Burt vs The Child
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Child). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 35m. The Child is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Child| Burt | The Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Olivier Gourmet, Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Stéphane Bissot |
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 Child
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.