Burt vs Roy
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Roy). Roy is the shorter watch at 16m compared with 1h 18m. Roy is the older of the two (2021 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Roy| Burt | Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 16m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ross White, Tom Berkeley |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | David Bradley, Rachel Shenton, Madelyn Smedley |
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.
Roy
Trapped in a lonely existence, reclusive widower Roy passes the days by cold calling strangers from the phone book, looking for brief moments of companionship. But when he accidentally calls adult hotline worker Cara, an unlikely friendship is born that will help them both rediscover the joy of life.