Burt vs The Lady in the Van
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for The Lady in the Van). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 44m. The Lady in the Van is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
The Lady in the Van| Burt | The Lady in the Van | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Nicholas Hytner |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Maggie Smith, Eleanor Matsuura, Roger Allam, Dominic Cooper, Stephen Campbell Moore |
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 Lady in the Van
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
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