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Bend It Like Beckham

2002
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6.3/10

Release Date

11/04/2002

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
85%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
67%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
66%

Sometimes, to follow your dreams... you have to break the rules!

Jess Bhamra is eighteen years old and lives in Hounslow, on the western outskirts of London, with her Punjabi Sikh family. Her parents, immigrants, have pinned all their hopes on her studies and hope their most dedicated daughter will achieve the financial stability they never had. Jess, however, has a passion for soccer that her parents don't support. Even so, she plays in the park with boys her age while trying to meet her family's expectations. Directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring Parminder Nagra, the film sets up the clash between the young woman's dream and the rules of her home.

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Facts about Bend It Like Beckham

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Recommended ageSuitable for all audiences
Spain releaseSeptember 20, 2002
Worldwide premiereApril 11, 2002
Runtime1 h 50 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleBend It Like Beckham
CountriesGermany, United Kingdom, United States
Production companiesKintop Pictures, Bend It Films, Roc Media
Budget$3.5M
Worldwide box office$76.6M
Return on investmentx21.9 Box office hit
Trailer views115K

More ratings

3.5/5Letterboxd67/100Trakt6.8/10Metacritic (público)3.5/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Bend It Like Beckham

0total awards
2total nominations

Nominations

  • 2002European Film Award for Best Film
  • 2002Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress

Bend It Like Beckham Cast

Parminder Nagra
Parminder NagraJesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Keira Knightley
Keira KnightleyJuliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Jonathan Rhys MeyersJoe
Anupam Kher
Anupam KherMr. Bhamra
Shaheen Khan
Shaheen KhanMrs. Bhamra
Archie Panjabi
Archie PanjabiPinky Bhamra
Frank Harper
Frank HarperAlan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson
Juliet StevensonPaula Paxton
Shaznay Lewis
Shaznay LewisMel
Ameet Chana
Ameet ChanaTony
Pooja Shah
Pooja ShahMeena
Paven Virk
Paven VirkBubbly
Preeya Kalidas
Preeya KalidasMonica
Trey Farley
Trey FarleyTaz
Saraj Chaudhry
Saraj ChaudhrySonny
Imran Ali
Imran AliGary
Kulvinder Ghir
Kulvinder GhirTeetu
Harvey Virdi
Harvey VirdiTeetu's Mum
Ash Varrez
Ash VarrezTeetu's Dad
Adlyn Ross
Adlyn RossElderly Aunt
Shobu Kapoor
Shobu KapoorPolly
Zohra Sehgal
Zohra SehgalBiji
Ace Bhatti
Ace BhattiNairobi Grandson
Tanveer Ghani
Tanveer GhaniVideo Man
Nina Wadia
Nina WadiaWedding Guest
Gary Lineker
Gary LinekerHimself
John Barnes
John BarnesHimself
Alan Hansen
Alan HansenHimself
John Motson
John MotsonCommentator
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder ChadhaWoman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Simon Clifford
Simon CliffordCup Final Referee (uncredited)
Ray Donn
Ray DonnMan at Airport (uncredited)
Andy Harmer
Andy HarmerDavid Beckham (uncredited)
Jeff Mirza
Jeff MirzaWedding Compere (uncredited)
Panayiota Panteli
Panayiota PanteliCup Final Footballer (uncredited)
Gill Penny
Gill PennyVictoria Beckham (uncredited)
Bill Ridealgh
Bill RidealghMan at Airport (uncredited)
Tony Wood
Tony WoodFootball Supporter (uncredited)

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Cast of Bend It Like Beckham by the numbers

31average cast age in years
9years of age gap between the leads
52%women in the cast
26%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Keira Knightley, age 17 at release. The oldest: Anupama Khera, at 47.

Cast ages at release

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United Kingdom 3Ireland 1

Crew

  • AddressGurinder Chadha
  • WritingGuljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha
  • MusicCraig Pruess
  • PhotographyJong Lin
  • EditingJustin Krish
  • Production designNick Ellis
  • CastingCarrie Hilton, Liora Reich
  • ProductionGurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Deepak Nayar

Trivia about Bend It Like Beckham

For its U.S. release, the studio proposed changing the title to Move It Like Mia, because marketing executives feared American audiences wouldn't know David Beckham.
With 32.5 million dollars at the U.S. box office, it was the highest-grossing Indian-themed film in the country since Gandhi (1982).
In India, distributor iDream Productions helped the film break the record for tickets sold in a single weekend for a foreign film.
An edited version aired on North Korean state television on December 26, 2010, to mark the tenth anniversary of relations between that country and the United Kingdom.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Bend It Like Beckham

london, englandsportstraditionculture clashimmigrationwomen's football (soccer)multiculturalismfootball (soccer)familylgbtteen dramabritish asianbritish-indiansports comedy

Main theme: association football, gender role, generation gap, self-actualization

What Bend It Like Beckham is called in other countries

It was released in 28 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainQuiero ser como Beckham
  • FranceJoue-la comme Beckham
  • GermanyKick It Like Beckham
  • ItalySognando Beckham
  • MexicoJugando con el destino
  • BrazilDriblando o Destino
  • Japanベッカムに恋して
  • South Korea슈팅 라이크 베컴
  • China我爱贝克汉姆
  • Indiaफुटबॉल शुटबॉल हाय रब्बा!
  • RussiaИграй, как Бекхэм
  • BulgariaРитай като Бекъм
See the remaining 16 countries
  • CzechiaBlafuj jako Beckham
  • DenmarkBedre end Beckham
  • FinlandParempi kuin Beckham
  • Georgiaითამაშე ბეკჰემივით
  • GreeceΚαν’ Το Όπως ο Μπέκαμ
  • Hong Kong我愛碧鹹
  • HungaryCsavard be, mint Beckham
  • Israelשחקי אותה כמו בקהאם
  • LatviaIesit kā Bekhems
  • LithuaniaSmūgiuok kaip Beckhamas
  • NorwaySkru'n som Beckham
  • PolandPodkręć jak Beckham
  • SloveniaZadeni kot Beckham
  • SwedenSkruva den som Beckham
  • TurkeyHayatımın Çalımı
  • UkraineГрай, як Бекхем

Where it was filmed Bend It Like Beckham

Where the Story Takes Place

Where the Story Takes Place

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Soundtrack from Bend It Like Beckham

Original music by Craig Pruess

Music From Bend It Like Beckham
SoundtrackMusic From Bend It Like BeckhamUnion Of Sound · 2009 · 7 songs
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Songs

  1. 1
    Do Your Thing - (Tribute to Basement Jaxx)
    4:11
  2. 2
    She's A Lady - (Tribute to Tom Jones)
    2:56
  3. 3
    The Power Of Love - (Tribute to Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
    5:16
  4. 4
    Atomic - (Tribute to Blondie)
    4:41
  5. 5
    Red Alert - (Tribute to Basement Jaxx)
    3:40
  6. 6
    Inner Smile - (Tribute to Texas)
    3:50
  7. 7
    Nessun Dorma (None Shall Sleep) - (Tribute to Luciano Pavarotti and Andreas Bocelli)
    3:00

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