Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Railway Man
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Railway Man). The Railway Man is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 5m. The Railway Man is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Railway Man| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Railway Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Jonathan Teplitzky |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Sam Reid, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård |
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 Railway Man
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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