Burt vs The Descendants
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Descendants). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 55m. The Descendants is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Descendants| Burt | The Descendants | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Joe Burke | Alexander Payne |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | George Clooney, Michael Ontkean, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Matt Corboy |
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 Descendants
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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