Burt vs The Fence
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for The Fence). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 47m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Fence| Burt | The Fence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Joe Burke | Claire Denis |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Tom Blyth, Isaach de Bankolé, Matt Dillon, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Brian Begnan |
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 Fence
A vast public works project in West Africa. Horn, the construction site manager, and Cal, a young engineer, share lodging behind the double gates of their compound. Leone, Horn’s recent bride, comes to join them the same night that a man appears at the fence. His name is Alboury. Like a specter in the darkness, he demands the body of his brother who died earlier that day on the site. He will hound the two men all night long until they return…