Little Nikita

Little Nikita

1988 · 98 min · EN · PG · 5.9 (93 votes)
Dir. Richard Benjamin · Starring Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Lucy Deakins, Richard Bradford · Music Marvin Hamlisch

He went to bed an all-American kid and woke up the son of Russian spies.

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Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying to extort the Soviets; to prove he's serious, he's killing their agents one by one, including "sleepers," agents under deep cover awaiting orders. Roy interviews a high school lad, Jeff Grant, an applicant to the Air Force Academy. In a routine background check, Roy discovers that Jeff's parents are sleepers. He must see if Jeff is also a spy, confront the parents yet protect them, and catch his nemesis. Meanwhile, the Soviets have sent their own spy-catcher, the loner Karpov, to reel in Scuba. Alliances shift; it's cat and mouse.

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A tense 80s thriller where deep cover agents and relentless FBI pursuits create a suspenseful cat-and-mouse game. It's a race against time with shifting alliances and high stakes.

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