Burt vs Goon
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Goon). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 32m. Goon is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Goon| Burt | Goon | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Michael Dowse |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Kim Coates, Liev Schreiber, Jay Baruchel, Nicholas Campbell, Seann William Scott |
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.
Goon
Doug Glatt, a slacker who discovers he has a talent for brawling, is approached by a minor league hockey coach and invited to join the team as the "muscle." Despite the fact that Glatt can't skate, his best friend, Pat, convinces him to give it a shot, and Glatt becomes a hero to the team and their fans, until the league's reigning goon becomes threatened by Glatt's success and decides to even the score.