Big vs Dangal
Dangal has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.2/10 for Big). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 41m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Dangal| Big | Dangal | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 41m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Nitesh Tiwari |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Sanya Malhotra, Aamir Khan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Zaira Wasim, Suhani Bhatnagar |
Synopsis
Big
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Dangal
Dangal is an extraordinary true story based on the life of Mahavir Singh and his two daughters, Geeta and Babita Phogat. The film traces the inspirational journey of a father who trains his daughters to become world class wrestlers.