Burt vs Lifelong
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for Lifelong). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 42m. Lifelong is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Lifelong| Burt | Lifelong | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Aslı Özge |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Zeynep Dinsel, Gizem Akman, Onur Dikmen, Defne Halman, Hakan Çimenser |
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.
Lifelong
Nisantasi is a classy Istanbul residential district. Its inhabitants may be rich and beautiful but they are not necessarily happy. This is the case for 52-year-old architect Can and his wife Ela, an artist who is already past her creative prime. Their daughter Nil has left home to study in Ankara. Left to their own devices, the couple realise that their passion for each other is not what it once was. Nonetheless they both feel secure in the…