Burt vs Happening
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Happening). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 40m. Happening is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Happening| Burt | Happening | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Audrey Diwan |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Anna Mouglalis, Anamaria Vartolomei, Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrizio Rongione, Pio Marmaï |
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.
Happening
France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.