Content & Trigger Warnings for Léon: The Professional (1994)
11 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Léon: The Professional (1994) contains 11 content warnings : Death of a parent, Kidnapping / abduction, Blood / medical gore, Age-gap relationships (predatory), Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations, Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Police brutality.
The most severe warnings are for Blood / medical gore (severity 4/5), Gun violence (severity 4/5), Police brutality (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a parent | 3/5 | Depicted | A child's entire family including parents is murdered |
| Other | |||
| Kidnapping / abduction | 2/5 | Depicted | A girl is taken in by a hitman after her family is killed |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple graphic shootouts with significant blood and violence throughout the film. |
| Sexual Content | |||
| Age-gap relationships (predatory) | 3/5 | Depicted | A deeply uncomfortable dynamic exists between the adult hitman Leon and 12-year-old Mathilda, who expresses romantic feelings toward him. The relationship has predatory undertones even though Leon does not reciprocate. |
| Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations | 2/5 | Referenced | Uncomfortable romantic undertones between an adult man and a young girl |
| Substance Use | |||
| Drug use (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | Drug dealing and DEA operations are central to the plot |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Child abuse / harm to children | 3/5 | Depicted | A young girl is placed in extremely dangerous situations and used by adults |
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | 2/5 | Depicted | Abusive household shown in early scenes |
| Gore / graphic violence | 3/5 | Depicted | Graphic gunshot wounds and bloody violence |
| Gun violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Multiple intense shootouts with significant casualties |
| Police brutality | 4/5 | Depicted | A corrupt DEA agent murders an entire family including children and abuses his authority throughout the film. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Other
Phobias & Sensory
Multiple graphic shootouts with significant blood and violence throughout the film.
Sexual Content
A deeply uncomfortable dynamic exists between the adult hitman Leon and 12-year-old Mathilda, who expresses romantic feelings toward him. The relationship has predatory undertones even though Leon does not reciprocate.
Uncomfortable romantic undertones between an adult man and a young girl
Substance Use
Violence & Physical Harm
A young girl is placed in extremely dangerous situations and used by adults
A corrupt DEA agent murders an entire family including children and abuses his authority throughout the film.
