Be Big! vs Burt
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Be Big!). Be Big! is the shorter watch at 28m compared with 1h 18m. Be Big! is the older of the two (1931 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Be Big!
Burt| Be Big! | Burt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1931 | 2025 |
| Length | 28m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Comedy | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | James W. Horne | Joe Burke |
| Main cast | Charlie Hall, Jack Hill, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Baldwin Cooke | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi |
Synopsis
Be Big!
Stan and Ollie are on their way to Atlantic City with their wives, when Ollie gets a phone call from a lodge buddy telling him that a stag party is taking place that night in their honor. Ollie pretends to be sick and sends the wives on ahead, promising that he and Stan will meet them in the morning. The pair dress in their lodge gear, but their wives return having missed their train. With no obvious escape route, Stan and Ollie take to a bed…
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.