Burt vs Copying Beethoven
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Copying Beethoven). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. Copying Beethoven is the older of the two (2006 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Copying Beethoven| Burt | Copying Beethoven | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Agnieszka Holland |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ed Harris, Matthew Goode, Phyllida Law, Bill Stewart, Diane Kruger |
Synopsis
Burt
Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.
Copying Beethoven
A fictionalised exploration of Beethoven's life in his final days working on his Ninth Symphony. It is 1824. Beethoven is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success and he is plagued by deafness, loneliness and personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer. A fictional character is introduced in the form of a young conservatory student and aspiring composer named Anna Holtz. The…
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