A Runner vs Burt
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for A Runner). A Runner is the shorter watch at 14m compared with 1h 18m. A Runner is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Runner
Burt| A Runner | Burt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Length | 14m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | TJ O'Grady-Peyton | Joe Burke |
| Main cast | – | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi |
Synopsis
A Runner
Every night, Fionn, a troubled teenager, evades questions of worth, as well as the dangerous atmosphere of his broken home, by going on gruelling night-time runs. Fionn routinely runs along the concrete path of his local beach. Running is his therapy.
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.