Burt vs Penguin Bloom
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Penguin Bloom). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 35m. Penguin Bloom is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Penguin Bloom| Burt | Penguin Bloom | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Glendyn Ivin |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Andrew Lincoln, Rachel House, Naomi Watts, Jacki Weaver, Leeanna Walsman |
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.
Penguin Bloom
When an unlikely ally enters the Bloom family's world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin, the bird’s arrival makes a profound difference in the struggling family’s life.
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