Burt vs Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Looking for Mr. Goodbar). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 16m. Looking for Mr. Goodbar is the older of the two (1977 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Burt | Looking for Mr. Goodbar | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1977 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Richard Brooks |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Richard Gere, William Atherton, Tom Berenger, Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld |
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.
Looking for Mr. Goodbar
A short, unhappy affair with a married man leads a dedicated schoolteacher into the alcohol-and-drug fueled underworld of singles’ bars, where she begins to engage in a pattern of dangerous sexual activity.
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