Little Nikita
An F.B.I. Agent works to uncover an All-American family as Soviet sleeper Agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their unaware son.
21 August 1949, Houston, Texas, USA
18 February 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 November 1929, Dallas, Texas, USA
4 May 1947, DeKalb, Illinois, USA
10 November 1934, Conroe, Texas, USA
16 November 1945, Brussels, Belgium
September 20, 2002
Not a shade on "Running on Empty", but a nicely performed encore
May 21, 2003
Richard Benjamin's strategy in directing ''Little Nikita'' seems to have been to paper over the holes in the plot with routine moves from spy shows past, in hopes of making the improbable passable.
January 01, 2000
"Little Nikita" would be nothing without River Phoenix's hair. It's the most engaging, the most watchable thing in the film.
February 09, 2006
This lacklustre espionage thriller is bogged down with the sort of clichés you'd expect from the height of the Cold War.
October 11, 2016
Sidney Poitier, 10 years absent from the screen, is now back with a vengeance.
January 01, 2000
It turns all of the characters into chess pieces, whose relationships depend on the plot, not on human chemistry. Since the plot is absurdly illogical, you're not left with much.
March 26, 2009
Never really materializes as a taut espionage thriller and winds up as an unsatisfying execution of a clever premise ...
