Burt vs Native Son
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Native Son). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 51m. Native Son is the older of the two (1986 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Native Son| Burt | Native Son | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1986 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jerrold Freedman |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Elizabeth McGovern, Ving Rhames, John McMartin, Matt Dillon, Oprah Winfrey |
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.
Native Son
In 1940s Chicago, a young black man takes a job as a chauffeur to a white family, which takes a turn for the worse when he accidentally kills the teenage daughter of the couple and then tries to cover it up.
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