Burt vs Fish Tank
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Fish Tank). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 3m. Fish Tank is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Fish Tank| Burt | Fish Tank | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Andrea Arnold |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Michael Fassbender, Harry Treadaway, Kierston Wareing, Jack Gordon, Jason Maza |
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.
Fish Tank
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.