Denial vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Denial). Denial is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 5m. Denial is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Denial
Special Unit - The First Murder| Denial | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mick Jackson | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Mark Gatiss, Andrew Scott, Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Denial
Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.
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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