Burt vs Shine
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Shine). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 45m. Shine is the older of the two (1996 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Shine| Burt | Shine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Scott Hicks |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Noah Taylor, Nicholas Bell, Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, John Gielgud |
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.
Shine
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.