Hot Summer Nights vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Hot Summer Nights). Hot Summer Nights is the shorter watch at 1h 47m compared with 2h 5m. Hot Summer Nights is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Hot Summer Nights | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Elijah Bynum | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Alex Roe, Thomas Jane, William Fichtner, Jack Kesy, Timothée Chalamet | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Hot Summer Nights
In 1991, a sheltered teenager comes of age during a wild summer on Cape Cod, getting rich from selling pot to gangsters, falling in love for the first time, partying, and eventually realizing that he's in way over his head.
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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