Burt vs Thicker Than Water
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Thicker Than Water). Thicker Than Water is the shorter watch at 21m compared with 1h 18m. Thicker Than Water is the older of the two (1935 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Thicker Than Water| Burt | Thicker Than Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1935 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 21m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | James W. Horne |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Charlie Hall, Bess Flowers, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson |
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.
Thicker Than Water
Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws the couple's savings from the bank to pay for the furniture and inadvertently pays virtually the whole amount at an auction for a grandfather clock which is soon crushed under a passing truck. Mrs Hardy then unintentionally causes…
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