Burt vs Searching for Bobby Fischer
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Searching for Bobby Fischer). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. Searching for Bobby Fischer is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Searching for Bobby Fischer| Burt | Searching for Bobby Fischer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Steven Zaillian |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | William H. Macy, Laurence Fishburne, Joan Allen, Laura Linney, Joe Mantegna |
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.
Searching for Bobby Fischer
A seven-year-old chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
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