Burt vs Monkey
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Monkey). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 36m. Monkey is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Monkey| Burt | Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Bulgaria |
| Director | Joe Burke | Dimitar Kotzev |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Aleksandra Kostova, Radina Borshosh, Julian Vergov, Ana Papadopulu, Valentin Ganev |
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.
Monkey
Some time between childhood and adulthood, when life is a string of easy decisions, the world of half-sisters Iva and Maya is about to change drastically. They would have to find answers to questions grown-ups don’t even dare to ask. Can the two teenagers make decisions of life and death?