Burt vs Ritual
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Ritual). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 8m. Ritual is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Ritual| Burt | Ritual | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Hideaki Anno |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Megumi Hayashibara, Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami, Shinobu Otake |
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.
Ritual
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.