Burt vs Oedipus Rex
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Oedipus Rex). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 27m. Oedipus Rex is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Oedipus Rex| Burt | Oedipus Rex | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1957 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Tyrone Guthrie |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | William Shatner, David Gardner, Louis Negin, Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart |
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.
Oedipus Rex
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
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