Burt vs Pariah
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Pariah). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 26m. Pariah is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Pariah| Burt | Pariah | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Dee Rees |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Jeremie Harris, Adepero Oduye, Charles Parnell, Zabryna Guevara, Pernell Walker |
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.
Pariah
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.