Burt vs Rent Free
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for Rent Free). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 33m. Rent Free is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Rent Free| Burt | Rent Free | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Fernando Andrés |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Macon Blair, Bill Wise, Frank Mosley, Lorelei Linklater, Temple Baker |
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.
Rent Free
After hitting emotional and financial rock bottom, best friends Ben and Jordan come up with a scheme to spend an entire year living “rent free” with the help of friends, family and strangers alike in a rapidly changing Austin.