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Little Nikita

Little Nikita

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

19886.11h 38m

Overview

An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.

Directed by Richard Benjamin
Written by Bo Goldman, John Hill, Tom Musca
Produced by Harry Gittes
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $1.7M

Top Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Roy Parmenter

River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Jeff Grant

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Richard Grant

Caroline Kava

Caroline Kava

Elizabeth Grant

Lucy Deakins

Lucy Deakins

Barbara Kerry

Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford

Konstantin Karpov

Richard Lynch

Richard Lynch

Scuba

Jerry Hardin

Jerry Hardin

Brewer

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Verna McLaughlin

A

Albert Fortell

Bunin

Themes & Keywords

spyfbiteenage boypursuit in trafficsoviet spyadult child friendship

About Little Nikita

Little Nikita is a drama, action, thriller film released in 1988 exploring themes of spy, fbi, teenage boy, pursuit in traffic, soviet spy, adult child friendship. Directed by Richard Benjamin, it stars Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins. An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.

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