Burt vs Live and Become
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Live and Become). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 20m. Live and Become is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Live and Become| Burt | Live and Become | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Joe Burke | Radu Mihăileanu |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Roschdy Zem, Shmil Ben Ari, Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat |
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.
Live and Become
In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.
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