Léon: The Professional (1994)
Directed by Luc Besson · 111 min · Crime, Drama, Action
77.7 TOPICAL score · #443 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Léon: The Professional (1994, directed by Luc Besson) has a TOPICAL score of 77.7 - ranked 443 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64. Audiences: TMDB 8.3/10 (16,654 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10. Wikipedia covers it in 73 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.9/10 critics' average · Metacritic 64
- AudienceTMDB 8.3/10 (16,654 ratings) · IMDb 8.5/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 73 languages
- Still read188,742 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Jean Reno (actor #1,030), Natalie Portman (actor #92), Gary Oldman (actor #88), Danny Aiello (actor #481)
“In the 2013 book Poseur: A Memoir of Downtown New York City in the '90s, Marc Spitz wrote that Léon is "considered a cult classic".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10