Burt vs Flight
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Flight). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 18m. Flight is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Flight| Burt | Flight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Robert Zemeckis |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood, Tamara Tunie, Brian Geraghty |
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.
Flight
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even…