Burt vs Vermiglio
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Vermiglio). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 59m. Vermiglio is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Vermiglio| Burt | Vermiglio | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Maura Delpero |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Roberta Rovelli, Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Martina Scrinzi, Orietta Notari |
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.
Vermiglio
Set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, a series of dramatic, consequential events unfold after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance with a provincial family’s eldest daughter.