Léon: The Professional

Léon (full name Léon: The Professional) is a 1994 French action thriller movie directed by Luc Besson. The focus of Léon is assassination and the Mafia. The movie is set in New York City. Jean Reno plays the title role, a hitman. Natalie Portman co-stars as Matilda, a girl who is being taught to become an assassin. Gary Oldman plays the main villain Norman Stansfield, a corrupt cop in the Drug Enforcement Administration and mafia leader who kills Matilda's family. Léon was released in the United States on November 18, 1994.

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Category:1994 action movies
Category:1994 thriller movies
Category:1990s action thriller movies
Category:English-language movies
Category:French action movies
Category:French thriller movies
Category:Movies set in New York City
Category:Movies about assassinations
Category:Movies directed by Luc Besson
Category:Movies about orphans
Category:Movies set in apartment buildings
Category:Movies about the New York City Police Department