Burt vs Theory of Achievement
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Theory of Achievement). Theory of Achievement is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 18m. Theory of Achievement is the older of the two (1991 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Theory of Achievement| Burt | Theory of Achievement | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1991 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 18m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Hal Hartley |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Bill Sage, Nick Gomez, Elina Löwensohn, Bob Gosse, Jessica Sager |
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.
Theory of Achievement
This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.
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