Monster vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Monster). Monster is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 5m. Monster is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Monster
Special Unit - The First Murder| Monster | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Patty Jenkins | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Bruce Dern, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Charlize Theron, Lee Tergesen, Christina Ricci | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Monster
An emotionally scarred highway drifter shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her, and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
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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