Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball 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.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Gurinder Chadha, released on April 11, 2002 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Anupam Kher. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 2,077 ratings.
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Parminder Nagra
as Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Keira Knightley
as Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
as Joe
Anupam Kher
as Mr. Bhamra
Shaheen Khan
as Mrs. Bhamra
Archie Panjabi
as Pinky Bhamra
Frank Harper
as Alan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson
as Paula Paxton
Shaznay Lewis
as Mel
Ameet Chana
as Tony
Pooja Shah
as Meena
Paven Virk
as Bubbly
Directed by Gurinder Chadha, written by Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges and Gurinder Chadha, produced by Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha and Deepak Nayar.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 2,077 ratings.
"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…
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Spectrum On Demand. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Bend It Like Beckham (2002) includes Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan. The film was directed by Gurinder Chadha. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bend It Like Beckham was released on April 11, 2002 and runs for 1h 52m.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 2,077 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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