Burt vs My Own Private Idaho
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for My Own Private Idaho). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. My Own Private Idaho is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
My Own Private Idaho| Burt | My Own Private Idaho | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Gus Van Sant |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Keanu Reeves, Udo Kier, Flea, Mickey Cottrell, Grace Zabriskie |
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.
My Own Private Idaho
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
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