Burt vs XXY
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for XXY). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 26m. XXY is the older of the two (2007 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
XXY| Burt | XXY | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Lucía Puenzo |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ricardo Darín, César Troncoso, Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Valeria Bertuccelli |
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.
XXY
Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.