Burt vs Dumplin'
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Dumplin'). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. Dumplin' is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Dumplin'| Burt | Dumplin' | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Anne Fletcher |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Kathy Najimy, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Dove Cameron |
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.
Dumplin'
To prove a point about measuring up and fitting in, Texas teen Willowdean “Dumplin’” Dickson enters a local pageant run by her ex-beauty queen mom.