Burt vs Swades
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Swades). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 3h 15m. Swades is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Burt
Swades| Burt | Swades | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2004 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 3h 15m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Burke | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smith Seth, Lekh Tandon |
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.
Swades
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.