Burt vs Lady Bird
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Lady Bird). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 34m. Lady Bird is the older of the two (2017 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Lady Bird| Burt | Lady Bird | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Greta Gerwig |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Jake McDorman, Lucas Hedges, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts |
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.
Lady Bird
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.