Burt vs Calypso
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Calypso). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 22m. Calypso is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Calypso| Burt | Calypso | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Luca Severi |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Alexander Roberts, Nathalie Merchant |
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.
Calypso
When a modern Ulysses, struggling with PTSD, wakes up without memory in a post-apocalyptic desert, an alleged Calypso tries to help him uncover the truth.