Burt vs Late Fame
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Late Fame). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 37m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Late Fame| Burt | Late Fame | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Joe Burke | Kent Jones |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Willem Dafoe, Greta Lee, Edmund Donovan, Clay Singer, Arthur Langlie |
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.
Late Fame
At the very end of the 1970’s, post office worker Ed Saxberger wrote a book of poetry that nobody cared about. After an eager and flattering fan appears on his doorstep, Saxberger is beckoned into a coterie of young admirers who anoint him a rediscovered genius. The group of downtown bohemians is led by their “tragic heroine,” Gloria. Intoxicated by the attention, and Gloria’s alluring presence, Saxberger gradually reckons with the authenticity…