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A 1994 French action-thriller film by Luc Besson, starring Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman. It tells the story of a hitman who befriends and trains a young girl after her family is killed by corrupt DEA agents.
12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
When his neighbors are killed by a DEA agent, a hired assassin becomes the reluctant guardian of a young girl who begins to follow in his footsteps. Watch trailers & learn more.
Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is only 12 years old, but is already familiar with the dark side of life: her abusive father stores drugs for corrupt police officers, and her mother neglects her. Léon...
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- Luc Besson
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- Jean Reno
How and where to watch "Léon: The Professional" online on Netflix and Prime Video – including free options.
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Learn how Natalie Portman, Jean Reno, and Luc Besson made the crime thriller that launched Portman's career and put Reno on the map in Hollywood. Discover the film's origins, controversies, and trivia, from the Marilyn Monroe impression to the Chelsea Hotel.
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.
