Brain on Fire vs Burt
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Brain on Fire). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 28m. Brain on Fire is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Brain on Fire
Burt| Brain on Fire | Burt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gerard Barrett | Joe Burke |
| Main cast | Navid Negahban, Richard Armitage, Carrie-Anne Moss, Agam Darshi, Ken Tremblett | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi |
Synopsis
Brain on Fire
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.
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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