Burt vs Starlet
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Starlet). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 43m. Starlet is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Starlet| Burt | Starlet | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Sean Baker |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Stella Maeve, James Ransone, Karren Karagulian, Dree Hemingway, Besedka Johnson |
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.
Starlet
An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.