Burt vs Desperate But Not Serious
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Desperate But Not Serious). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 34m. Desperate But Not Serious is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Desperate But Not Serious| Burt | Desperate But Not Serious | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Bill Fishman |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Patton Oswalt, John Corbett, Paget Brewster, Christine Taylor, Claudia Schiffer |
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.
Desperate But Not Serious
Lily is a twenty-something aspiring writer who receives an invitation to attend a wedding reception with Jonathan, a handsome entomologist who also happens to be the man of her dreams. The only problem is that she's in San Francisco and the wedding is in L.A. Lily is therefore forced to enlist the aid of her friend Frances, an unrepentant party girl who has the L.A. nightclub scene wired. Their plans are completely derailed when they…
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