Passes the Bechdel test

Amsterdam

Name: Amsterdam
Released: 2022

2022. Directed by David O. Russell, written by David O. Russell.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
19 women characters. 6 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 5 scenes out of 95.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

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The film

"Amsterdam," the latest film from acclaimed writer/director David O. Russell, is a fascinating and richly intricate tale that brilliantly weaves historical fact with fiction for a timely, cinematic experience. 20th Century Studios' and New Regency's original crime epic is about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history.

Released: 07 Oct 2022
Genres: Comedy, Drama, History
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.2 / 10
Metascore: 49 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 2 wins & 12 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Burt Berendsen 355 lines, man
Harold Woodman 199 lines, man
Valerie Voze 189 lines, woman
Gil Dillenbeck 76 lines, man
Tom Voze 73 lines, man
Libby Voze 57 lines, woman
Henry Norcross 46 lines, man
Paul Canterbury 44 lines, man
Beatrice 41 lines, woman
Detective Lem Getweiler 31 lines, man

Full cast, 72 people

Christian Bale as Burt Berendsen
Margot Robbie as Valerie Voze
John David Washington as Harold Woodman
Alessandro Nivola as Detective Hiltz
Andrea Riseborough as Beatrice Vandenheuvel
Anya Taylor-Joy as Libby Voze
Chris Rock as Milton King
Matthias Schoenaerts as Detective Lem Getweiler
Michael Shannon as Henry Norcross
Mike Myers as Paul Canterbury
Taylor Swift as Liz Meekins
Timothy Olyphant as Taron Milfax
Zoe Saldaña as Irma St. Clair
Rami Malek as Tom Voze
Robert De Niro as General Gil Dillenbeck
Mel Fair as Patient Wayne
Vaughn Page as Patient Victor
Bonnie Hellman as Shirley Pratt
Max Perlich as Morty Baum
Ed Begley Jr. as General Bill Meekins
Jessica Drake as Assistant Mortician
Colleen Camp as Eva Ott
Gabé Doppelt as Mrs. Minter
Lauren Shaw as Angry Theater Patron
Brandon Davis as Angry Pedestrian
Casey Biggs as Augustus Vandenheuvel
Dey Young as Alvelia Vandenheuve
Sean Avery as Battalion Leader
Gigi Bermingham as Belgian Nurse
André Tardieu as Church Official
Casey Graf as Eli Bepp
Rebecca Wisocky as Mrs. Moran
Daniel Riordan as Carlton
Steven Hack as Dr. Malin
Floyd Armstrong as Fred Hinson
Leonard A. Tucker Jr. as Larry Hinson
Baxter Humby as Pinched Nerve Guy
Richie Harrington as Waldorf Bellman
John Pirkis as British Ornithologist
Shedell as Crying Patient
Kindsey Vaughn as Sterilization Woman
Beth Grant as Mrs. Dillenbeck
Christopher Gehrman as Maguire
Shiree Nelson as Voze Secretary
Tom Irwin as Mr. Belport
Leland Orser as Mr. Nevins
David Babbitt as Mr. Jeffers
Mike Azevedo as Gala Announcer
Martin Harris as Bund Chanter #2
Christopher Kager as Bund Chanter #3
Donovan Hurst as Bund Chanter #4
Jarrett Johnson as Veteran Singer #1
Kawan DeBose as Veteran Singer #2
Deon Sams as Singing Soldier
Homer Aguilar as Patient (uncredited)
Dalila Ali Rajah as Dorothy (uncredited)
Chase Arrington as Patient (uncredited)
Vincent M. Biscione as Police Officer (uncredited)
Andrew Constantini as Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Raphael Corkhill as French Officer (uncredited)
Timothy Donovan as Timothy (uncredited)
Susan Gray as Demon Woman (uncredited)
Mathew Trent Hunnicutt as Pedestrian (uncredited)
James Hunter as Gala Veteran (uncredited)
Valeria Malikova as Alice Marble (uncredited)
Luke Matheis as Checkers Player (uncredited)
Eloho Josephine Okujeni as Helper (uncredited)
Adam G. Simon as City Officer (uncredited)
Kalina Vanska as Dancing Nurse (uncredited)
Max David Weinberg as Bund Chanter (uncredited)
Mark Winn as Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Alef Orixa as Albert (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 95

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 2	4	15
3 to 4	3	39
5 to 6	17	34
7 to 8	3	7
9 to 10	0	27
11 to 12	2	39
13 to 14	16	26
15 to 16	17	22
17 to 18	4	3
19 to 20	7	33
21 to 22	6	16
23 to 24	7	14
25 to 26	0	5
27 to 28	0	8
29 to 30	5	10
31 to 32	1	1
33 to 34	2	1
35 to 36	16	45
37 to 38	0	8
39 to 40	36	30
41 to 42	33	57
43 to 44	10	9
45 to 46	5	14
47 to 48	6	30
49 to 50	22	45
51 to 52	4	21
53 to 54	2	6
55 to 56	1	13
57 to 58	5	23
59 to 60	8	29
61 to 62	24	20
63 to 64	15	74
65 to 66	5	20
67 to 68	1	23
69 to 70	0	2
71 to 72	20	23
73 to 74	0	4
75 to 76	3	24
77 to 78	1	9
79 to 80	3	20
81 to 82	0	2
83 to 84	0	5
85 to 86	3	15
87 to 88	18	32
89 to 90	2	5
91 to 92	13	40
93 to 94	0	0
95 to 95	1	3

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.

VALERIE VOZE: Libby can I have the remedy please? I’ve got that numbness in my hands with the chills and the nerves and the shooting pains. LIBBY VOZE: Valerie please go into your room or go back upstairs. Can’t you see we have company present? VALERIE VOZE: What are you doing here?

VALERIE VOZE: I’m not so ill that I can’t talk to people. LIBBY VOZE: You leave me here with this invalid when you know very well that she should be hospitalized--

LIBBY VOZE: It’s for her own good. VALERIE VOZE: Don’t you ever say that to me again or I’ll put you in a hospital. I’ll send you to a witch trial.

SECRETARY SHIRLEY: I got the sling. IRMA ST. CLAIR: I can give you a description--

VALERIE VOZE: Help me walk. MRS. DILLENBECK: I’m sorry about the misunderstanding before.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 27 are women's.

351 lines from women, 951 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

19 women and 41 men in the cast. 6 women and 29 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 14 of 1,353. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 41 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 26% of the words (4,040), men 74% (11,670). Women have 27% 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

Two men

121

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 15 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 27% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: David O. Russell (man)
Written by: David O. Russell (man)
Produced by: Arnon Milchan (man), Anthony Katagas (man), Christian Bale (man), Matthew Budman (man), David O. Russell (man)
Shot by: Emmanuel Lubezki (man)
Edited by: Jay Cassidy (man)
Music by: Daniel Pemberton (man)
Production design by: Judy Becker (woman)
Costumes by: Albert Wolsky (man), J.R. Hawbaker (gender not listed)
Cast by: Mary Vernieu (woman), Lindsay Graham Ahanonu (woman)