American Pastoral vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.2/10 for American Pastoral). American Pastoral is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 5m. American Pastoral is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Pastoral
Special Unit - The First Murder| American Pastoral | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ewan McGregor | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Molly Parker, Jennifer Connelly, Uzo Aduba, Rupert Evans, Dakota Fanning | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
American Pastoral
Set in postwar America, a man watches his seemingly perfect life fall apart as his daughter's new political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
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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