Bend It Like Beckham
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 36
  3. Negative: 1 out of 36
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Jessica Winter
    20
    Only silent Becks himself rises unstained from this reheated ethno-niche stew.

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User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 45 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 58
  3. Negative: 11 out of 58
  1. [Anonymous]
    9
    Great movie with plenty of humor. And I'm Indian, so I know how dead on the movie is about revealing Indian culture in the Western World. But my parents don't mind when I date white girls. Other than that, it's really accurate.… Full Review »
  2. PatriciaC.
    10
    What a brilliant film i love jonathan rhys meyers he is so hot and it just shows that women can play football hope there is going to be a second film.… Full Review »
  3. VintonH.
    8
    A movie that transcends cultural limitations and offers the hope that our common humanity will rescue us from parochialism.
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