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2004 · Hindi · 3h 15m · Drama · CBFC U
Keep your shortlist together and see where it’s streaming
Filmi Score
Exceptional
3 reviews · provisional
84
2 exceptional1 very good
What the critics say
Critics call Swades Shah Rukh Khan's finest, most restrained performance, backed by an outstanding Rahman score, though several flag the patriotic message as preachy, repetitive and overlong.
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BBC Shropshire calls Swades probably the best film of 2004 and 'not to be missed,' praising Khan's heartfelt performance and Gowariker's… Read it there →
Upperstall calls Swades essential viewing and Khan's finest performance, praising Rahman's music and Gowariker's handling of the social message,… Read it there →
Scroll's 20th-anniversary retrospective calls Swades a patriotic film built around a rare, restrained Shah Rukh Khan performance and an… Read it there →
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78
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Where can I watch Swades?
Swades is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India, the US, the UK and Canada), YouTube (India, the US, the UK and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Swades?
Swades has a Filmi Score of 84 (Exceptional), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 78 (Scroll.in) to 92 (BBC Films). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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