Murder in the First vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Murder in the First). Murder in the First is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 5m. Murder in the First is the older of the two (1995 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Murder in the First
Special Unit - The First Murder| Murder in the First | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | France | – |
| Director | Marc Rocco | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Brad Dourif, William H. Macy, Kevin Bacon, Christian Slater, Stephen Tobolowsky | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Murder in the First
A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.
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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