Léon: The Professional vs Pornostar

Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.5/10 for Pornostar). Pornostar is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 51m. Léon: The Professional is the older of the two (1994 against 1998). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Léon: The Professional posterLéon: The Professional1994 VS Pornostar posterPornostar1998
Léon: The ProfessionalPornostar
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.5/10
Year19941998
Length1h 51m1h 38m
GenresAction, Crime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryFrance–
DirectorLuc BessonToshiaki Toyoda
Main castNatalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny AielloAkaji Maro, Chihara Junia, Rin Ozawa, Onimaru, Tetta Sugimoto

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.

Pornostar

A young man decides one day to start killing yakuza. After he kills his first two he gets roped into helping a wannabe gangster and his bumbling underlings to perform a hit. While things work out in the beginning, this young psychopath quickly becomes more trouble than the gang expected. Will they be able to rid themselves of him, or will they be his next victims?

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