Burt vs Heatwave
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Heatwave). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 31m. Heatwave is the older of the two (1982 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Heatwave| Burt | Heatwave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.2/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1982 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Phillip Noyce |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Judy Davis, Peter Hehir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gillian Jones |
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.
Heatwave
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.