Burt vs Dance of the Living
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Dance of the Living). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 32m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Dance of the Living| Burt | Dance of the Living | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | José Ángel Alayón Dévora |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Yazmina Estupiñan, Tomasín Padrón, Inés Cano, Sara Cano, Aridany Pérez |
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.
Dance of the Living
On the arid island of Fuerteventura, Miguel and his daughter Mariana struggle to move forward after his wife’s death, a loss that has set them adrift. Traditional wrestling is all they know, their way of making a place in the world. But Miguel’s body is failing him, and Mariana’s anger is pushing her to break the rules. As the championship final approaches, father and daughter find themselves on uncertain ground, searching for a way back to…
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