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Little Nikita
1988
FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) meets young Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) when the teen applies for the Air Force Academy. But some information catches Parmenter's eye and alerts him to the fact that all is not right. He finds that Jeff is the son of sleeper Soviet agents, planted in the US many years ago. In the course .. Read more
| Starring | Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch |
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| Director | Richard Benjamin |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Sleepers were spies planted in key locations with orders to live unremarkable lives so that, when activated, their operations would not arouse suspicion. The sleepers in this case are the parents of teenager River Phoenix, whose application to join the US Air Force arouses the suspicions of FBI agent Sidney Poitier. The intriguing premise behind this picture — also known as Little Nikita — is wasted by director Richard Benjamin, who settles for a mildly diverting game of cat and mouse as Poitier and Phoenix join forces to catch the real Soviet snakes.
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A refreshingly original thriller that is also a wrenchingly poignant family drama... How good it is to have Poitier back in front of the camera...
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Ineptly plotted thriller that piles on complexity at the cost of credibility; the acting is better than the script or direction deserve.
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River Phoenix makes this film ...
River Pheonix makes maximum use of an ordinary script and unbelievable plot. The movie is enjoyable to watch and demonstates what a great talent River was in ... more
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River Phoenix makes this film ...
River Pheonix makes maximum use of an ordinary script and unbelievable plot. The movie is enjoyable to watch and demonstates what a great talent River was in ... more
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Sleepers were spies planted in key locations with orders to live unremarkable lives so that, when activated, their operations would not arouse suspicion. The sleepers in this case are the parents of teenager River Phoenix, whose application to join the US Air Force arouses the suspicions of FBI agent Sidney Poitier. The intriguing premise behind this picture — also known as Little Nikita — is wasted by director Richard Benjamin, who settles for a mildly diverting game of cat and mouse as Poitier and Phoenix join forces to catch the real Soviet snakes.
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A refreshingly original thriller that is also a wrenchingly poignant family drama... How good it is to have Poitier back in front of the camera...
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Ineptly plotted thriller that piles on complexity at the cost of credibility; the acting is better than the script or direction deserve.
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Despite a screenplay by the esteemed Bo Goldman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Scent of a Woman), this lacklustre... read more on Time Out
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FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) meets young Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) when the teen applies for the Air Force Academy. But some information catches Parmenter's eye and alerts him to the ... -
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