Burt vs Hillbilly Elegy
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Hillbilly Elegy). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 57m. Hillbilly Elegy is the older of the two (2020 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Hillbilly Elegy| Burt | Hillbilly Elegy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ron Howard |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Freida Pinto, Haley Bennett |
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.
Hillbilly Elegy
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
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