Special Unit - The First Murder vs True Story
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.3/10 for True Story). True Story is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 5m. True Story is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
True Story| Special Unit - The First Murder | True Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Crime, Drama, History, Mystery |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Rupert Goold |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Gretchen Mol, Maria Dizzia, Betty Gilpin, Ethan Suplee, James Franco |
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…
True Story
A drama centered on the relationship between journalist Michael Finkel and Christian Longo, an FBI Most Wanted List murderer who for years lived outside the U.S. under Finkel's name.
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