Burt vs The Professor
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Professor). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 30m. The Professor is the older of the two (2018 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Professor| Burt | The Professor | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Wayne Roberts |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Rosemarie DeWitt, Ron Livingston, Linda Emond, Odessa Young, Devon Terrell |
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 Professor
A world-weary college professor is given a life-changing diagnosis and decides to throw all pretense and conventions to the wind and live his life as boldly and freely as possible with a biting sense of humor, a reckless streak and a touch of madness.
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