Boardwalk vs Burt
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Boardwalk). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 38m. Boardwalk is the older of the two (1979 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boardwalk
Burt| Boardwalk | Burt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1979 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Verona | Joe Burke |
| Main cast | Lee Strasberg, Merwin Goldsmith, Janet Leigh, Eli Mintz, Linda Manz | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi |
Synopsis
Boardwalk
In this drama, David Rosen and his wife Becky have lived in the same Coney Island neighborhood for nearly all their married life. But the area is not what it used to be, and a gang leader named Strut has decided to make Coney Island his new turf. Strut begins shaking down the merchants in the area, demanding payment for "protection" and using violence to deal with anyone who gets in his way. David refuses to give Strut protection money for the…
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.