Burt vs The Incomer
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Incomer). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 42m. Burt is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Incomer| Burt | The Incomer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Joe Burke | Louis Paxton |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, Emun Elliott, Michelle Gomez |
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 Incomer
On an Orkney isle, two siblings survive by hunting seabirds, retelling the stories of their ancestors, and defending the isle from dreaded "incomers". Their world is upended with the arrival of an awkward council worker who has come to uproot them from their homeland.
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