Burt vs Exotica
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Exotica). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. Exotica is the older of the two (1994 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Exotica| Burt | Exotica | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Atom Egoyan |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Bruce Greenwood, Victor Garber, Maury Chaykin, Sarah Polley, Elias Koteas |
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.
Exotica
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.