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Léon: The Professional (1994) original theatrical poster
#5 of 1994

Léon: The Professional (1994)

1994 · 110 minutes · Directed by Luc Besson
IMDb rating8.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes76%
Box office gross$45.3M

Synopsis

Léon is an Italian-American hitman (or "cleaner", as he refers to himself) working for a mafioso named Tony in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York City. One day, Léon meets Mathilda Lando, a lonely twelve-year-old who lives with her dysfunctional family in an apartment down the hall from Léon and has stopped attending class at her school for troubled girls.

Starring

Jean RenoGary OldmanNatalie PortmanDanny Aiello
Box office
$45.3 million
Budget
$16 million
IMDb votes
1,372,062

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