Public Enemies vs Special Unit - The First Murder

Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Public Enemies). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 20m. Public Enemies is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Public Enemies posterPublic Enemies2009 VS Special Unit - The First Murder posterSpecial Unit - The First Murder2025
Public EnemiesSpecial Unit - The First Murder
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 8.8/10
Year20092025
Length2h 20m2h 5m
GenresCrime, Drama, HistoryCrime, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorMichael MannChristoffer Boe
Main castBill Camp, John Ortiz, Matt Craven, Giovanni Ribisi, Christian BaleNicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt

Synopsis

Public Enemies

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

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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