City of God vs Léon: The Professional
City of God and Léon: The Professional are tied on audience score (8.4/10). Léon: The Professional is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 9m. Léon: The Professional is the older of the two (1994 against 2002). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
City of God
Léon: The Professional| City of God | Léon: The Professional | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.4/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 1994 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Fernando Meirelles | Luc Besson |
| Main cast | Alice Braga, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Alexandre Rodrigues, Phellipe Haagensen | Natalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny Aiello |
Synopsis
City of God
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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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