Burt vs Sheepdog
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Sheepdog). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 2m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Sheepdog| Burt | Sheepdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Steven Grayhm |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Virginia Madsen, Matt Dallas, Dominic Fumusa, Rhys Olivia Cote, Tamara Hickey |
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.
Sheepdog
A decorated combat Veteran is court ordered into treatment when an ex-convict shows up on his doorstep and reveals that he must put himself back together again.