Beautiful Boy vs Burt
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Beautiful Boy). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 59m. Beautiful Boy is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Beautiful Boy
Burt| Beautiful Boy | Burt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Felix van Groeningen | Joe Burke |
| Main cast | Julian Works, Maura Tierney, Timothy Hutton, Amy Ryan, Timothée Chalamet | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi |
Synopsis
Beautiful Boy
After he and his first wife separate, journalist David Sheff struggles to help their teenage son, who goes from experimenting with drugs to becoming devastatingly addicted to methamphetamine.
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.
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