Burt vs Came a Hot Friday
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Came a Hot Friday). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 41m. Came a Hot Friday is the older of the two (1985 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Came a Hot Friday| Burt | Came a Hot Friday | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1985 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | New Zealand |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ian Mune |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Marshall Napier, Peter Bland, Phillip Gordon, Michael Lawrence, Billy T. James |
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.
Came a Hot Friday
Set in post-war (1949) rural New Zealand, this film traces the efforts of two con men to run a betting scam in a small town (Tainuea) already rife with illegal gambling corruption, and eccentricity.
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