Passes the Bechdel test
About Alex
2014. Directed by Jesse Zwick, written by Jesse Zwick.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
3 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 99. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Seven college friends reunite over a three-day weekend, after one of them attempts suicide. When the friends get together to keep an eye on Alex, the weekend that ensues will renew old crushes and resentments, shine light on bad decisions, and ultimately push friendships and relationships to the brink as the group tries to speculate when the simple life of their college years turned so muddy and complex. Sometimes irreverent, sometimes poetic, and always moving, "About Alex" is a searingly-honest look at the changing nature of adult friendship in the age of Facebook and Twitter.
- Released
- 08 Aug 2014
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 45 / 100
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Sarah 186 lines, woman
- Josh 180 lines, man
- Ben 167 lines, man
- Isaac 133 lines, man
- Siri 121 lines, woman
- Alex 109 lines, man
- Kate 72 lines, woman
- Pre-Lap 2 lines
- About Alex 1 lines, man
- Employee 1 lines
Full cast, 9 people
- Aubrey Plaza as Sarah
- Jane Levy as Kate
- Jason Ritter as Alex
- Maggie Grace as Siri
- Max Greenfield as Josh
- Max Minghella as Isaac
- Nate Parker as Ben
- Adam Saunders as Night Editor
- Rey Lucas as Rudy Suárez
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 99
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 to 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 to 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 13 to 15 | 22 | 17 |
| 16 to 18 | 13 | 26 |
| 19 to 21 | 23 | 18 |
| 22 to 24 | 11 | 31 |
| 25 to 27 | 6 | 14 |
| 28 to 30 | 24 | 31 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 18 | 16 |
| 37 to 39 | 13 | 13 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 to 45 | 44 | 25 |
| 46 to 48 | 4 | 11 |
| 49 to 51 | 4 | 47 |
| 52 to 54 | 23 | 12 |
| 55 to 57 | 15 | 39 |
| 58 to 60 | 14 | 13 |
| 61 to 63 | 18 | 37 |
| 64 to 66 | 22 | 56 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 3 |
| 70 to 72 | 32 | 23 |
| 73 to 75 | 9 | 26 |
| 76 to 78 | 3 | 1 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 7 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 4 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 12 | 33 |
| 91 to 93 | 4 | 15 |
| 94 to 96 | 15 | 23 |
| 97 to 99 | 9 | 27 |
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.
KATE: I can’t do this right now. SARAH: I’ve got some Xanax in my purse.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 39 are women's.
379 lines from women, 592 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
3 women and 6 men in the cast. 3 women and 7 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 7 of 975.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 40 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 38% of the words (3,017), men 62% (4,999). Women have 39% 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
14
Two men
57
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 10 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 9% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jesse Zwick (man)
- Written by
- Jesse Zwick (man)
- Produced by
- Adam Saunders (man)
- Shot by
- Andre Lascaris (man)
- Edited by
- Garret Price (man)
- Music by
- Joel P. West (man)
- Production design by
- A.R. Brook Lynn (gender not listed)
- Costumes by
- Anney Perrine (gender not listed)
- Cast by
- Linda Lowy (woman), Will Stewart (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Production
1 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
-
Art
0 women, 0 men, 3 not listed
-
Sound
0 women, 3 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
-
Writing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 28 on average. Men: 31 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Jane Levy 24, Aubrey Plaza 30, Maggie Grace 30
Men
Adam Saunders 27, Max Minghella 28, Max Greenfield 33, Jason Ritter 34, Nate Parker 34
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 99 scenes and 975 lines of dialogue. How the test works
