Burt vs Parallel Mothers
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Parallel Mothers). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 3m. Parallel Mothers is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Parallel Mothers| Burt | Parallel Mothers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Spain |
| Director | Joe Burke | Pedro Almodóvar |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Milena Smit, Penélope Cruz, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Adelfa Calvo |
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.
Parallel Mothers
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
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