Hoodlum vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 10m. Hoodlum is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
Special Unit - The First Murder| Hoodlum | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bill Duke | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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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