Burt vs Chicken with Plums

Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Chicken with Plums). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 32m. Chicken with Plums is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Burt posterBurt2025 VS Chicken with Plums posterChicken with Plums2011
BurtChicken with Plums
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20252011
Length1h 18m1h 32m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama
Country––
DirectorJoe BurkeMarjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Main castOliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis LombardiChiara Mastroianni, Didier Flamand, Golshifteh Farahani, Isabella Rossellini, Mathieu Amalric

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.

Chicken with Plums

Since his beloved violin was broken, Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day, has lost all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

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