In Her Name vs Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for In Her Name). In Her Name is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 2h 5m. In Her Name is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

In Her Name posterIn Her Name2016 VS Special Unit - The First Murder posterSpecial Unit - The First Murder2025
In Her NameSpecial Unit - The First Murder
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.8/10
Year20162025
Length1h 27m2h 5m
GenresCrime, DramaCrime, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorVincent GarenqChristoffer Boe
Main castDaniel Auteuil, Marie-Josée Croze, Sebastian Koch, Tom Hudson, Natalie BederNicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt

Synopsis

In Her Name

In 1982, André Bamberski learns about the death of his 14 year-old daughter, Kalinka, while she was on vacation with her mother and stepfather in Germany. Convinced that Kalinka’s death was not an accident, Bamberski begins to investigate. A botched autopsy report raises his suspicions and leads him to accuse Kalinka’s stepfather, Dr Dieter Krombach, as the murderer. Unable to indict Krombach in Germany, Bamberski attempts to take the trial to…

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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