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Nikita (1990)
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tchéky Karyo, Jean Reno
Runtime117 min
Rating18
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A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
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Nikita is a critically acclaimed 1990 action thriller directed by Luc Besson. The film follows a beautiful felon given a second chance as a secret government assassin, and has been praised for its stylish direction and compelling lead performance. With an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 93%, the film has received strong audience reception as well.
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Nikita, the 1990 action thriller directed by Luc Besson, offers a unique blend of gritty realism and stylized violence that will captivate fans of the genre. With a powerful performance by Anne Parillaud in the title role, the film explores the moral complexities of a woman given a second chance as a government assassin, creating a thought-provoking character study amidst the high-stakes action.
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La Femme Nikita, released as Nikita in France, is a 1990 French-language action thriller film written and directed by Luc Besson. The film stars Anne Parillaud as the title character, a criminal who is convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a policeman during the armed robbery of a pharmacy. Her government handlers fake her death and recruit her as a professional assassin. After intense training, she starts a career as a killer, where she struggles to balance her work with her personal life.
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