Burt vs Whip It
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Whip It). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 51m. Whip It is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Whip It| Burt | Whip It | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Drew Barrymore |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Alia Shawkat, Jimmy Fallon, Elliot Page, Daniel Stern, Drew Barrymore |
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.
Whip It
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.