Special Unit - The First Murder vs The Swimmers
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.4/10 for The Swimmers). Special Unit - The First Murder is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 14m. The Swimmers is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The Swimmers| Special Unit - The First Murder | The Swimmers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Sally El Hosaini |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Ali Suliman, James Floyd, Matthias Schweighöfer, Bridgitta Roy, Alfredo Tavares |
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 Swimmers
From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.
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