# Little Nikita (1988)

> An FBI investigator uncovering a teenager’s hidden family identity is drawn into a dangerous Cold War confrontation involving Soviet sleeper agents and an old vendetta.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7150

## Facts

- Runtime: 98 min
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
- Director: Richard Benjamin
- Cast: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch, Loretta Devine, Lucy Deakins
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095532/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, melancholic, 1980s movie night, spy thriller marathon

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