Movie connections for
Léon (1994) More at IMDbPro »

References

Scarface (1932)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Le samouraï (1967)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Godfather (1972)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Pretty Baby (1978)
Gloria (1980)
 -  Both movies tell the story of a lonely person (Gloria / Léon) who is related to the New York mafia and who has to take care of a neighbor's child (Phil / Mathilda) after his/her family has been killed in his/her apartment.
Beau-père (1981)
Scarface (1983)
Subway (1985)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Dip huet seung hung (1989)
Nikita (1990)

Referenced in

"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
 -  Mike: Connie Stevens is the Professional.
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Baja (1996)
Tomb Raider (1996) (VG)
 -  When she is asked in the beginning cinematic if she is free on Tuesday, the shot of Lara wearing her tortoise shell sunglasses is the same as when Léon is asked the same question to do a job while also wearing tortoise shell glasses.
Sara (1997)
 -  poster of the movie in the villa where Sara is held hostage
Posutoman burusu (1997)
 -  Léon (played by a Japanese actor) is one of the competitors of "The National Hitman Qualification Tournament"
Kiler (1997)
 -  Jurek Kiler learning how to be a hitman
Kite (1998)
Sat sat yan, tiu tiu mo (1998)
Metal Gear Solid (1998) (VG)
Naked Fear (1999)
 -  Title seen on a marquee at the beginning of the movie.
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Dogma (1999)
 -  "And stop saying "okay" all the time. Okay?" - exact same dialogue in both 'movies'
The Boondock Saints (1999)
 -  First when Smecker puts on the portable CD player while working out what happened to the two Russian mafia guys. Then later when the brothers say "No Women, No Kids".
Tutti gli uomini del deficiente (1999)
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Amores perros (2000)
 -  Various scenes with Chivo ... e.g. when he comes up from the horizon, offers milk to drink or stands under the shower.
Bichhoo (2000)
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Max Payne (2001) (VG)
 -  The scene where Alex gets shot and we see his point of view (falling, followed by a flash of white) is a reference to a similar scene in Léon. Saku Lehtinen, of the game's level designers, also stated this in a 2001 interview with Machinima.com.
Chuen jik sat sau (2001)
Spider-Man (2002)
Sungnyangpali sonyeoui jaerim (2002)
 -  In Odeng's shop, later in the film, a man wearing Léon's trademark glasses and hat is seen; he's carrying a house plant in a pot and has a little girl with him.
The Transporter (2002)
Chek law dak gung (2002)
 -  *SPOILER* The scene where the two girls are trapped in the service room and one breaks the door with a sledgehammer and tells the other girl to escape while the other girl begs her to come with her is lifted directly from Léon.
"Tatort: Der Fremdwohner (#1.515)" (2002)
 -  the character Richie swallows his drugs in exactly the same way as Stansfield (even the framing is the same)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003) (VG)
Hitman: Contracts (2004) (VG)
 -  Use of disguise as a S.W.A.T member to escape a similarly perilous situation.
Main Hoon Na (2004)
 -  In the end the character Ram kills Raghavan using the famous "ring trick" of Léon.
Red Dead Revolver (2004) (VG)
 -  Once in the game, a character quotes Mathilda.
Biohazard 4 (2005) (VG)
 -  The lead charecter name is Leon and there is a gun named Matilda.
True Crime: New York City (2005) (VG)
 -  One of the mobster characters is on the phone and he screams the line: "I mean EVERYONE!"
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) (VG)
 -  "What do you mean, everyone?" "EVERYONE" - exact same dialogue in both 'movies'
Angel-A (2005)
 -  André says "And stop saying "okay" all the time. Okay?", to which Angel replies "Okay". This is an exact quote from Léon.
"Saturday Night Live: Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (#31.13)" (2006)
 -  Natalie gets a question during her monologue about Léon.
Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (VG)
 -  Strangulation of victims/target from elevator shaft.
"Top Gear: (2006-06-04)" (2006)
 -  Jeremy: "The guy who was in Ronin and Léon"
"The Venture Bros.: Assassinanny 911 (#2.3)" (2006)
 -  Referenced in the rooftop sniping scene, including the line "no women, no children".
"Top Gear: (2006-07-16)" (2006)
 -  Jeremy mentions Gary Oldman's role in it
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  The Japanese peace lily that Nicholas Angel brings with him and takes care of is much like Léon's plant in the movie Léon. When he talks about it, similar dialogue is used.
"100 höjdare: (#5.8)" (2007)
 -  The relationship between Samuel Fröler and Ebba Hultkvist is compared to the one between Natalie Portman and Jean Reno in this film.
Transformers (2007)
 -  Sam told the operator on his cell phone to bring him everyone; quoting the famous line said by Gary Oldman
"Reaper: Leon (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  title reference

Features

It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
"Transformers" (1984)

Featured in

"HBO First Look: The Best Man for the Job: The Making of 'The Professional'" (1994)
 -  clips shown
10 Year Retrospective: Cast and Crew Look Back (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Jean Reno: The Road to 'Léon' (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown
Natalie Portman: Starting Young (2005) (V)
 -  clips shown

Spoofed in

Wui wan yeh (1995)
 -  character name, costume, opening scene
Yun cai zhi li xing (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Sat sau ji wong (1998)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Where the Heart Is (2000)
Dead/Undead (2002) (V)
The Helix... Loaded (2005)
 -  Character imitates Gary Oldman from Léon.
"South Park: Follow That Egg (#9.10)" (2005)
 -  The assassin resembles "The Cleaner" in this movie, he "kills" an egg baby for Mrs. Garrison
Sigillet (2006)
 -  Quotes Gary Oldman
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  "EVERYONE!" scream mocked

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