Blow vs Léon: The Professional
Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.4/10 for Blow). Léon: The Professional is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 4m. Léon: The Professional is the older of the two (1994 against 2001). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blow
Léon: The Professional| Blow | Léon: The Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Ted Demme | Luc Besson |
| Main cast | Franka Potente, Ray Liotta, Miguel Sandoval, Ethan Suplee, Johnny Depp | Natalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny Aiello |
Synopsis
Blow
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes bankrupt. George does not want the same thing to happen to him, and his friend Tuna, in the 1960's, suggests that he deal marijuana. He is a big hit in California in the 1960's, yet he goes to jail, where he…
Léon: The Professional
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
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