Burt vs Flowers for Algernon
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Flowers for Algernon). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 31m. Flowers for Algernon is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Flowers for Algernon| Burt | Flowers for Algernon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jeff Bleckner |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ron Rifkin, Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Bonnie Bedelia, Gloria Slade |
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.
Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
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