Burt vs Paddleton
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Paddleton). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 29m. Paddleton is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Paddleton| Burt | Paddleton | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Alexandre Lehmann |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Kadeem Hardison, Dendrie Taylor, Sam Ly |
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.
Paddleton
An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.