Bend It Like Beckham
Director(s)Gurinder Chadha
Production year2002
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes108m
CastParminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Ameet Chana, Gurinder Chadha, Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar, Craig Pruess, Jong Lin, Justin Krish, Carrie Hilton, Liora Reich, Nick Ellis
Bend It Like Beckham
The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism and joins a football team.
The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism and joins a football team.
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
additional issues
Discrimination occurs when a British Asian woman is called a 'paki' and also when a woman's mother believes her daughter to be a lesbian. The film as a whole clearly condemns such attitudes. There is mild violence and brief injury detail.
Contains moderate language and sexual references
Classified Date:
11/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
Classified Date:
24/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
Classified Date:
24/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
14/05/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
18/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
11/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
01/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
25/02/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
02/08/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Audio commentary
Additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date24/10/2002
LanguageEnglish
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
additional issues
Discrimination occurs when a British Asian woman is called a 'paki' and also when a woman's mother believes her daughter to be a lesbian. The film as a whole clearly condemns such attitudes. There is mild violence and brief injury detail.
Director(s)Gurinder Chadha
Production year2002
Genre(s)Comedy
Approx. running minutes108m
CastParminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis, Frank Harper, Juliet Stevenson, Shaheen Khan, Ameet Chana, Gurinder Chadha, Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Deepak Nayar, Craig Pruess, Jong Lin, Justin Krish, Carrie Hilton, Liora Reich, Nick Ellis
Contains moderate language and sexual references
Classified Date:
11/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
Classified Date:
24/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
language
There is moderate bad language, including uses of 'bitch', 'wanker' and 'slag'. Other language includes milder terms such as 'bloody', 'bollocks' and 'Jesus'. There is also discriminatory language including terms such as 'paki' and 'dyke'.
sex
There are references to 'shagging' and 'sleeping with' people. It is implied a couple have sex in a car. There are also comic references to body parts, including breasts and testicles.
Classified Date:
24/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
14/05/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
18/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
11/04/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
01/03/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
25/02/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Helkon SK
Classified Date:
02/08/2010
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Lions Gate Home Entertainment UK Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Audio commentary
Additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified Date:
23/10/2002
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD additional material
Classified date24/10/2002
LanguageEnglish
