Burt vs Hamlet
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9.5/10 for Hamlet). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 34m. Hamlet is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Hamlet| Burt | Hamlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Kenny Leon |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Lorraine Toussaint, Brandon Gill, Daniel Pearce, Ato Blankson-Wood, John Douglas Thompson |
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.
Hamlet
From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (“Slave Play”) in the title role and Solea Pfeiffer as Ophelia (“Hadestown”).