Special Unit - The First Murder vs The United States of Leland
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.5/10 for The United States of Leland). The United States of Leland is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 5m. The United States of Leland is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
The United States of Leland| Special Unit - The First Murder | The United States of Leland | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Matthew Ryan Hoge |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Ryan Gosling |
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 United States of Leland
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
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