Dancer in the Dark vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.9/10 for Dancer in the Dark). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 20m. Dancer in the Dark is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dancer in the Dark
Special Unit - The First Murder| Dancer in the Dark | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Lars von Trier | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Peter Stormare, Željko Ivanek, David Morse, Jean-Marc Barr, Cara Seymour | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Dancer in the Dark
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
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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