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Twenty Five years after its original release, Luc Besson's most incredible movie, Leon, has been stunningly restored. Visually stylish and graphically violent, this intensely emotional film contains career defining performances and stands up as one of the top action- thrillers of all time whilst offering great depth and substance to the tragic multi-layered heroes. Mathilda (Natalie Portman) is only 12 years old, but is already familiar with the dark side of life: her abusive father stores drugs for corrupt police officers, and her mother neglects her. Léon (Jean Reno), who lives down the hall, tends to his houseplants and works as a hired hitman for mobster Tony (Danny Aiello). When her family is murdered by crooked DEA agent Stansfield (Gary Oldman), Mathilda joins forces with a reluctant Leon to learn his deadly trade and avenge her family's deaths.

iTunes Store: Customer Reviews

“I want to have roots”

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Chris Parkes
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2022-10-14
For a very long time, Leon was my favourite film of all time. It’s an ultra-stylish hitman thriller set in New York that’s also a moving story about that same hitman being forced to adopt his 12 year old neighbour and then train her when her family is slaughtered by a corrupt policeman.
Leon combines Luc Besson’s signature of striking images, very French music and melodrama with American action movie tropes- shootouts and explosions. As a cocktail there’s nothing quite like it. It’s exciting, funny, sensitive and sad. It also helps that the three main actors are wonderful; Jean Reno is sensitive as Leon, Oldman is gnawing on the scenery so intensely it’s kind of scary, and Portman in her film debut shows the kind of maturity that lets you believe a young girl could want to become a hitman’s protege.
The version here is the so-called “Version Longue”. It’s not so much a director’s cut as it is an extended version, and it alters the tone of the film quite noticeably. What was hinted at in the original is much more explicit here, so we now see Matilda’s hit training in much more detail and it delves more into the uncomfortable and a little weird romantic attachment Matilda develops for Leon. Whether this is an improvement or not is a matter of taste. I say it’s a bit like reading the authors notes on a book you love, so it deepened my appreciation of how lean and perfectly calibrated the original was.

The Original from 1994

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WAZ ALI...MANCHESTER UK...!!
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2021-09-10
I was only in high school at this time in my life and the original was ooone heeell of a greeeat action film. Jean Reno, Gary Oldman both played a fantastic character and Natalie Portman, her coool, cooold, caaalm character was great. Loved it in 1994 and love it still in 2021.

Please add English CC, SDH subtitles and audio description

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The Faithful Penguin
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2021-07-26
Love this film and was so pleased to see it was remastered to 4K Dolby Vision. Please add the Dolby Atmos soundtrack that is on the physical 4K copy that is sold, as the Dolby Atmos soundtrack adds a massive amount to the film overall.
Please add English CC or SDH subtitles so that I can buy this film along with many others that are not blessed with perfect hearing. Please also add AD audio description if possible.

Directors cut only sadly

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N1nJar
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2021-07-19
Needs to have the superior theatrical cut included alongside the weaker directors cut, or even just sell it separately.

Gross directors cut

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Johnny 568
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2020-12-19
Not a fan of this pro peodophile version of Leon . The original version cut all the uncomfortable scenes of a child Natalie Portman trying to seduce the Leon character. Would like the original thestical version that cut these scenes out, which Is still available on Blu ray .

Classic

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Jimmyboy41
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2020-04-20
This is a classic Gary oldman what an actor

Still a great film

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wripa05
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2020-04-17
If you have not seen the film then a much watch. However I feel the original release flowed better. The original is a 5 stars film

iTunes overwrite

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Han1245nah8654
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2020-01-20
I purchased this film a while ago and recently watched it to find the film I had purchased had been overwritten to the newest edition and what this did was completely change the film from what I thought it was without any consent. In other words iTunes are able to take away what you’ve purchased and change it without letting you know and the film I consented to buy was replaced with something else.

Please add iTunes extras

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Iain sh
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2019-11-12
Please add itunes extras,the same as 4K Blu-ray release please.

releasing so price hike??

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Chris in Poland
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2019-09-07
Great film but ... marking the price up for an old film is ripping people off for your own personal gain.!

Excellent

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crazybear999
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2019-07-07
Excellent movie with the addition of suspense with some amazing supporting music.

Please Put The Extras On Like You Have On iTunes USA

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PIONT1
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2018-09-02
Please Put The Extras On Like You Have On iTunes USA
Thank You 🙂👍🏻

Great film but only stereo audio.

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Mr_Hyde
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2018-01-13
The Film is great but the stereo audio track really lets it down.

Directors Cut

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Masmithx1977
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2018-01-11
Usually the directors cut of a film adds some interesting elements to a film usually in a good way. Look at alien 3 theatrical version was boring but the directors cut completely changes the film in a lot of ways and the movie Abyss is brilliant and unavailable on iTunes !!!! Might I add. But unfortunately Leon le professional directors cut turns a great great film into a slightly creepy awkward film to watch due to the scenes been added. I think that’s why the scenes were cut out in first place. Now this usually flys against what I think about directors cuts but this one should have been left as the theatrical version in my opinion. But we all have different views......

Directors cut, ruined a great film!

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Jeely_
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2018-01-10
Original was perfect. Why change it?
The 22 extra minutes were awful. Extremely uncomfortable to watch and completely ruined the pace of the film. I nearly forgot Gary Oldman was in the film, as the story moves away from the main plot line so much.
Why why why!
I really wish I had noticed this was a Director's cut before pruchasing.
Don't make the mistake I did.... get the original theatre release... even if you have to pay that bit extra!!!

It's the best film ever made

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KatrinaKat2
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2018-01-01
My personal favourite, Oldman is amazing.

Director's cut review

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itsallgonepearshaped
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2016-10-19
While I love the original and have long regarded it as a classic, I'm not sure I like the Directors cut. The extra scenes with the interplay between Leon and Matilda are a little uncomfortable to watch. Whether it's the difference in attitudes in 2016 or Luc Besson overplayed the sexuality of Matilda in the original cut and was toned down for the cinema release.

Brilliant

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Skigersta Bear
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2016-01-10
Brilliant film......strong cast - Gary Oldman is chilling!

Stunning, a classic

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emilydaffern
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2014-12-08
My favourite film, Gary Oldman is brilliant

Classic

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sealy84
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2014-10-06
Probably my second favourite film. Occasionally weird mostly brilliant.