Burt vs Towelhead
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Towelhead). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 51m. Towelhead is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Towelhead| Burt | Towelhead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Alan Ball |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Carrie Preston, Aaron Eckhart, Summer Bishil, Chris Messina, Maria Bello |
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.
Towelhead
A young Arab-American girl struggles with her sexual obsession, a bigoted Army reservist, and her strict father during the Gulf War.