🎬 Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bend It Like Beckham

"Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?"

⭐ 6.3/10 2002 1h 52m Dir. Gurinder Chadha

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Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.

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6.3/10 2,027 votes

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Year
2002
Runtime
1h 52m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
2,027
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$3.5M

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Gurinder Chadha 👤 Parminder Nagra 👤 Keira Knightley 👤 Jonathan Rhys Meyers
london, england sports tradition culture clash immigration women's football (soccer) multiculturalism football (soccer) family lgbt woman director teen drama

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Bend It Like Beckham has a runtime of 1h 52m (1 hour and 52 minutes).
Bend It Like Beckham was directed by Gurinder Chadha and released in 2002.
Bend It Like Beckham is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film (2002).
The cast of Bend It Like Beckham includes Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaheen Khan.
Bend It Like Beckham has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 2,027 votes.

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