Burt vs Reality
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Reality). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 57m. Reality is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Reality| Burt | Reality | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Matteo Garrone |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Nunzia Schiano, Claudia Gerini, Nando Paone, Salvatore Misticone, Paola Minaccioni |
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.
Reality
A dark comedy centering on the lives of a Neapolitan based family whose father, a fish merchant, is so infatuated with the reality TV show "Grande Fratello" (the Italian version of "Big Brother") he starts living his life as if he were on it.