Burt vs Silenced
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.2/10 for Silenced). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 5m. Silenced is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Silenced| Burt | Silenced | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Hwang Dong-hyuk |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Kim Ji-young, Jang Kwang, Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Kim Hyeon-soo |
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.
Silenced
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s.