Burt vs Dear Evan Hansen
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Dear Evan Hansen). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 17m. Dear Evan Hansen is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Dear Evan Hansen| Burt | Dear Evan Hansen | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 17m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Stephen Chbosky |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Isaac Powell, Amy Adams, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore, Amandla Stenberg |
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.
Dear Evan Hansen
Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.
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