Colombiana

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Colombiana

PG-13

2011

1h 47m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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In 1992 Bogotá, a little girl watches crime lord Don Luis and his henchman Marco murder her parents. Fifteen years later, the now-grown Cataleya, who is named for a Colombian orchid, works as a contract killer for her Chicago-based uncle. Leaving a lipstick drawing of her namesake on every victim, Cataleya carries out her assignments with efficiency and dreams of avenging her family.

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Zoe Saldana has the chops but she's taken out by erratic and sloppy filmmaking.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

Jul 1, 2024

3/5

The jittery action aesthetic is a bit grating (three cuts minimum per roundhouse kick), but the spectacularly named Olivier Megaton still manages to deliver the goods.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Apr 4, 2023

Filling the holster on this occasion is Zoe Saldana, an actress who is leagues better than the material she is given here.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 8, 2017

B+

Acclaimed writer Luc Besson (The Professional, Taken, The Fifth Element) co-writes another action-packed movie that even with a few outrageous moments is still a smart, sexy thriller with a good story that propels Saldana's star power.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Sep 8, 2023

Once you get past the clichés and the reckless obsession of its heroine, it’s a classic Besson action fest, a souped-up drive-in action thriller with exotic locations and dynamic set pieces and action sequences ...

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Mar 9, 2023

2.5/4

A midrange action product with violence to spare, reasonable star power, lots of momentum, even more violence, and heaps of sex appeal, all tempered for mass consumption by a PG-13 rating.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 5, 2020

2.5/4.0

never achieves the intellectual and emotional depth to which it at times seems to aspire.

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Abs B

@Abs_B Sep 3, 2026

Young Cataleya Amandla Stenberg steals the show. Its an enjoyable film and is fast paced. I have always enjoed it and probably given it a 4 but its more a 3.75. I was shocked to see it cost aprox $40m to make as there are some serious plot holes and editing issues. The fact her uncle shot a car outside a school and no one said or did anything in Chicago is insane and loses points. The tricks Cataleya (Zoe's turn) does for her assisinations are clever. Its just some average acting mainly from the male charachters let it down.

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David H.

@rivrocks Jun 3, 2026

Is it a little over the top? A little cliche? Fast, violent and fun? YES!!!

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Jack T

@RT59888298 May 5, 2026

it gives the back story on " Columbiana ". it could have started as to what her father had

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BigBen92 T

@Chill1208 Feb 22, 2026

A fun action adventure with a strong female lead. Enjoyed watching it on TV.

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Dick C

@Joshua19930826 Feb 21, 2026

Luc Bessel is a very good writer ✍️ . Under the director’s supervision, Zoe Saldaña performed with her utmost talent… …

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Robert B.

@robortz Jan 7, 2026

Great action! Loved it!

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Olivier Megaton

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Cataleya

Jordi Mollà

Marco

Lennie James

Ross

Michael Vartan

Danny

Cliff Curtis

Emilio Restrepo

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Synopsis

In 1992 Bogotá, a little girl watches crime lord Don Luis and his henchman Marco murder her parents. Fifteen years later, the now-grown Cataleya, who is named for a Colombian orchid, works as a contract killer for her Chicago-based uncle. Leaving a lipstick drawing of her namesake on every victim, Cataleya carries out her assignments with efficiency and dreams of avenging her family.

Director: Olivier Megaton
Producer: Luc Besson, Ariel Zeitoun
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Grive Productions, Canal+, TF1 Films Productions, EuropaCorp
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sequences of Action|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.7M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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