Burt vs The Substance of Fire
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Substance of Fire). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 42m. The Substance of Fire is the older of the two (1996 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Substance of Fire| Burt | The Substance of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Daniel J. Sullivan |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ron Rifkin, Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Eric Bogosian, Sarah Jessica Parker |
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 Substance of Fire
Isaac Geldhart is a Holocaust survivor who, overcome by grief at the recent death of his wife, seems determined to run his publishing firm into the ground by printing books that have no hope of financial success. His son Aaron, who also works at the company, grows frustrated with Isaac's emotional decline and attempts to take over the firm. The resulting crisis involves Isaac's other two children, his daughter Sarah and his dying son Martin.
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