Burt vs Thumbsucker
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Thumbsucker). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 36m. Thumbsucker is the older of the two (2005 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Thumbsucker| Burt | Thumbsucker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Mike Mills |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Vince Vaughn, Kelli Garner, Benjamin Bratt, Keanu Reeves, Tilda Swinton |
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.
Thumbsucker
Justin Cobb, a teenager in suburban Oregon, copes with his thumb-sucking problem, romance, and his diagnosis with ADHD and subsequent experience using Ritalin.
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