Movies like Léon: The Professional (1994)

Name: Léon: The Professional
Released: 1994

10 films to watch after Léon: The Professional, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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.

1

A History of Violence (2005)

Fit 73%

Shares Drama and Crime with Léon: The Professional.

An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
2

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Fit 67%

Shares Action and Crime with Léon: The Professional.

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
3

American Gangster (2007)

Fit 64%

Shares Drama and Crime with Léon: The Professional.

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
4

Absolute Power (1997)

Fit 63%

Shares Crime, Drama and Action with Léon: The Professional.

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
5

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Fit 62%

Shares Drama and Crime with Léon: The Professional.

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
6

Dead Man Down (2013)

Fit 59%

Shares Action, Crime and Drama with Léon: The Professional.

In New York City, a crime lord's right-hand man is seduced by a woman seeking retribution.
7

Clean (2022)

Fit 57%

Shares Crime, Action and Drama with Léon: The Professional.

Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of a local crime boss, Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
8

The Funeral (1996)

Fit 54%

Shares Crime and Drama with Léon: The Professional.

After the funeral of one of their own, a criminal family decides to embark on an emotionally unnerving journey in an attempt to exact bloody revenge.
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Gladiator (2000)

Fit 50%

Shares Action and Drama with Léon: The Professional.

After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
10

The Yards (2000)

Fit 48%

Shares Crime and Drama with Léon: The Professional.

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.