Bend It Like Beckham vs Love Untangled
Love Untangled has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Bend It Like Beckham). Bend It Like Beckham is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 1m. Bend It Like Beckham is the older of the two (2002 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bend It Like Beckham
Love Untangled| Bend It Like Beckham | Love Untangled | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Gurinder Chadha | Namkoong Sun |
| Main cast | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Harper | Shin Eun-soo, Gong Myoung, Kim Chan-hyung, Kim Ji-young, Ryu Seung-su |
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.
Love Untangled
A lovestruck teen plans to win the school heartthrob by going from curly to straight hair — until a new transfer student changes everything.
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