Downbeat vs I'm Not There

Downbeat has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for I'm Not There). Downbeat is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 15m. I'm Not There is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Downbeat posterDownbeat2026 VS I'm Not There posterI'm Not There2007
DownbeatI'm Not There
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.5/10
Year20262007
Length1h 31m2h 15m
GenresDrama, MusicDrama, Music
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorDanny MaddenTodd Haynes
Main castChristie Lynn Smith, Gary Galone, Will Madden, Skyler Bible, Dustin HahnBen Whishaw, Richard Gere, Peter Friedman, Bruce Greenwood, Cate Blanchett

Synopsis

Downbeat

Fleeing mistakes in Atlanta, Mauro crashes on his sister’s couch in Boston. He takes to bucket drumming on the streets for a way out, but can’t stop screwing things up and drawing everyone else into his own feral shortcomings.

I'm Not There

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

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