A Prophet vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.6/10 for A Prophet). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 35m. A Prophet is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Prophet
Special Unit - The First Murder| A Prophet | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 35m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Jacques Audiard | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Slimane Dazi, Gilles Cohen, Antoine Basler | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
A Prophet
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.
Special Unit - The First Murder
Denmark in 1927. The ambitious police officer Otto Himmelstrup leads the newly formed Special Unit, which is tasked with assisting local police in solving particularly difficult crimes. When a body is found in a burnt-out summer house in Esbjerg, Otto and his team begin to unravel an unusual murder mystery, revealing power struggles and corruption among the city’s elite. The closer the unit gets to the truth, the more dangerous it becomes…
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