Les Misérables vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Les Misérables). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 14m. Les Misérables is the older of the two (1998 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Les Misérables
Special Unit - The First Murder| Les Misérables | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Romance | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Bille August | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Lennie James, Claire Danes, Uma Thurman, Geoffrey Rush, Liam Neeson | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Les Misérables
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
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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