Burt vs I’m Going Home

Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for I’m Going Home). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 30m. I’m Going Home is the older of the two (2001 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BurtI’m Going Home
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20252001
Length1h 18m1h 30m
GenresComedy, DramaDrama
Country––
DirectorJoe BurkeManoel de Oliveira
Main castOliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis LombardiCatherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Sylvie Testud, Michel Piccoli, Antoine Chappey

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.

I’m Going Home

The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses…

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