The 1993 film, "Point of No Return" (also known as The Assassin) is a fast action thriller directed by John Badham. It stars Bridget Fonda and Gabriel Byrne. It is a remake of Luc Besson's 1990 film, "La Femme Nikita."

In "Point of No Return," a strung-out junkie named Maggie (Bridget Fonda) kills a police officer during the botched drug store robbery. After a trial and a death sentence, she is given a mysterious second chance. She can either become an elite assassin for the government or have the death penalty imposed. Choosing life, she is trained and becomes the best assassin in the business. Thereafter, her life gets complicated, she falls in love with an everyday guy named J.P.

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