Léon: The Professional vs Pale Moon

Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.4/10 for Pale Moon). 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 2014). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Léon: The Professional posterLéon: The Professional1994 VS Pale Moon posterPale Moon2014
Léon: The ProfessionalPale Moon
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.4/10
Year19942014
Length1h 51m2h 4m
GenresAction, Crime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryFrance–
DirectorLuc BessonDaihachi Yoshida
Main castNatalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny AielloRenji Ishibashi, Seiichi Tanabe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Satomi Kobayashi, Rie Miyazawa

Synopsis

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.

Pale Moon

Daily, Rika Umezawa battles a nagging sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. She works a tiring job, comes home to an unappreciative husband and has little opportunity to enjoy life. But things change when office gossip about affairs and embezzlement inspire Rika to do the unthinkable. Soon, Rika finds herself filling the void with a university student named Kota and the millions entrusted to her by clients. Is her newfound lifestyle the key…

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