Fails the Bechdel test
A Different Man
2024. Directed by Aaron Schimberg, written by Aaron Schimberg.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
7 women characters. 5 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
- Released
- 04 Oct 2024
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 78 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 58 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Edward 283 lines, man
- Ingrid 213 lines, woman
- Oswald 129 lines, man
- Doctor Flexner 24 lines, man
- Landlord 20 lines, man
- Fiona 18 lines, man
- Nick 18 lines, man
- Nestor 16 lines, man
- Bartender 15 lines
- Clay 14 lines
Full cast, 59 people
- Sebastian Stan as Edward
- Renate Reinsve as Ingrid
- Adam Pearson as Oswald
- Miles G. Jackson as Sean
- Patrick Wang as Director
- Neal Davidson as Corey
- Jed Rapfogel as Man in Sunglasses
- Marc Geller as Ragged Man
- James Foster, Jr. as Intrusive Man
- JJ McGlone as Casting Director
- Sergio Delavicci as Mover
- Lawrence Arancio as Landlord
- Billy Griffith as Ollie
- John Klacsmann as Ostermeier
- Cosmo Bjorkenheim as Whistling Expert
- John Keating as Dr. Varno
- C. Mason Wells as Carl
- Corey Taylor as Luther
- Danielle Burgos as Sally
- Sammy Mena as Sammy Silverheels
- Jon Dieringer as Johnny Handsome
- Malachi Weir as Dr. Flexner
- David Joseph Regelmann as Dr. Jewell
- Nina White as Dr. Trutz
- Dena Winter as Ostermeier’s Girl
- Peter D. Straus as Abraham Lincoln
- Cameron Steinfeld as Grinning Man
- Marley Ficalora as Athletic Man
- Cornelius Horgan as Bartender
- Doug Barron as Guy Gaunt
- Stephee Bonifacio as Heather
- Allan Anthony Smith as Rowdy Man
- Trenton Hudson as Rowdy Man
- Sean Berman as Goth Guy
- Annelise Ogaard as Goth Girl
- Juney Smith as Nestor
- Lucy Kaminsky as Mariana
- Owen Kline as Nick
- Jarvis Tomdio as Clay
- Ethan Lusk as Boy on Subway
- Karoline as Vivian
- Liana Runcie as Fiona
- Bruce Kitzmeyer as Mr. Sablosky
- Martin Ewens as Makeup Artist
- Caroline Golum as Karaoke Singer
- Eleanore Pienta as Sadie
- Hanna Edizel as Laughing Girl
- Charlie Korsmo as Ron Belcher
- Michael Shannon as Michael Shannon
- Christopher Spurrier as Physical Therapist
- Katie Takahashi as Server
- Vanessa McDonnell as PSA Narrator
- Rory McGuire as PSA Face
- Alison Midstokke as PSA Face
- John Hewson as PSA Face
- Chrissie Riedhofer as PSA Face
- Mikaela Moody as PSA Face
- Emma Easton as PSA Face
- Aaron Schimberg as Man in Bar (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 114
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 to 9 | 34 | 20 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 to 15 | 9 | 5 |
| 16 to 18 | 2 | 10 |
| 19 to 21 | 9 | 7 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 16 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 to 36 | 30 | 25 |
| 37 to 39 | 1 | 11 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 18 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 20 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 46 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 12 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 8 | 8 |
| 70 to 72 | 22 | 38 |
| 73 to 75 | 21 | 18 |
| 76 to 78 | 25 | 62 |
| 79 to 81 | 17 | 26 |
| 82 to 84 | 6 | 33 |
| 85 to 87 | 19 | 38 |
| 88 to 90 | 1 | 9 |
| 91 to 93 | 2 | 5 |
| 94 to 96 | 5 | 5 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 17 |
| 103 to 105 | 2 | 12 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 2 |
| 109 to 111 | 3 | 9 |
| 112 to 114 | 18 | 48 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 29 are women's.
234 lines from women, 584 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
7 women and 23 men in the cast. 5 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 39 of 902.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 145 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 28% of the words (2,538), men 72% (6,524). Women have 29% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
3
Two men
51
Exhibit E: behind the camera
5 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 38% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Aaron Schimberg (man)
- Written by
- Aaron Schimberg (man)
- Produced by
- Christine Vachon (woman), Vanessa McDonnell (woman), Gabriel Mayers (gender not listed)
- Shot by
- Wyatt Garfield (man)
- Edited by
- Taylor Levy (man)
- Music by
- Umberto Smerilli (man)
- Production design by
- Anna Kathleen (woman)
- Costumes by
- Stacey Berman (woman)
- Cast by
- Maribeth Fox (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Sound
1 women, 10 men, 11 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 2 men, 11 not listed
-
Camera
2 women, 1 men, 7 not listed
-
Production
5 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
-
Other crew
2 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
-
Directing
2 women, 1 men, 6 not listed
-
Art
3 women, 0 men, 4 not listed
-
Editing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 49 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Renate Reinsve 36
Men
Adam Pearson 39, Sebastian Stan 42, Marc Geller 65
Exhibit G: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- Not listed
- Box office
- $1.2 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 114 scenes and 902 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
