Burt vs City Island
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for City Island). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. City Island is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
City Island| Burt | City Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Raymond De Felitta |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Steven Strait, Julianna Margulies, Emily Mortimer, Ezra Miller, Andy García |
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.
City Island
The Rizzos, a family who doesn't share their habits, aspirations, and careers with one another, find their delicate web of lies disturbed by the arrival of a young ex-con brought home by Vince, the patriarch of the family, who is a corrections officer in real life, and a hopeful actor in private.
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