Passes the Bechdel test
A Million Miles Away
2023. Directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella, written by Bettina Gilois and Hernán Jiménez and Alejandra Márquez Abella.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 176. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
A biopic about Jose Hernandez and his path from a farm worker to becoming an engineer and an astronaut. A tale of perseverance, community and sacrifice to accomplish a seemingly impossible dream.
- Released
- 15 Sep 2023
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 62 / 100
- Awards
- 6 wins & 7 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Jose 265 lines, man
- Adela 113 lines, woman
- Sturckow 39 lines, man
- Logan 38 lines, man
- Beto 32 lines, man
- Kalpana 29 lines, woman
- Salvador 29 lines, man
- Miss Young 23 lines, woman
- Julio 21 lines, man
- Jose Jose 16 lines, man
Full cast, 67 people
- Michael Peña as José Hernández
- Rosa Salazar as Adela
- Julio Cesar Cedillo as Salvador
- Veronica Falcón as Julia
- Juanpi Monterrubio as José (Age 7)
- Garret Dillahunt as Sturckow
- Sarayu Blue as Kalpana Chawla
- Bobby Soto as Beto
- Ashley Ciarra as Marisa
- Eric Johnson as Clint Logan
- Jordan Dean as Weissberg
- Michelle Krusiec as Miss Young
- Emma Fassler as Stacey
- Carlos S. Sanchez as Julio (Age 11)
- Isaac Arellanes as Julio (Age 16)
- Emy Zuriel as Chava (Age 13)
- Xochiquetzal Martínez as Lety (Age 9)
- Leonardo Granados as Beto (Age 7)
- Marilyn Uribe as Lety Adult
- Jorge Briseño as Gil (Age 11)
- Mercedes Hernández as Mercedes Adela's Mom
- Michael Adler as Anderson
- Gerardo Trejoluna as Gerardo Adela's Father
- Peter Theis as Flight Instructor
- Fermín Sánchez as Fermín Adela's Cousin
- Francisco Barreiro as Francisco Adela's Cousin
- Isabel Aerenlund as Female Astronaut Candidate
- Constantino Caso as Foreman
- Dylan Hall as Scientist
- Dave Collins as Car Salesman
- Steve Kisicki as Reporter 1
- John Michael DeWall as Staff at NASA
- Vanessa Hernández as Woman at Restaurant
- Blake Webb as Head Driver
- Esther Véale as Old Teacher
- Erick Blackmer as Stockton Foreman
- José Luis Vargas as Steve the Janitor
- Luis Daniel Villareal Larrainzar as Chava Adult
- Tonatiúh Márquez Guadarrama as Gil Adult
- Keyland Morones as New Born Baby Julio
- Matías García as New Born Baby Julio
- Alejandra García as New Born Baby Julio
- Camila Vega Juárez as Baby Karina
- Jaime Benítez as Diving Instructor
- Linn Deivi Simon as Baby Girl
- B.U. Valentina Martínez as Baby Girl
- Alison de la Rosa as Vanessa (Age 5)
- Varena Espejo as Yesenia (Age 4)
- Saulo Mata as Antonio (Age 3)
- Emilio Sámano as Antonio (Age 3)
- Daniel Rocha as Antonio (Age 3)
- Sam Harrison as Astronaut Candidate
- Lucas Solustri as Astronaut Candidate
- Flavio Martín Sausen as Astronaut Candidate
- Rodoslav Hgyza as Astronaut Candidate
- Javier Tovar as Astronaut Candidate
- Stella Mutrux as Astronaut Candidate
- Dontre Conerly as Astronaut Candidate
- Esteban Aguilar as Antonio (Age 9)
- Mía Álvarez as Karina (Ages 13 and 15)
- Jimena López as Vanessa (Age 13)
- Kristen Contreras as Yesenia (Age 11)
- Wilson Oxil as Female Astronaut Candidate's Husband
- José M. Hernández as Closeout Crew Member
- Rosa María Hernández as Abuelita Hernández
- María Luisa Serrano as Karina (Age 7)
- Alex Briseño as Julio (Age 5)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 176
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 to 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 9 to 12 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 to 16 | 3 | 14 |
| 17 to 20 | 1 | 28 |
| 21 to 24 | 5 | 29 |
| 25 to 28 | 6 | 22 |
| 29 to 32 | 2 | 18 |
| 33 to 36 | 11 | 25 |
| 37 to 40 | 14 | 12 |
| 41 to 44 | 1 | 26 |
| 45 to 48 | 26 | 23 |
| 49 to 52 | 12 | 21 |
| 53 to 56 | 6 | 20 |
| 57 to 60 | 0 | 5 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 7 |
| 69 to 72 | 9 | 7 |
| 73 to 76 | 6 | 14 |
| 77 to 80 | 4 | 18 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 4 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 2 |
| 89 to 92 | 11 | 6 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 24 |
| 97 to 100 | 5 | 25 |
| 101 to 104 | 12 | 10 |
| 105 to 108 | 20 | 10 |
| 109 to 112 | 4 | 7 |
| 113 to 116 | 1 | 14 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 6 |
| 121 to 124 | 1 | 0 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 9 |
| 129 to 132 | 6 | 5 |
| 133 to 136 | 1 | 19 |
| 137 to 140 | 8 | 5 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 1 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 to 156 | 9 | 14 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 to 164 | 1 | 1 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 to 172 | 1 | 1 |
| 173 to 176 | 0 | 0 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
ADELA ADELA: Ya vooooy. Coming! ADELA: I'm sorry.
KALPANA: Well, I guess there will be no better time than this... KALPANA: You're looking at a Mission Specialist on the upcoming STS-107 flight. KALPANA: Yeah, just... Thanks! ADELA: Congratulations!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 30 are women's.
206 lines from women, 486 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 17 men in the cast. 12 women and 16 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 751.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 55 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 29% of the words (2,140), men 71% (5,242). Women have 30% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit E: 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
7
Two men
41
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 9 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Alejandra Márquez Abella (woman)
- Written by
- Bettina Gilois (woman), Hernán Jiménez (man), Alejandra Márquez Abella (woman)
- Produced by
- Mark Ciardi (man), Campbell G. McInnes (man)
- Shot by
- Dariela Ludlow Deloya (woman)
- Edited by
- Hervé Schneid (man)
- Music by
- Camilo Lara (man)
The crew, department by department
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Production
0 women, 4 men, 4 not listed
-
Writing
2 women, 2 men
-
Sound
0 women, 3 men
-
Art
0 women, 2 men
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Visual Effects
0 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 0 men
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Directing
1 women, 0 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 39 on average. Men: 48 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Ashley Ciarra 14, Rosa Salazar 38, Sarayu Blue 48, Veronica Falcón 57
Men
Bobby Soto 37, Eric Johnson 44, Michael Peña 47, Julio Cesar Cedillo 53, Garret Dillahunt 58
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 176 scenes and 751 lines of dialogue. How the test works
