Burt vs Roommates
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Roommates). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 48m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Roommates| Burt | Roommates | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Chandler Levack |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Steve Buscemi, Josh Segarra, Natasha Lyonne, Carol Kane, Sarah Sherman |
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.
Roommates
When shy college freshman Devon asks cool-girl Celeste to be her roommate, a blossoming friendship quickly spirals into a war of passive aggression.