Minamata vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Minamata). Minamata is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 5m. Minamata is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Minamata
Special Unit - The First Murder| Minamata | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Levitas | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Bill Nighy, Jun Kunimura | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Minamata
War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.
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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