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Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

2002
PG-13
112 min
Comedy Drama Romance

Plot Summary

A kaleidoscope of color and culture clash humorously as an Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike tarty elder sister Pinky, who is preparing for an Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapatti, Jess' dream is to play soccer professionally like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess' unorthodox ambition, her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting her than with holding her back. When Jess is forced to make a choice between tradition and her beloved sport, her family must decide whether to let her chase her dream...and a soccer ball.

6.7
IMDb Rating
85%
Rotten Tomatoes
66
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

6.7
IMDb Rating
85%
Rotten Tomatoes
66
Metacritic

Technical Details

112 min
Runtime
01 Aug 2003
Release Date
PG-13
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
2002
Year
Genres
Comedy Drama Romance

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6.0/10
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"Jess" (Parminder Nagra) and "Jules" (Keira Knightly) are friends drawn together by their love of football. The thing is, neither of their mother's are exactly enamoured of the idea. With her sister's marriage looming, and her mother married at fifteen, "Jess" is facing significant hostility from her mother (Shaheen Khan) whilst "Jules" is struggling to convince her own mother (Juliet Stevenson) that she's not going to end up a lesbian with tree-trunk thighs. There's little danger of the former ...

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