Bend It Like Beckham vs What We Wanted to Be
What We Wanted to Be has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Bend It Like Beckham). What We Wanted to Be is the shorter watch at 1h 24m compared with 1h 52m. Bend It Like Beckham is the older of the two (2002 against 2024). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bend It Like Beckham
What We Wanted to Be| Bend It Like Beckham | What We Wanted to Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 24m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Argentina |
| Director | Gurinder Chadha | Alejandro Agresti |
| Main cast | Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Keira Knightley, Archie Panjabi, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Harper | Eleonora Wexler, Luis Rubio, Antonio Agresti, Carlos Gorosito |
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.
What We Wanted to Be
An impossible love story that begins outside a movie theater, continues in a café and could end with the two protagonists together… if real life wasn’t much more complicated than the movies. United by their love of cinema, these two main characters decide to live the lives they dreamed of and not the lives they are destined to live. In a series of encounters, imagination triumphs over reality and everyday reality takes a back seat.
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