Burt vs Semi-Pro
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for Semi-Pro). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 31m. Semi-Pro is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Semi-Pro| Burt | Semi-Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Kent Alterman |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Andy Richter, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Matt Walsh, Rob Corddry |
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.
Semi-Pro
Jackie Moon is the owner, promoter, coach, and star player of the Flint Michigan Tropics of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the worst team in the league. In 1976 before the ABA collapses, the NBA plans to merge with the best teams of the ABA at the end of the season. Only the top four teams will make the move and the worst teams will fold. If the Tropics want to make it to the NBA, Jackie Moon must rally his team and start winning.