Burt vs The Hours
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Hours). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 50m. The Hours is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Hours| Burt | The Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Stephen Daldry |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ed Harris, Miranda Richardson, Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Julianne Moore |
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 Hours
The story of three women searching for more potent, meaningful lives. Each is alive at a different time and place, all are linked by their yearnings and their fears. Their stories intertwine, and finally come together in a surprising, transcendent moment of shared recognition.