Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Ruthless
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.3/10 for The Ruthless). The Ruthless is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 5m. The Ruthless is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Ruthless| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Ruthless | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Renato De Maria |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Riccardo Scamarcio, Alessio Praticò, Sara Serraiocco, Adele Tirante, Alessandro Tedeschi |
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 Ruthless
Milan, Italy, 1967. Santo Russo, a boy of Calabrian origin, arrives north with his parents and younger brother to find better living conditions. Due to an absurd misunderstanding and his father's contempt, Santo ends up in prison, where he gets a “true education.” In 1978, he and his friends Slim and Mario embark on a 15-year criminal career, a successful and ruthless spiral of robberies, kidnappings, murders and heroin smuggling.
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