Burt vs Moonlight
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Moonlight). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 51m. Moonlight is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Moonlight| Burt | Moonlight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Barry Jenkins |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Mahershala Ali, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, André Holland, Trevante Rhodes |
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.
Moonlight
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.