The Professional (Leon)

Graphic violence throughout, including murder, shootings, and explosions caused by grenades and rockets. A knife is held to someone's throat; people have guns pointed at them or held to them. A character badly wounded in a shoot-out launches grenades strapped to their body, causing a massive explosion that kills both them and another. Violence toward kids. A four-year-old and a teen are killed by corrupt law enforcement agents. A kid is hit by their abusive parent -- seen with a black eye and a bloody nose. While standing in the shower, a character stitches up a bloody wound on their chest. A bloody corpse hangs in an elevator. Characters are thrown over stairwell railings, strangled.

A character grabs his partner's breasts. In a brief scene, they are later disturbed having sex when one of their young children walks in on them. A 12-year-old implies to a stranger that her adult guardian is her "lover." She tries to kiss the guardian, asks to lose her virginity to him; he refuses. Character is seen naked from the waist up in the shower.

Frequent language includes "fat bastard," "f--king," "ass," "s--t," "bitch," "f--k," "goddamn," and "a--hole." One use of the racial slur "chinks," and the Jamaican expletive "bumboclaat."

Mobster characters and main villain involved in cocaine dealing. Bags of cocaine are shown; dealers cutting it rub it into their gums. A kid regularly smokes cigarettes. A character takes an amphetamine-style pill, which affects their behavior. A kid and their adult guardian drink Champagne and the child gets drunk.

Parents need to know that The Professional -- also known by the name Leon and Leon: The Professional -- is a stylish action thriller with plenty of violence, bloody deaths, and strong language. Lead characters Leon (Jean Reno) and 12-year-old Mathilda (Natalie Portman) have a close bond and behave with a moral code of friendship, teamwork, and respect -- while he also kills for money and she follows a path of revenge. This murky morality sits well in the framework of the movie, which is a more thrill-ride action adventure than a gritty, realistic drama. In contrast to the two "heroes," the villains are suitably loathsome. The violence is frequent and bloody, often involving guns, grenades, and rockets. There are multiple kills, including the murder of two kids: A teenage girl is shot on-screen, and a four-year-old boy is shown in peril but his death isn't shown. Strong language is used throughout, often by Mathilda. She frequently smokes, and gets drunk while drinking with Leon. She also tries to kiss Leon and asks him to take her virginity, but he refuses. Drugs feature throughout as the villains are corrupt cocaine-dealing enforcement agents. The drug is seen in bags and being prepared, and in one scene characters rub it into their gums. The main villain, Stanfield (Gary Oldman), also takes amphetamine-style pills that intensify his unpredictable behavior.

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