Passes the Bechdel test

A Quiet Place

Name: A Quiet Place
Released: 2018

2018. Directed by John Krasinski, written by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck and John Krasinski.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
3 women characters. 2 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 124.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.

The film

In a devastated Earth overrun by myriads of invincible extraterrestrial predators, the Abbotts struggle to survive in the desolate death trap of New York City. In this muffled dystopia, utter silence may offer a chance to stay alive, as even the slightest noise can attract the deadly invaders. However, despite twelve months of relentless terror, the resilient Abbotts remain unbroken, mastering the art of survival. But now, more than ever, they must live by one rule: don't make a sound or suffer the consequences.

Released: 06 Apr 2018
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 7.5 / 10
Metascore: 82 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 129 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Lee 103 lines, man
Evelyn 78 lines, woman
Regan 64 lines, woman
Marcus 60 lines, man
Daughter 3 lines, woman
Mother 2 lines, woman
Tick.... Scraaaaape... Tick.... Scraaaaape 2 lines
Boy 1 lines, man
Older Son 1 lines, man

Full cast, 7 people

Emily Blunt as Evelyn Abbott
John Krasinski as Lee Abbott
Millicent Simmonds as Regan Abbott
Noah Jupe as Marcus Abbott
Cade Woodward as Beau Abbott
Leon Russom as Man in the Woods
Rhoda Pell as Old Man's Dead Wife (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 1% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 124

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	0
4 to 6	1	1
7 to 9	4	1
10 to 12	5	0
13 to 15	0	0
16 to 18	0	0
19 to 21	2	5
22 to 24	6	11
25 to 27	0	0
28 to 30	1	2
31 to 33	1	0
34 to 36	1	0
37 to 39	18	29
40 to 42	4	1
43 to 45	2	13
46 to 48	1	6
49 to 51	5	10
52 to 54	0	5
55 to 57	5	0
58 to 60	4	1
61 to 63	7	0
64 to 66	0	12
67 to 69	0	1
70 to 72	0	2
73 to 75	8	3
76 to 78	1	7
79 to 81	20	19
82 to 84	6	3
85 to 87	4	7
88 to 90	5	3
91 to 93	0	3
94 to 96	3	10
97 to 99	1	1
100 to 102	2	0
103 to 105	0	0
106 to 108	1	0
109 to 111	0	0
112 to 114	0	4
115 to 117	1	2
118 to 120	0	0
121 to 123	0	1
124 to 124	28	2

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scene

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

REGAN: lays in the sand with eyes closed... but she is not asleep. EVELYN: too has changed. Hair longer... frame lower. She carries a basket of vegetables. She is bare foot. EVELYN: stops and looks down at her daughter giving her a comforting smile. REGAN can't seem to return the same. EVELYN: gently gestures with her head. REGAN nods... and

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 47 are women's.

147 lines from women, 165 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

3 women and 4 men in the cast. 2 women and 2 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

A woman speaks the first line. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 19 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 51% of the words (2,212), men 49% (2,124). Women have 47% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

5 of the 17 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 26% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: John Krasinski (man)
Written by: Bryan Woods (man), Scott Beck (man), John Krasinski (man)
Story by: Bryan Woods (man), Scott Beck (man)
Produced by: Michael Bay (man), Brad Fuller (man), Andrew Form (man)
Shot by: Charlotte Bruus Christensen (woman)
Edited by: Christopher Tellefsen (man)
Music by: Marco Beltrami (man)
Production design by: Jeffrey Beecroft (man)
Costumes by: Kasia Walicka Maimone (woman)
Cast by: Maribeth Fox (woman), Jodi Angstreich (woman), Laura Rosenthal (woman)