Melchior the Apothecary vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for Melchior the Apothecary). Melchior the Apothecary is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 5m. Melchior the Apothecary is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Melchior the Apothecary
Special Unit - The First Murder| Melchior the Apothecary | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Elmo Nüganen | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Maarja Johanna Mägi, Sten Zupping, Mait Malmsten, Helgur Rosental, Alo Kõrve | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Melchior the Apothecary
In medieval Tallinn, a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The bailiff orders Melchior, an apothecary, to investigate the crime. The clever young man discovers that the slain was looking for a mysterious "Tallinn prisoner" and the traces lead to the Dominican monastery. A fabulous sequence of…
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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