Bend It Like Beckham
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.
At a glance
Countries
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
6.3/10
2,012 votes
IMDb
6.7/10
Users
Critics
85%Rotten Tomatoes
66Metacritic
Rating consensus
70/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Parminder Nagra
Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Keira Knightley
Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joe
Anupam Kher
Mr. Bhamra
Shaheen Khan
Mrs. Bhamra
Archie Panjabi
Pinky Bhamra
Frank Harper
Alan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson
Paula Paxton
Shaznay Lewis
Mel
Ameet Chana
Tony
Pooja Shah
Meena
Paven Virk
Bubbly
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Gurinder Chadha
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