Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Current War
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.7/10 for The Current War). The Current War is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 5m. The Current War is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Current War| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Current War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton |
Synopsis
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…
The Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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