Burt vs Spanglish
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Spanglish). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 10m. Spanglish is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Spanglish| Burt | Spanglish | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | James L. Brooks |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Sarah Steele, Téa Leoni, Adam Sandler, Nicole Nieth, Cloris Leachman |
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.
Spanglish
Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.