Bend It Like Beckham

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Bend It Like Beckham

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Bend It Like Beckham

Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Frank Harper, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Juliet Stevenson, Keira Knightley, Nina Wadia, Parminder K. Nagra, Parminder Nagra, Shaheen Khan, Shaznay Lewis

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  read more... ) cooking the perfect chapati, Jess dreams of playing 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--or follow a more orthodox path.

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  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    Filmed in my manor. Shame it was shit!
  • Darksome
    July 8, 2009
    Darksome
    Great movie! I'm Irish remember haha love gym class.
  • nannalauren
    November 14, 2008
    nannalauren
    Very cute.
  • binky013
    March 12, 2008
    binky013
    03/08/08 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)watch movies, but I shed more than a few as this one was coming to an end. I'm bumping this up to five stars and adding it to my Top 100 list right now.

    03/04/06: Dreaded seeing this, but friends were insistent. What a wonderful movie! I'll never be the world's biggest soccer fan, and fortunately this had less to do with soccer and more to do with race and family issues. Parminder Nagra must do more movies. Keira Knightley is leaving her behind -- in terms of number of movies cranked out, not in terms of talented performances.
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    February 9, 2008
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    One of the great Girl-power movies.
  • yunafan11
    October 31, 2009
    yunafan11
    Fantastic movie. I absolutely love it.
  • Shmee89
    October 27, 2009
    Shmee89
    I laugh every time I see it - and I have seen it way too many times
  • HateYouIgnorant
    October 27, 2009
    HateYouIgnorant
    Comercial! or stupid :|
  • crazyandtired
    October 25, 2009
    crazyandtired
    This 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)cook, and becoming more like her sister Pinky. Pinky is set to marry another Indian man. One day at the park Jess meets another girl who plays for an area all girls soccer team. She try out and is accepted on the team. The coaches name is Joe. He is strick but a good coach. He played soccer but was injured so he started coaching. Jess starts lying to her family in order to play soccer. She asks for money to buy shoes for the wedding, but instead comes home with new soccer sneakers. She also takes a trip to Germany to play without permission. A scout sees both girls and wants to see the final game. Jess forms an attachment to Joe and Jess's parents forbids her to play. The girls have an argument over the same man. They both like Joe. Indian girls aren't allowed to play soccer or show off their bodies. The other girls do badly without Jess there. Jess's father watches her game and realizes times have changes since he played soccer. He allows her to go to the final game. She goes to the second half and wins. The scout gives both girls a free scholarship to play soccer in America. They head for Santa Clara. Jess tells Joe she Will be back at Christmas, and they can announce their engagement then.Jess didn't want to put to much on her parents. Joe tells Jess that he got a new coaching job for men's soccer. He turned it down to coach the women's division. The Indians in this movie prayed to the God in the picture for everything. They asked for blessings for things, and stuck to their customs. Their beliefs were arranged marriages, no showing certain parts of the body, same race marriage, and no smiling while getting married. Their religion determines how they act, what they say, how important they are in the community, and who their married to.
  • TheQueenOfAwesomeness
    October 22, 2009
    TheQueenOfAwesomeness
    great film about following your dreams and doing what makes you happy. ♥

    ** review to be continued **
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