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“The government gave her a choice. Death. Or life as an assassin. Now, there's no turning back.”
Point of No Return (1993)
March 19, 19931h 48mEN
6.2
735 votes
Overview
Hardened criminal Maggie Hayward's consistent violence, even in police custody, ends in the execution chamber. However, top-secret US government agent 'Bob' arranges a staged death, so Maggie can be elaborately trained as a phantom killer and subdued into obedience.
Director
John BadhamWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
French
Budget
N/A
Revenue
$30.0M
Production Companies
Warner Bros. PicturesLinson Entertainment
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User Reviews
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2.0Don't waste your precious time. Watch the [original](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/9322-nikita) directed by Luc Besson. I couldn't really enjoy this 1993 remake, knowing the so much better original from 1990.
John Chard
6.0New Dawn - New Day - New Life. Point of No Return (AKA: The Assassin) is directed by John Badham and written by Robert Getchell and Alexander Seros. It stars Bridget Fonda, Gabriel Byrne, Dermot Mulroney, Anne Bancroft and Harvey Keitel. Music is by Hans Zimmer and cinematography (Panavision/Technicolor) by Michael Ferris and Michael Watkins. When drug addict Maggie Hayward (Fonda) kills a policeman in cold blood, she is promptly sentenced to death by lethal injection. But maybe there is an out? A chance to work for the government? Why so serious? A remake of Luc Besson's Nikita,…
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