Burt vs Shrink
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Shrink). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. Shrink is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Shrink| Burt | Shrink | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jonas Pate |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Jack Huston, Jesse Plemons, Kevin Spacey, Robert Loggia, Mark Webber |
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.
Shrink
Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients.