Leon 1994   R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
aka: The Professional
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny Aiello, Natalie Portman, Peter Appel, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Frank Senger, Geoffrey Bateman, Tommy Hollis, Elizabeth Regan, Carl J. Matusovich, Lucius Wyatt Cherokee, Luc Bernard, Kent Broadhurst
Twelve-year old Mathilda (Natalie Portman) lives with her family in a slum, and her father (Michael Badalucco) works for drug agents. One day, Mathilda returns home to find that most of her family has been killed in a botched drug deal. Corrupt Drug Enforcement Administration boss, Stansfield (Gary Oldman), ordered her family's murder. Mathilda takes refuge in the apartment of hit man Leon (Jean Reno) from whom she hopes to learn how to exact revenge on the killers. Leon becomes transfixed by Mathilda, and his life appears to be changing. Mathilda's intended victim is Stansfield, but her plans to avenge the murder of her family fail, and Mathilda is captured. Now, Leon must rescue Mathilda.
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Maximum Risk 1996  R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Ringo Lam
Cast: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Frank Van Keeken, Natasha Henstridge, Zach Grenier, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Paul Ben-Victor, Frank Senger, Stephane Audran, David Hemblen, Rob Kaman, Stefanos Miltsakakis, Frank Van Keeken, Dan Moran, Donald Burda, Kedar Brown
French policeman Alain Moreau (Jean-Claude Van Damme) learns that he is a twin only after his brother Mikhail dies, and he determines to get to the truth behind Mikhail's death. He impersonates Mikhail and infiltrates Mikhail's Russian Mafia in his neighborhood in Brooklyn. Once there, Alain becomes involved with Mikhail's former girlfriend Alex (Natasha Henstridge) and then finds himself in danger from Mikhail's associates.
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| 1. Bullet (1996)
2. Leon (1994)
aka: The Professional
3. Maximum Risk (1996)
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