Burt vs The Edge of Heaven
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for The Edge of Heaven). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 2m. The Edge of Heaven is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Edge of Heaven| Burt | The Edge of Heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Fatih Akin |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Nejat İşler, Lars Rudolph, İdil Üner, Hanna Schygulla, Güven Kıraç |
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.
The Edge of Heaven
The lives of six German-Turkish immigrants are drawn together by circumstance: An old man and a prostitute forging a partnership, a young scholar reconciling his past, two young women falling in love, and a mother putting the shattered pieces of her life back together.
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