Léon: The Professional

Léon: The Professional

  • Director: Luc Besson
  • Countries of origin: France, United States
  • Language: English, Italian, French
  • Release date: November 18, 1994
  • Runtime: 1h 50min
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Léon
  • "Leon" (original title: Léon, English translation: The Professional) is an action film written and directed by Luc Besson , co-starred by Natalie Hershlag , Jean Reno and Gary Oldman . The film was released in France on September 14, 1994.
    It mainly tells the story of a professional killer, Language, who accidentally rescued a rebellious girl, Matilda, who was killed in her family, and the two have a relationship.   The film won a total of 7 nominations for the 1995 French Caesar Awards and the 19th Japan Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.

    Details

    • Release date November 18, 1994
    • Filming locations Paris, France
    • Production companies Gaumont, Les Films du Dauphin, Columbia Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    FRF 115,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $19,501,238

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $5,306,558

    Gross worldwide

    $19,552,639

    Movie reviews

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    • By Elaina 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      In fact, the killer is also warm.

       Being a killer is cruel, but the hero can't resist the tears of the helpless little girl and save her. Although he has been a killer for decades and killed many people, he is kind in his heart. Indeed, even the most wicked people have compassion. It's just that some people refuse to admit it and keep making excuses to escape. When you see a cat biting a newly caught mouse in its mouth, do you also think that the mouse is one of the four evils, should it be damned? I dare to ask: it only...

    • By Maurine 2022-04-24 07:01:01

      This killer is not too cold

      "I think the deepest love is that after we are separated, I will live myself like you." When I die, please take my ashes with you, and throw them out when you encounter bad people. Let me protect you one last time.

      I love you. After you die, I will live like you. In fact, this is the story of two children, both of whom are 12 years old in their hearts. Love or die, this killer is not too cold....

    • By Jayme 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      classic

      The film tells the story of how a killer and a girl go from strangers to family to love. The transition is very reasonable. Even though he is a killer, he is full of warmth everywhere. There is only one belief, that is to protect the girl, even at the expense of herself. The girl's acting skills are simply top-notch, and she expresses her emotions vividly.

      "When I die, please take my ashes with you, and throw them...

    • By Lenny 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      three classic bridges

      Evil cop Stan kills Matilda's entire family, including her father, mother, sister and brother.

      Matilda survived because she went to the supermarket to buy things. When Matilda came back from the supermarket and saw a bad policeman standing in front of her house, and the moment she learned that her family was killed, she pretended to be calm and went to the house. Qian went to Leon's door and rang the doorbell and begged Leon to open the door. Leon has been watching everything happening...

    • By Trenton 2022-04-23 07:01:01

      Companionship is the longest confession of love

      This drama is so good that I don't know how to write a film review. I can't describe the feeling he gave me. Let me share some classic lines.

      1. Is life always so painful? Or as a child?

      always

      2. I think the deepest love is that after you left, I lived like you

      3. Leon, I think I'm already in love with you! This is my first love, you know?

      At the end of this movie, Leon sacrificed his life to protect the little girl. Every time I see this, I wonder why Mathilde...

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    • By Pearlie 2023-09-26 23:58:21

      Leon and Matilda have something in common, they are both wounded, sensitive, lonely and out of touch, but their sympathy for each other in times of distress gives them renewed...

    • By Quincy 2023-09-20 11:30:25

      Maybe love can cross the age gap. At the end of the film, when the little girl buries his ashes, I hope she can move forward...

    • By Javon 2023-09-20 10:04:43

      Lolita is sincere and precious, and the uncle will always...

    • By Jettie 2023-09-02 11:36:55

      The ending really made me shed a lot of tears, just a little bit, they can be together, but, no...

    • By Jasper 2023-08-08 09:30:20

      The best way I can think of to remember you is to live like you when you're gone. So I always feel inexplicably that the little girl will become a killer when she grows up, and become the same person as Leon. I want to say that what you see may not be the truth. Some killers are actually still very kind in their...

    Movie plot

    An Italian lives in the slums of New York, named Leon (Jean Renault) , who is a professional killer. One day, the little neighbor girl Matilda (Natalie Portman) knocked on the door of his room and asked him to temporarily avoid the murder. It turned out that the owner of the neighbor’s house was the eyeliner of the police. He was punished by the police officer (Gary Oldman) to wipe out the whole family for embezzling a small packet of...
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    Tidbits

    When the film was originally cast, Natalie Portman was unsuccessful because of her young age. She did not give up, and when she returned to Luc Besson again, she performed a performance, and Natalie Portman finally got the role of Matilda. This is also her debut film.
    In filming a scene where Leon and Matilda perform tasks for Tony, director Luc Besson also played a small role, one of the many shooting guys in the background.
    During the...
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    Piercing lens

    When the fat man answered the phone, there was no phone cord on the base of the cordless phone.
    According to the headmistress' phone call, the school should be located in Wildwood, New Jersey, 150 miles from New York, and the audience saw Manhattan in the end.
    When Matilda watched "Transformers" for the last time, scenes from different episodes in the cartoon were put....
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    Evaluation action

    The themes of "This Killer Is Not So Cold" are diverse and can be summarized as the incompatibility between the individual and the outside world, the relationship between people, the fierce cultural collision and respect for life, and salvation. "Individual" refers to the two protagonists in the film. The world they face is an indifferent and distorted space. The scene in the city is a bit like being in a cage. Irregular, distorted,...
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    Movie quotes

    • Swat Chief: Now, get this fucking asshole out of there.

    • Old Lady: [investigating the noise] What's happening out there?

      Malky: All right, ma'am, go away, DEA. Police.

      Old Lady: Why don't you leave that poor family alone?

      Malky: [to Stansfield] It's all right, everything's al right. Just calm down.

      Stansfield: I am calm.

      [loads his gun, looks at old lady]

      Stansfield: I'm calm.

      Old Lady: Why don't you leave them alone?

      Stansfield: [shoots the window next to her] He said, "Go back inside".

    • Mathilda: How old were you when you made your first hit?

      Léon: Nineteen.

      Mathilda: Beat you!