Bend It Like Beckham Poster Image
Rated
PG-13
Runtime 112 min
Ratings
85% critics Rotten Tomatoes
73% audience Rotten Tomatoes
Age 13+ Common Sense Media
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release 08/01/03
Actors Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Directors Gurinder Chadha
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.
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release 08/01/03
Actors Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Directors Gurinder Chadha
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.