Léon: The Professional fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world.
Brutally violent and tense
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Brutally violent and tense
Léon: The Professional is brutally violent, tense, and thrilling.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Crime, family, and growing up
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around crime, family, and growing up. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and editing
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and editing stand out.
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If you want the job done right, hire a professional.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Léon: The Professional is included with a subscription to Sundance Now in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 8.5, Rotten Tomatoes 76%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 51 min
Léon: The Professional runs 1 h 51 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Léon: The Professional higher (88) than critics (70). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $16 million to make and earned $20 million worldwide, 1.3 times its budget.
It was made in French, with some English, Italian. Produced in France.
+46GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Léon: The Professional in 60 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 200 storytelling tropes for Léon: The Professional, including Gratuitous Foreign Language, Age-Gap Romance, Primal Scene.
8.5
