Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
"Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?"
Critics Score
🎬 76%
(RT: 85%, MC: 66) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Parminder Nagra as Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Shaheen Khan as Mrs. Bhamra
Frank Harper as Alan Paxton
Is Bend It Like Beckham good?
Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 76%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more 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. Wikipedia ↗
