Special Unit - The First Murder vs Victoria & Abdul
Special Unit - The First Murder has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 6.9/10 for Victoria & Abdul). Victoria & Abdul is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 5m. Victoria & Abdul is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Special Unit - The First Murder
Victoria & Abdul| Special Unit - The First Murder | Victoria & Abdul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | India |
| Director | Christoffer Boe | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Nicolaj Kopernikus, Lars Ranthe, Clara Rugaard, Alex Høgh Andersen, Mille Lehfeldt | Adeel Akhtar, Olivia Williams, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon |
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…
Victoria & Abdul
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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