Burt vs The Craic
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Craic). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 29m. The Craic is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are comedy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Craic| Burt | The Craic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ted Emery |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Nicholas Bell, Jane Hall, Matt King, Charles Tingwell, Robert Morgan |
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 Craic
When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia. After making a new life for themselves in Sydney they soon outstay their visas and must go on the run again, this time from the immigration officials.