Burt vs On the Water Surface
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for On the Water Surface). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 29m. On the Water Surface is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
On the Water Surface| Burt | On the Water Surface | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Zeynep Köprülü |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Cemre Ebüzziya, Nazan Kesal, Şencan Güleryüz, Yasemin Szawlowski, Aytek Şayan |
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.
On the Water Surface
Deniz returns to her hometown to attend her widowed mother's wedding. The anger, fear, and guilt she thought she'd left behind, resurface during the visit. As her mother leaves her the family house, a tragedy haunts her. She can't stop thinking about her father drowning at sea. Moreover, she feels her mother blames her and has abandoned her for it. She realizes she won't be able to move on like her mother unless she faces her problems head-on…
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