Burt vs The Uncertainty Principle

Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The Uncertainty Principle). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 13m. The Uncertainty Principle is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Burt posterBurt2025 VS The Uncertainty Principle posterThe Uncertainty Principle2002
BurtThe Uncertainty Principle
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.1/10
Year20252002
Length1h 18m2h 13m
GenresComedy, DramaDrama
Country––
DirectorJoe BurkeManoel de Oliveira
Main castOliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis LombardiAntónio Fonseca, Leonor Baldaque, Leonor Silveira, Isabel Ruth, Ricardo Trêpa

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 Uncertainty Principle

Having lost her place among the social elite, a widow remarries and starts a family.

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