A beautiful felon, sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a policeman, is given a second chance – as a secret political assassin controlled by the government.
Acting
Parillaud's feral-to-femme-fatale transformation is genuinely unhinged.
Direction
Besson at peak style-over-substance, and it absolutely works.
Score
Éric Serra's synth-heavy soundtrack screams 1990 in the best way.
Director
Luc Besson
Anne Parillaud
Nikita
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
Pierre-Alain de Garrigues
Pharmacy Cop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
La Femme Nikita spawned two TV series, a Hong Kong remake (Black Cat), and an American remake (Point of No Return), but nothing touches the original's specific brand of French nihilism.
The kitchen scene where Nikita discovers Marco's been hiding her secret? Besson allegedly rewrote it overnight because Parillaud and Anglade's chemistry was too good for the original ending.
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