Burt vs Ish
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Ish). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 29m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Ish| Burt | Ish | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Imran Perretta |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Stuart Whelan, Farhan Hasnat, Yahya Kitana, Avin Shah, Sudha Bhuchar |
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.
Ish
Twelve-year-old best friends, Ish and Maram wrestle to hold onto their friendship, in the wake of a traumatic police stop & search. As the ripples take hold, the boys try to make sense of the men they are becoming – and how ‘letting go’ can be the hardest part of growing up.