Burt vs Mud
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Mud). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 10m. Mud is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Mud| Burt | Mud | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jeff Nichols |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Michael Shannon, Paul Sparks, Jacob Lofland, Sarah Paulson, Reese Witherspoon |
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.
Mud
Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.