Burt vs The Braid
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Braid). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 1m. The Braid is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Braid| Burt | The Braid | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Laetitia Colombani |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Kim Raver, Avi Nash, Lucia Zotti, Sarah Abbott, Katharine King So |
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.
The Braid
India. Smita is an untouchable. She dreams of seeing her daughter escape her miserable condition and enter school. Italy. Giulia works in her father’s workshop. When he has an accident, she discovers that the family business is ruined. Canada. Sarah, a successful lawyer, is about to be promoted to the head of her firm when she learns that she is ill. Three lives, three women, three continents. Three battles to fight. Although they don’t know…