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Burt

2025 · 78 min

A gentle, bittersweet character study that finds warmth and quiet humor in an unlikely reunion, with a lived-in, black-and-white intimacy.

Directed by
Joe Burke
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Burton Berger, Oliver Cooper, Steven Levy
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Joe Burke
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Burton Berger, Oliver Cooper, Steven Levy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
  • aging
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Joe Burke
Written by
Joe Burke, Oliver Cooper
Starring
Burton Berger, Oliver Cooper, Steven Levy, Catlin Adams, Mike Decaro, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, Louis Lombardi
Music
Tim Rutili
Cinematography
Daniel Kenji Levin
Runtime
78 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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