Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Hate U Give
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 8.1/10 for The Hate U Give). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 13m. The Hate U Give is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Hate U Give| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Hate U Give | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 13m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | George Tillman Jr. |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Anthony Mackie, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, Common, Regina Hall |
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 Hate U Give
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
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