Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Place Beyond the Pines
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7/10 for The Place Beyond the Pines). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 20m. The Place Beyond the Pines is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Place Beyond the Pines| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Place Beyond the Pines | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Derek Cianfrance |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Bradley Cooper, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruce Greenwood, Ray Liotta, Dane DeHaan |
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 Place Beyond the Pines
A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.
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