Burt vs Pay It Forward
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Pay It Forward). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 2m. Pay It Forward is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Pay It Forward| Burt | Pay It Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Mimi Leder |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | David Ramsey, Jim Caviezel, Helen Hunt, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Spacey |
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.
Pay It Forward
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
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