Burt vs The Barbarian Invasions
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Barbarian Invasions). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 39m. The Barbarian Invasions is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Barbarian Invasions| Burt | The Barbarian Invasions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Denys Arcand |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Yves Jacques, Marina Hands, Sophie Lorain, Marie-Josée Croze, Rémy Girard |
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.
The Barbarian Invasions
In this belated sequel to 'The Decline of the American Empire', middle-aged Montreal college professor, Remy, learns that he is dying of liver cancer. His ex-wife, Louise, asks their estranged son, Sebastian, a successful businessman living in London, to come home. Sebastian makes the impossible happen, using his contacts and disrupting the Canadian healthcare system in every way possible to help his father fight his terminal illness to the…
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