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Nikita (1990) -- Convicted felon Nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
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7.5/10   22,795 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Luc Besson (writer)
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Release Date:
April 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Hit of Paris and London Has Come to America. [US Poster] more
Plot:
Convicted felon Nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
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(41 articles)
King of cool
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Anne Parillaud ... Nikita
Marc Duret ... Rico
Patrick Fontana ... Coyotte
Alain Lathière ... Zap
Laura Chéron ... La punk
Jacques Boudet ... Le pharmacien
Helene Aligier ... La pharmacienne
Pierre-Alain de Garrigues ... Flic pharmacie
Patrick Pérez ... Flic pharmacie (as Patrick Perez)
Bruno Randon ... Flic pharmacie
Vincent Skimenti ... Flic pharmacie
Roland Blanche ... Flic interrogatoire
Joseph Teruel ... Stagiaire flic
Jacques Disses ... Avocat
Stéphane Fey ... Président tribunal (as Stephane Fey)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La Femme Nikita (USA)
Nikita (UK)
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Runtime:
115 min | Portugal:118 min | Spain:112 min (DVD edition)
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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The "big gun" Nikita uses during the restaurant scene is the high powered Magnum Research/Israeli Military Industries Desert Eagle .50 AE. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Nikita is being taken away after her sentencing, she breaks the top of the wooden bench off. However, you can clearly see it has been cut beforehand to help break off easier. more
Quotes:
Nikita: Mister, is this heaven here or not? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Knots (2004) more
Soundtrack:
The Dark Side of Time more

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31 out of 38 people found the following comment useful.
Femme Fatale, 8 September 2004
Author: Galina from Virginia, USA

Welcome to the world where a woman can handle a gun and be as merciless and seemingly unemotional as any man. The anti- heroine, a woman named Nikita (Anne Parillaud in a performance of her life) is given a reprieve from a death sentence by government agents that want to use her as an undercover assassin. Stylish, ultraviolent, cynical but strangely engrossing - this is a must see for the fans of clever action movies.

Director Luc Besson somehow manages to keep a high level of energy and our interest - from the opening scene – a violent drugstore shootout until the very last moment.

Terrific cast include also Jean-Hughes Anglade (Queen Margot, Killing Zoe), Tcheky Karyo (Kiss of the Dragon, Addicted to Love 1997), Jeanne Moreau - the legend of the French cinema ("Jules and Jim", "Elevator to the Gallows", "Going Places"), and Jean Reno ("Leon", "Ronin")

Don't bother with the American remake (Bridgett Fonda) or TV series with the same title - see only original.

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