Auto Focus vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Auto Focus). Auto Focus is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 5m. Auto Focus is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Auto Focus
Special Unit - The First Murder| Auto Focus | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Schrader | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Greg Kinnear, Kurt Fuller, Maria Bello, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Neiman | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Auto Focus
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
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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