama Movies Ranked #30
Placed at #30 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #35
Placed at #35 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Léon: The Professional returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $16M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $20M
- Release date
- Sep 14, 1994
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- France
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