Leon The Professional

Leon is a professional cleaner — a hitman — who lives alone in New York City keeping his world deliberately small. When twelve-year-old Mathilda’s family is massacred by a corrupt DEA agent Leon reluctantly takes her in and the two form an unlikely and complicated bond. Jean Reno brings unexpected warmth to the taciturn Leon and the young Natalie Portman is extraordinary in her film debut. Gary Oldman’s scenery-devouring villain and Luc Besson’s stylish direction make this one of the most influential European action films ever made.