Nickel Boys vs Special Unit - The First Murder
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.6/10 for Nickel Boys). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 20m. Nickel Boys is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Nickel Boys
Special Unit - The First Murder| Nickel Boys | Special Unit - The First Murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | RaMell Ross | Christoffer Boe |
| Main cast | Hamish Linklater, Luke Tennie, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Gralen Bryant Banks, Fred Hechinger | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt |
Synopsis
Nickel Boys
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
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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