Léon: The Professional vs Rise of the Legend

Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.3/10 for Rise of the Legend). Léon: The Professional is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 11m. Léon: The Professional is the older of the two (1994 against 2014). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Léon: The Professional posterLéon: The Professional1994 VS Rise of the Legend posterRise of the Legend2014
Léon: The ProfessionalRise of the Legend
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.3/10
Year19942014
Length1h 51m2h 11m
GenresAction, Crime, DramaAction, Drama
CountryFrance–
DirectorLuc BessonRoy Chow Hin-Yeung
Main castNatalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny AielloByron Mann, Max Zhang, Eddie Peng Yu-Yan, AngelaBaby, Sammo Hung

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.

Rise of the Legend

In 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tiger’s fearsome boss Lei Gong has been trying to get rid of the leader of the Northern Sea. One of his latest recruits is Fei, a fearless fighter who takes the Northern Sea leader’s head after a fierce fight. Just as Lei Gong believes he has total control of the port, a new gang called the Orphans rises…

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