Bend It Like Beckham
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$3500000
Revenue
$76585951
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
2002-04-11
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1950
Vote Average
6.3
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
Preeya Kalidas
Monica
Trey Farley
Taz
Saraj Chaudhry
Sonny
Imran Ali
Gary
Kulvinder Ghir
Teetu
Harvey Virdi
Teetu's Mum
Ash Varrez
Teetu's Dad
Adlyn Ross
Elderly Aunt
Shobu Kapoor
Polly
Zohra Sehgal
Biji
Ace Bhatti
Nairobi Grandson
Tanveer Ghani
Video Man
Nina Wadia
Wedding Guest
Gary Lineker
Himself
John Barnes
Himself
Alan Hansen
Himself
John Motson
Commentator
Gurinder Chadha
Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Simon Clifford
Cup Final Referee (uncredited)
Ray Donn
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Andy Harmer
David Beckham (uncredited)
Jeff Mirza
Wedding Compere (uncredited)
Panayiota Panteli
Cup Final Footballer (uncredited)
Gill Penny
Victoria Beckham (uncredited)
Bill Ridealgh
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Tony Wood
Football Supporter (uncredited)
0.0
Porcelain
Adapting to her new home in Melbourne, Vietnam War immigrant Hanh (9 years old) mistakes the cunningness of her new “friends” as an act of kindness, forcing her to come to terms with the reality of human betrayal through the loving and tender guide of her family - especially her father, Quan.
2023-09-30 | en
6.4
The Wild Soccer Bunch
The school year is over and for a diverse group of carefree kids, soccer is king! These kids believe that they are the local gold team and there is nothing they like more than improving their game. "If you want to be cool, you should be wild." However, the relentless rain turns their field into a swamp, so they have to take an unexpected break. And when the sun finally comes, a gang of older, bigger and dumber boys has just taken over the field. They won't give it back unless they lose a match against the kids.
2003-10-02 | de
7.7
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family.
2001-12-14 | hi
6.7
Waitress
A small town waitress stuck in a lousy marriage finds love when an exciting out-of-towner enters her life.
2007-05-25 | en
4.8
The Comebacks
Out-of-luck coach Lambeau Fields takes a rag-tag bunch of college misfits and drives them towards the football championships. In the process, this life-long loser discovers that he is a winner after all by redeeming himself, saving his relationship with his family and friends, and finding that there is indeed, no "I" in "team"!
2007-10-19 | en
5.0
Ranchlands
The story of a spiritually scarred man whose life changes forever when he must return to his estranged family to help care for a brother who is suffering from brain cancer. With the help of a spiritually enlightened caregiver, he faces the demons of the past and a secret that has haunted him and his family for many years.
2019-09-01 | en
5.2
Lucky Numbers
Russ Richards is a TV weatherman and local celebrity on the verge of losing his shirt. Desperate to escape financial ruin, he schemes with Crystal the TV station's lotto ball girl to rig the state lottery drawing. The numbers come up right, but everything else goes wrong as the plan starts to unravel and the game turns rough.
2000-10-27 | en
7.4
Cabaret
Inside the Kit Kat Club of 1931 Berlin, starry-eyed singer Sally Bowles and an impish emcee sound the clarion call to decadent fun, while outside a certain political party grows into a brutal force.
1972-02-13 | en
7.1
Hothead
François, a miserable football player, becomes a town hero after bringing victory in an extremely important game. He uses his fame for revenge on the team star for the previous mockeries.
1979-02-14 | fr
6.5
In & Out
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.
1997-09-10 | en
5.1
Nothing Else Matters
Carla, the runaway with high aims. Lucie, the street girl. Interchanged identities and a shared baby. Collage of a fateful year.
2008-05-01 | de
6.5
Water Lilies
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.
2007-05-17 | fr
6.0
Auroras
Constantly orbiting at 400 km (250 mi) above the earth, the ISS is perfectly situated to witness the beautiful streamers of green and red light emanating from the collision of highly charged solar wind particles with oxygen and nitrogen atoms in the earth's atmosphere. Centered about the northern (Aurora Borealis) and southern (Aurora Australis) poles the Auroras move in an almost hypnotic dance below the space station.
2015-07-31 | en
0.0
Extraction
Jack longs to escape his monotonous routine, but obedience to society and fear of change leave him with more of the same: a busy, yet unfulfilled existence. In this off-kilter world, a group of extractors are targeting those who have neglected to truly live. Jack is next.
2015-11-03 | en
0.0
Amateur Life
Ayhan Varol, Turkey's best football player, missed the flight of a camp he was supposed to attend. While his manager, Sadi, was angry at this situation and was going to arrange a private plane for him, he said that he would catch up with his luxury car and took off. On his way out, he crashes into a tree and loses his memory to avoid hitting a cow that gets lost in his way.
2022-08-10 | tr
6.8
The Canterville Ghost
An American family moves in to the Canterville Chase, a London mansion that has been haunted by ghost Sir Simon De Canterville for 300 years.
2023-09-22 | en
5.7
Two Living and One Dead
Based on the 1931 novel To levende og en død by Sigurd Christiansen. A post office worker is left wrestling with his conscience following a robbery at his workplace.
1937-09-06 | no
6.0
Mourning Recipe
A widower and his daughter deal with the death of the man's wife.
2013-11-09 | ja
1.0
The Aussie Boys
Come and take a trip 'Down Under' and witness seven stories about the lives and loves of these men and boys from across Australia. From historical beginnings in the 1600's all the way through to noughties truck stop dilemmas, present day road trip romancing and faces from the past returning for a final goodbye. The 7 short films are: Burning Soul (2016); Miles (2017); Infidels (2017); Eric (2014); What Grown-Ups Know (2004); All Good Things (2019); The Dam (2016).
2022-07-29 | en
5.2
In Orbit
The future, the space. Sonia is about to be transferred from her station to a newer one. Although everything seems to be going well, Sonia's mind is actually elsewhere, haunted by tragic events from the not too distant past.
2020-09-11 | en