Bend It Like Beckham fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Calm and low-key
Uplifting and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Sports, family, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Bend It Like Beckham is calm and low-intensity.
Uplifting and wholesome
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's uplifting, wholesome, and romantic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Sports, family, and everyday modern life
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around sports, family, and everyday modern life. It holds up on a rewatch.
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Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Bend It Like Beckham is included with a subscription to Disney+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 72/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 52 min
Bend It Like Beckham runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes. Critics average 76 and audiences 69 out of 100, so both groups see Bend It Like Beckham much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $77 million worldwide, 21.9 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hindi, Punjabi. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States.
+16GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Bend It Like Beckham in 30 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 85 storytelling tropes for Bend It Like Beckham, including Groin Attack, I Want Grandkids, She Cleans Up Nicely.
6.7
