Burt vs Strangers
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Strangers). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 58m. Strangers is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Strangers| Burt | Strangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Biodun Stephen |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Lateef Adedimeji, Bimbo Oshin, Bolaji Ogunmola, Chris Iheuwa, Nonso Odogwu |
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.
Strangers
In a story based on real events, a boy deals with disease and despair in a remote Nigerian village -- until an unexpected source of help changes his life.