Burt vs Struck by Lightning
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Struck by Lightning). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 30m. Struck by Lightning is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Struck by Lightning| Burt | Struck by Lightning | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Brian Dannelly |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Graham Rogers, Chris Colfer, Robbie Amell |
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.
Struck by Lightning
After being struck and killed by lightning, a young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
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