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La Femme Nikita
Directed by
Luc Besson
R
1990
1h 57m
Action
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7.2
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Convicted felon Nikita isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
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Cast of La Femme Nikita
Anne Parillaud
Nikita / Marie Clément
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Marco
Tchéky Karyo
Bob
Jean Reno
Victor, the "cleaner"
Marc Duret
Rico
Jeanne Moreau
Armande
Patrick Fontana
Coyotte
Roland Blanche
Interrogation Cop
Jacques Boudet
The Pharmacist
Jean Bouise
The Embassy Attaché
Philippe du Janerand
The Ambassador / Jules, his double
Alain Lathière
Zap
Laura Chéron
The Punk
Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
Pharmacy Cop
Helene Aligier
The Pharmacist
Philippe Leroy
Chief Grossman
Patrick Pérez
Pharmacy Cop
Bruno Randon
Pharmacy Cop
Vincent Skimenti
Pharmacy Cop
Joseph Teruel
Trainee Cop
Jacques Disses
Lawyer
Stéphane Fey
Court President
Philippe Dehesdin
First Magistrate
Michel Brunot
Second Magistrate
Rodolph Freytt
First Nurse
Pavel Slabý
Second Nurse
Jean-Luc Caron
Professor of Computer Science
Rénos Mandis
Shooting Range Instructor
Jean-Marc Merchet
Judo Teacher
Patrick Serrière
Chauffeur Bob
Iska Khan
Man in Restaurant
Heike Fisher
Woman in Restaurant
Patrick Buiquangda
First Bodyguard
Gérard Touratier
Security Guard Gatekeeper
Edith Perret
Agency Lady
Jean-Pierre Pauty
Man in Hotel Bar
Murray Gronwall
Hotel Manager
Pierrick Charpentier
Hotel Cop
Hubert Gillet
Hotel Cop
Fausto Costantino
Bodyguard
Pétronille Moss
Teahouse Waitress
Eric Prat
Real Estate Agent
Mia Frye
Woman in a Hurry
Olivier Hémon
Late Man
Christian Gazio
Ambassador Guard
Jérôme Chalou
Ambassador Driver
Jean-Claude Bolle-Reddat
Embassy Guard
Patrick Chauveau
Embassy Guard
Maurice Antoni
Embassy Guard
Mathieu Archer
Bob's Cop
Alexis Dupuy
Bob's Cop
Michèle Amiel
Police Woman
Rafael Sultan
Hotel Cop
Guy Van Riet
Paternal Cop
Xavier Bonastre
Man in restaurant (uncredited)
Luc Besson
Director / Writer
Patrice Ledoux
Producer
La Femme Nikita Ratings & Reviews
Matthias_812
April 2, 2025
Redefining the female assassin genre and leaving a lasting impact Luc Besson's pre-Léon feature showed a promising career early on. Besson brings a polished, almost dreamlike style to the gritty, violent world Nikita inhabits. His use of lighting, color, and framing lends the film a slick style beyond a typical action flick. Anne Parillaud’s performance as Nikita is complex, capturing her character’s toughness, vulnerability, and inner conflict. Her portrayal ensures that Nikita feels like a real person, not just an archetype. The action scenes are sleek, avoiding excessive explosions or effects in favor of raw, realistic tension. Unlike a standard action piece, La Femme Nikita is as interested in character development as it is in adrenaline, exploring the cost of violence and the struggle to reclaim one's identity in a system designed to erase it. Besson’s stylish approach, coupled with Parillaud's intense performance, makes La Femme Nikita a gripping work that’s influenced countless films and TV series. I found it starts much greater than it ends but nonetheless this is top tier artful action.
Common Sense Media
Carly Kocurek
Beware Nikita. Not for kids.
Groucho Reviews
Peter Canavese
A spy version of Pygmalion, complete with perverse romance, Nikita was well ahead of the curve when it came to women warriors as modern shoot-'em-up stars.
Film Threat
Felix Vasquez Jr.
This Besson thriller sparked many a wannabes, but it's clear this film stands on its own two feet, and kicks you in the head.
Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Rob Thomas
Very stylish and wicked, but it's the magnetic title performance that makes it a classic.
New Times
Luke Y. Thompson
Waaaay overrated by most, but still fun.
Reno Gazette-Journal
Mark Robison
What makes the movie so captivating is Anne Parillaud's wild performance.
Filmcritic.com
Chris Barsanti
Just another action movie, with the usual tenuous-at-best grip on reality.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Begins with the materials of a violent thriller but transcends them with the story of the heroine's transformation.
Washington Post
Hal Hinson
[Besson] seems to like playing off the generic, though he probably thinks of it as working with the mythic, the classic.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
If Luc Besson's latest goes into absurd overdrive, it does so with entertaining finesse.
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