Burt vs Rival
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Rival). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 36m. Rival is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Rival| Burt | Rival | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Marcus Lenz |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Yevhen Chernykov, Udo Samel, Monika Oschek, Yelizar Nazarenko, Maria Bruni |
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.
Rival
Young Roman and his mother Oksana leave Ukraine and go to Germany, where she works illegally while they both live with Gert, an old widower who tries to befriend Roman, who struggles for his mother's attention and sees Gert as a rival.