Gangs of New York vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.3/10 for Gangs of New York). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 48m. Gangs of New York is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gangs of New York
Special Unit - The First Murder| Gangs of New York | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 48m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Stephen Graham, Eddie Marsan, Henry Thomas, Cameron Diaz, David Hemmings | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Gangs of New York
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
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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