Burt vs Swimming in a Sand Pool
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Swimming in a Sand Pool). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 26m. Swimming in a Sand Pool is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Swimming in a Sand Pool| Burt | Swimming in a Sand Pool | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Nobuhiro Yamashita |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Honami Sato, Saki Hamao, Reia Nakayoshi, Mikuri Kiyoya, Rina Miura |
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.
Swimming in a Sand Pool
It's summer vacation, but two high schoolers have been instructed to clean the (empty) swimming pool. As they sweep the pool, they initially discuss school life, love and makeup. But it isn't long before their worries begin to overflow and their thoughts intersect.
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