Bend It Like Beckham
Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
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.
- Worldwide
- $77M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The record
Awards
0 wins · 2 nominations
European Film Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerJameson People's Choice Award for Best Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Bend It Like Beckham returned 21.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $4M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $77M
- Release date
- Apr 11, 2002
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Hindi
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
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