Léon: The Professional vs The Stoning of Soraya M.

Léon: The Professional has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.7/10 for The Stoning of Soraya M.). Léon: The Professional is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 1h 54m. Léon: The Professional is the older of the two (1994 against 2009). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Léon: The Professional posterLéon: The Professional1994 VS The Stoning of Soraya M. posterThe Stoning of Soraya M.2009
Léon: The ProfessionalThe Stoning of Soraya M.
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 7.7/10
Year19942009
Length1h 51m1h 54m
GenresAction, Crime, DramaCrime, Drama
CountryFrance–
DirectorLuc BessonCyrus Nowrasteh
Main castNatalie Portman, Michael Badalucco, Gary Oldman, Jean Reno, Danny AielloNavid Negahban, Jim Caviezel, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Navabi, Prasanna Puwanarajah

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.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.

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