Burt vs Fences
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Fences). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 19m. Fences is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Fences| Burt | Fences | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Denzel Washington |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Jovan Adepo, Russell Hornsby, Saniyya Sidney, Denzel Washington, Viola Davis |
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.
Fences
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a frustrated African-American father struggles with the constraints of poverty, racism, and his own inner demons as he tries to raise a family.