Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Frank Harper
An Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike her traditional older sister, Pinky, who is preparing for a lavish Indian wedding and a lifetime of...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 30, 2003
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March 12, 200803/08/08 Update: Just watched this again for the first time in, apparently, two years. This is really well done. Nagra is, with all sincerity, brilliant, and Anupam Kher as her father, Mr. Bhamra, is worthy of a supporting Oscar nomination. I rarely shed a tear when I ...( read more)
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October 25, 2009This movie is about an Indian girl who lives in Britain, her name is Jess. All she wants is to play soccer. Her idol is David Beckham, the British soccer all star. She plays in the park with guy friends, but never tells her parents. Jess's parents say she needs to be learning to ...( read more)
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October 22, 2009great film about following your dreams and doing what makes you happy. ♥
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Critic Reviews
April 22, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
April 3, 2003
Claudia Puig, USA Today
A rare amalgam of funny, sweet, action-packed and inspiring. full review
March 28, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Chadha's created something magical; an atmosphere of happiness and hope, in which we could all bend a ball like Beckham -- or like Jess. full review
March 14, 2003
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
While Chadha presents Jess and Jules as brave and independent 21st century women, the director then mistakenly gussies things up with a steady stream of shallow (and, for most girls, unattainable) sex... full review
March 13, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Just about perfect as a teenage coming-of-age comedy. full review
March 12, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Like Nagra and Knightley, the movie is a sweetheart. full review
March 12, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Bend It Like Beckham is supposedly a movie about youth; its biggest shortcoming is that it rarely feels young. full review
March 12, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Coming after Monsoon Wedding and My Son the Fanatic, Bend It Like Beckham seems like a step backward. full review
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June 16, 2008dang!i love this movie and since i'm a female also into football..watching this movie just motivates me alot into playin' this game more and more....real great!! i've watched it over and over again and i never get tired of watching it.
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June 22, 2007I loved Bend it like Beckham, it was a really awsome, all the characters where good in this movie
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November 21, 2006
This is my favorite keira knightley movie.I've watched it that much I know it word by word
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August 17, 2006omg like i loved this move so much but when i stared to watch more movies with Keira Knightley in them i loved this movie even more... i love her....
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August 9, 2006OMG! i DiDNT KNO THAT KiERA KNiGHTLEY PLAYED iN THiS MOViE! SHE iS LiKE MY FAVORiTE ACTiNG PERSON iN HiSTORY!
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July 17, 2006The story is simple, completely unpretentious and has a few lessons for both adults and teenagers alike on how to go about what you want out of life!
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