Burt vs Fords on Water
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Fords on Water). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 23m. Fords on Water is the older of the two (1983 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Fords on Water| Burt | Fords on Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1983 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Barry Bliss |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | David Ryall, Pete Postlethwaite, Mona Hammond, Mark Wingett, Roger Monk |
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.
Fords on Water
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
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