Burt vs The Odd Job
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for The Odd Job). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 27m. The Odd Job is the older of the two (1978 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Odd Job| Burt | The Odd Job | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1978 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Peter Medak |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Richard O'Brien, George Innes, Diana Quick, Bill Paterson, Carolyn Seymour |
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 Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is…
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