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. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
38 people
Parminder Nagra
Jesminder 'Jess' Kaur Bhamra
Known for
ER
Five Feet Apart
Keira Knightley
Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Known for
The Imitation Game
Pride & Prejudice
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Joe
Known for
Match Point
Vikings
Anupam Kher
Mr. Bhamra
Known for
Sense8
Silver Linings Playbook
Shaheen Khan
Mrs. Bhamra
Known for
3 Body Problem
The Mistress of Spices
Archie Panjabi
Pinky Bhamra
Known for
The Fall
Hijack
Frank Harper
Alan Paxton
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
StreetDance 3D
Juliet Stevenson
Paula Paxton
Known for
Secret Invasion
Atlantis
Shaznay Lewis
Mel
Also in
Christmas Karma
Hideous Man
Ameet Chana
Tony
Known for
EastEnders
Run Fatboy Run
Pooja Shah
Meena
Known for
EastEnders
Class
Paven Virk
Bubbly
Also in
Being April
Gurinder Chadha Director · Guljit Bindra Writer Paul Mayeda Berges Writer
Worldwide gross $77M · Budget $3.5M · United States release August 1, 2003
Box office
Budget
$3,500,000
Worldwide gross
$76,585,951
Gross vs. budget
21.9×
Production
Kintop Pictures
Production
Bend It Films
Production
Roc Media
Production
Road Movies
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
FilmFörderung Hamburg
Production
UK Film Council
Production
Germany · United Kingdom · United States · India
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hindi · Punjabi
Release dates
United Kingdom · April 11, 2002
Theatrical
United States · August 1, 2003
Theatrical
Australia
July 4, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 31, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
November 1, 2002 · Theatrical
France
November 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
October 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
December 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
December 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
September 4, 2003 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 6, 2002 · Theatrical
More from Gurinder Chadha
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked Bend It Like Beckham
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.