Burt vs Cake
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Cake). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 42m. Cake is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Cake| Burt | Cake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Daniel Barnz |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | William H. Macy, Adriana Barraza, Chris Messina, Felicity Huffman, Mamie Gummer |
Synopsis
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.
Cake
After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.