Burt vs Departures
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Departures). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 10m. Departures is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Departures| Burt | Departures | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Yojiro Takita |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki |
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.
Departures
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
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