Burt vs Fossil
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Fossil). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 34m. Fossil is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Fossil| Burt | Fossil | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Henning Beckhoff |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Ruth Reinecke, Godehard Giese, Sohel Altan Gol, Markus Hering, Victoria Schulz |
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.
Fossil
Michael, an open-pit miner, refuses to accept the fact that coal is being phased out. He doesn’t want things to change. Working in an open-pit mine is more than just a job to him. He tries to convince his co-workers to join in his protest of the changes afoot, but by not being able to let go, he gets less and less support — even from his family.