Henry VIII and His Six Wives vs Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.6/10 for Henry VIII and His Six Wives). Henry VIII and His Six Wives is the older of the two (1972 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Henry VIII and His Six Wives posterHenry VIII and His Six Wives1972 VS Special Unit - The First Murder posterSpecial Unit - The First Murder2025
Henry VIII and His Six WivesSpecial Unit - The First Murder
Audience score★ 5.6/10★ 8.8/10
Year19722025
Length2h 5m2h 5m
GenresDrama, HistoryCrime, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorWaris HusseinChristoffer Boe
Main castMichael Gough, Charlotte Rampling, Brian Blessed, Donald Pleasence, Frances CukaNicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt

Synopsis

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.

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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