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"Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?" Mathilda Played By: Natalie Portman Film: Leon Why She's On The List: The coolest kid in movie history - fact. Mathilda is 12 years-old when a corrupt cops kills her family, forcing her to seek solace with hitman neighbour Leon. But, for most of the movie, this frightened little kid acts like someone twice her age. Sassy and hyper-confident, even in her blossoming sexuality, the Louise Brooks-bobbed Mathilda served notice of an astounding new talent in Portman. Finest Hour: Trembling with fear and uncorked rage, a kid again, as she fails to kill her own personal bogeyman, Norman Stansfield, in a police station's men's room. Natalie Portman as Mathilda 100   99   98   97   96   95   94   93   92   91   90   89   88   87   86   85   84   83   82   81 80   79   78   77   76   75   74   73   72   71   70   69   68   67   66   65   64   63   62   61 60   59   58   57   56   55   54   53   52   51   50   49   48   47   46   45   44   43   42   41 40   39   38   37   36   35   34   33   32   31   30   29   28   27   26   25   24   23   22   21 20   19   18   17   16   15   14   13   12   11   10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1

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