Burt vs Palmer
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.1/10 for Palmer). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. Palmer is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Palmer| Burt | Palmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Fisher Stevens |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Juno Temple, Alisha Wainwright, Wynn Everett, Dean Winters, Justin Timberlake |
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.
Palmer
After 12 years in prison, former high school football star Eddie Palmer returns home to put his life back together—and forms an unlikely bond with Sam, an outcast boy from a troubled home. But Eddie's past threatens to ruin his new life and family.