Burt vs The First Star

Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The First Star). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 30m. The First Star is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Burt posterBurt2025 VS The First Star posterThe First Star2009
BurtThe First Star
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.7/10
Year20252009
Length1h 18m1h 30m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy
Country––
DirectorJoe BurkeLucien Jean-Baptiste
Main castOliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis LombardiAstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Édouard Montoute, Anne Consigny, Jacques Frantz, Michel Jonasz

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 First Star

A married father of three, lives in Créteil doing odd jobs and spends his time at the local PMU bar. One day, to please his daughter, he promises a little too quick to take the whole family on vacation to ski. The only problem: if he breaks his promise, his wife will divorce him.

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