Burt vs Control
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Control). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 1m. Control is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Control| Burt | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Anton Corbijn |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Harry Treadaway, Toby Kebbell, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley |
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.
Control
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.