Frozen River vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Frozen River). Frozen River is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 5m. Frozen River is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Frozen River
Special Unit - The First Murder| Frozen River | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Courtney Hunt | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Mark Boone Junior, Melissa Leo, Michael O'Keefe, Charlie McDermott, Misty Upham | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Frozen River
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
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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