Burt vs The Lower Depths
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Lower Depths). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 5m. The Lower Depths is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Lower Depths| Burt | The Lower Depths | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1957 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Akira Kurosawa |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Isuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yū Fujiki, Toshirō Mifune, Eijirō Tōno |
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 Lower Depths
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.
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