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The serpentine plotline of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita begins its 117-minute slither when punkish, psychotic, and drug-ridden Nikita (Anne Parillaud) fires her gun into a cop's face following the stick-up of a drug store, and is promptly imprisoned. She is thrown into a dank cell, then injected with a substance and told it is .. Read more

Starring	Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau
Director	Luc Besson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

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- "...A slick, calculating mixture of French contemplativeness and American flying glass....[Parillaud is] a nimble and dangerous-looking actress..."
- 11128
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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  Watch in French with subtitles on. Trust me!
  
  This original Luc Besson version is darker and more believable than the american version with Bridget Fonda (The assassin), It must be watched in French with ... read more »
  
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  - North Wales
  - 09 Sep 2004 at 09:10
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  Nikita's still got it
  
  I first saw this film on video rental quite some years ago now so having just watched it again all these years later, I was delighted to discover it has lost ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 Apr 2012 at 22:50
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  Nikita do you count the stars at night?
  
  My favourite French film atm. The actress who plays Nikita is amazing and the Director put together some stunning scenes. Worth viewing all the extras and ... read more »
  
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- - barrynormanwisdom
  - 14 reviews
  - 20 Aug 2011 at 12:47
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  - 3
  Slow and stilted
  
  I had remembered this film as much better than it really is - let's be honest: it has not dated well.
  
  The basic idea is good, but the execution ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Jul 2011 at 16:57
- - 4
  - 0
  A fantastic dark, gripping film!
  
  I know I should have read what I was ordering, but I did not expect the film to be in french. All the same, I would not have missed this film for the world. I ... read more »
  
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  - Billybob76
  - 3 reviews
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 22:11
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  Not Besson's Best
  
  I am a big fan of Luc Besson films but i was a little dissapointed with this one. The change of Nikita from a druggie to a super assassin didn't really ... read more »
  
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  - Krystof
  - 69 reviews
  - Bracknell
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 13:36
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  Dated with tedious characters
  
  I have enjoyed lots of french films, but was disappointed with Besson's Nikita. I found Anne Parillaud really annoying and an unsympathetic heroine. Her ... read more »
  
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  - 08 May 2011 at 12:43
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  A classic action film
  
  This raw, compelling film will have any foreign film phobics out there watching it and forgetting the subtitles exist, is this action drama that draws you in ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Apr 2011 at 12:33
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  French secret service unleashed
  
  I totally agree with 'Wales Customer' - this film MUST be watched in French with the English subtitles....I will go further, after watching this film ... read more »
  
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- - TheKingIreland
  - 13 reviews
  - Derbyshire
  - 30 Mar 2011 at 22:47
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  Another French Cinema Classic
  
  ..that is really worth a watch, The scene with Nikita in the hotel bathroom whilst her lover waits outside is fantastic. Besson's Nikita was surely the ... read more »
  
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- - BeccyMalloi
  - 124 reviews
  - Kersey, Suffolk
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 12:53
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  Great Film, Recommended
  
  This is a great film, from a good actress...
  
  I would recommend, this film to anyone that likes action.
  
  Lots of guns, etc, etc...
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- - LukeFilm000
  - 15 reviews
  - West Yorkshire
  - 10 Feb 2011 at 09:20
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- - 64
  - 3
  Watch in French with subtitles on. Trust me!
  
  This original Luc Besson version is darker and more believable than the american version with Bridget Fonda (The assassin), It must be watched in French with ... read more »
  
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- 17600
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  - a customer
  - North Wales
  - 09 Sep 2004 at 09:10
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  Pointless movie
  
  Dull and very dated. Can't believe it's rated so highly on this site ... oh and the lip sync / dubbing is awful
  
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  - London
  - 31 Aug 2007 at 22:49
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  La Femme Nikita
  
  This is a brilliant French film, same plot used a few years later by Hollywood for'Assasin' with Bridget Fonda. This is a powerful movie and I do ... read more »
  
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  - Chiswick, London
  - 20 Jul 2005 at 22:53
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  Nakita
  
  Well I have to honest and say that I should have seen this film some time ago, perhaps before I had seen the remake 'The Assassin'.
  
  I am a ... read more »
  
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- - Nick Russell
  - Surrey, UK
  - 30 Jul 2006 at 22:19
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  French Classic
  
  If your too afraid of foreign films, then NIKITA will hopefully change your mind and improve your french!
  
  From the start of a horrific gun battle to ... read more »
  
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- - Rich
  - Edinburgh
  - 27 Jul 2004 at 11:52
- - 6
  - 1
  Besson delivers
  
  As with all of Luc Besson films, from the stunningly unique 'Subway' to the futuristic 'Fifth Element', style comes before substance. The man ... read more »
  
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- - iman2000
  - 4 reviews
  - Huddersfield
  - 27 Aug 2004 at 09:47
- - 6
  - 1
  Test of time
  
  A total classic and so influential, but has it stood the test of time?
  
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  - Lincoln
  - 14 Mar 2008 at 21:41
- - 5
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  Scary, shocking, thrilling and sexy
  
  This film is by far the most scary, shocking and thrilling film I've ever seen. Only the French could conceive of such a peverse plan.
  
  Nikita is... read more »
  
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- - John Ryan
  - Cambridge, England
  - 25 Jan 2006 at 14:34
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  This is the one to ...
  
  This is the one to watch. Keep away from the dreadful remake with Bridgit Fonda in The Assassins.
  
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- - Jules#3
  - EDINBURGH
  - 05 Feb 2004 at 17:53
- - 4
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  A fantastic dark, gripping film!
  
  I know I should have read what I was ordering, but I did not expect the film to be in french. All the same, I would not have missed this film for the world. I ... read more »
  
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- 1000850
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  - Billybob76
  - 3 reviews
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 22:11

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Critics' reviews
- "...A slick, calculating mixture of French contemplativeness and American flying glass....[Parillaud is] a nimble and dangerous-looking actress..."
- 11128
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Besson's cast here is quite good; Parillaud, Karyo and Anglade are all charismatic actors who can suggest levels of meaning..."
- 11127
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- Starting with a bloody tour de force - a drugstore robbery - this seldom lets up. The eponymous heroine, a punk-junkie... read more on Time Out
- 45490
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:15
- "...Savagely engrossing....It's wildly seductive and erotic..."
- 11129
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Sensational..." -- Rating: A-
- 11126
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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  The serpentine plotline of Luc Besson's La Femme Nikita begins its 117-minute slither when punkish, psychotic, and drug-ridden Nikita (Anne Parillaud) fires her gun into a cop's face following the stick-up of a drug store, and is promptly imprisoned. She is thrown into a dank cell, then injected ...