Burt vs Choke
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Choke). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 32m. Choke is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Choke| Burt | Choke | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Clark Gregg |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Kelly Macdonald, Clark Gregg, Sam Rockwell, Heather Burns, Joel Grey |
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.
Choke
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.