Burt vs Paper Man
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Paper Man). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. Paper Man is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Paper Man| Burt | Paper Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Chris Parnell, Kieran Culkin, Hunter Parrish, Lisa Kudrow, Ryan Reynolds |
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.
Paper Man
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.