Burt vs Poetry
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Poetry). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 19m. Poetry is the older of the two (2010 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Poetry| Burt | Poetry | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Lee Chang-dong |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | David Lee, Park Myung-shin, Jang Hye-jin, Yoon Jeong-hee, Kim Hee-ra |
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.
Poetry
A South Korean woman in her sixties enrolls in a poetry class as she grapples with her faltering memory and her grandson's appalling wrongdoing.