Burt vs Phoenix
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Phoenix). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 38m. Phoenix is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Phoenix| Burt | Phoenix | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Christian Petzold |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Nina Hoss, Kirsten Block, Trystan Pütter, Imogen Kogge, Ronald Zehrfeld |
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.
Phoenix
German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly survived Auschwitz but had to undergo reconstructive surgery as her face was disfigured. Without recognizing Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelganger.