Burt vs Proxima
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Proxima). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 47m. Proxima is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Proxima| Burt | Proxima | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Alice Winocour |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Eva Green, Grégoire Colin, Matt Dillon, Anna Sherbinina, Lars Eidinger |
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.
Proxima
Sarah is a French astronaut training at the European Space Agency in Cologne. She is the only woman in the arduous program. She lives alone with Stella, her seven year old daughter. Sarah feels guilty that she cannot spend more time with her child. Her love is overpowering, unsettling. When Sarah is chosen to join the crew of a year-long space mission called Proxima, it creates chaos in the mother-daughter relationship.