Burt vs This Boy's Life
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for This Boy's Life). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 55m. This Boy's Life is the older of the two (1993 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
This Boy's Life| Burt | This Boy's Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Carla Gugino, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eliza Dushku |
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.
This Boy's Life
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
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