Burt vs Passing
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Passing). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 38m. Passing is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Passing| Burt | Passing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Rebecca Hall |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ruth Negga, Bill Camp, Tessa Thompson, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, Gbenga Akinnagbe |
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.
Passing
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.