5.0
Poem of the Sea
1958
“Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?”
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
April 11, 20021h 52mEN
6.3
2.0K votes
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.
Director
Gurinder ChadhaWhere to Watch
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Original Language
Hindi
Budget
$3.5M
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$76.6M
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Kintop PicturesBend It FilmsRoc MediaRoad Movies
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6.0"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 though as both have the hots for coach "Connor" (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). As the girls' team becomes m…
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