Bend It Like Beckham vs Cousins
Cousins has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.3/10 for Bend It Like Beckham). Cousins is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 52m. Bend It Like Beckham is the older of the two (2002 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bend It Like Beckham
Cousins| Bend It Like Beckham | Cousins | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gurinder Chadha | Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado |
| Main cast | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Harper | Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Denis Camargo, Eduarda Esteves |
Synopsis
Bend It 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.
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected…
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