Burt vs Martian Child
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Martian Child). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 46m. Martian Child is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Martian Child| Burt | Martian Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Joe Burke | Menno Meyjes |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Richard Schiff, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, David Kaye, John Cusack |
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.
Martian Child
A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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