Burt vs Playing 'In the Company of Men'
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Playing 'In the Company of Men'). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 1m. Playing 'In the Company of Men' is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Playing 'In the Company of Men'| Burt | Playing 'In the Company of Men' | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Arnaud Desplechin |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Sami Bouajila, Anna Mouglalis, Anne Consigny, Hippolyte Girardot, Wladimir Yordanoff |
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.
Playing 'In the Company of Men'
A troupe of actors rehearse a play. In the play-within-the-film, an ambitious son and his distant father fight for control of an armaments firm and are pushed to eventual destruction by dangerous outside forces and traitorous aides.
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