Passes the Bechdel test

Armageddon Time

Name: Armageddon Time
Released: 2022

2022. Directed by James Gray, written by James Gray.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
12 women characters. 7 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 111.
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

A 12 year old boy grows up in an American neighbourhood with dreams of becoming an artist. His father does not approve but he finds solace in the encouraging words of his grandfather and the friendship with his classmate keeps him happy. As time moves on in his life's journey the good, bad and indifferent experiences continue to educate and fascinate him.

Released: 04 Nov 2022
Genres: Drama
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.4 / 10
Metascore: 74 / 100
Awards: 3 wins & 19 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Paul Graff 277 lines, man
Johnny Davis 120 lines, man
Esther Graff 101 lines, woman
Irving Graff 90 lines, man
Grandpa Aaron Rabinowitz 83 lines, man
Mr. Turkeltaub 62 lines, man
Ted Graff 37 lines, man
Topper Lowell 20 lines, man
Police Sergeant D’Arienzo 15 lines, man
Grandma Mickey Rabinowitz 13 lines, woman

Full cast, 40 people

Banks Repeta as Paul Graff
Anne Hathaway as Esther Graff
Jeremy Strong as Irving Graff
Jaylin Webb as Johnny Davis
Anthony Hopkins as Aaron Rabinowitz
Ryan Sell as Ted Graff
Andrew Polk as Mr. Turkeltaub
Tovah Feldshuh as Mickey Graff
Marcia Haufrecht as Great Aunt Ruth
Teddy Coluca as Uncle Louis
Richard Bekins as Headmaster Fitzroy
Dane Zagarino as Topper Lowell
Landon James Forlenza as Chad Eastman
John Diehl as Fred Trump
Jessica Chastain as Maryanne Trump
Domenick Lombardozzi as Sgt. Tom D'Arienzo
Lizbeth Mackay as Miss Hellman
Jacob Mackinnon as Edgar Romanelli
Jeb Kreager as Cop
Marcia Jean Kurtz as Guide
Lauren Sharpe as Ms. Moustakas
John Dinello as Principal Sabell
Gerald Jones as Teenager on Train
Griffin Wallace Henkel as George Madison
Jen Weissenberg as Crazed Woman
Amy Warren as Woman One
Douglas Crosby as Cop One / Crazed Man
Eva Jette Putrello as Veronika Bronfman
Marjorie Johnson as Johnny's Grandmother
Lauren Yaffe as Teacher
Dupree Francois Porter as 1980s Student
Oona Girton-Marshall as Student
Ian Hernandez-Oropeza as Student
Aidan Christman as Student
Jude Washock as School Dance DJ
Skyler Wenger as Student
Psalm Mitchell as Student
Jack Parrish as Student
Stephanie Aguinaldo as Student
Diamond Washington as Student

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 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 111

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	1	24
4 to 6	0	43
7 to 9	0	2
10 to 12	5	33
13 to 15	18	23
16 to 18	20	21
19 to 21	2	6
22 to 24	7	25
25 to 27	0	16
28 to 30	8	10
31 to 33	0	20
34 to 36	6	19
37 to 39	9	42
40 to 42	6	17
43 to 45	14	10
46 to 48	2	33
49 to 51	0	25
52 to 54	10	28
55 to 57	3	21
58 to 60	14	17
61 to 63	11	46
64 to 66	10	8
67 to 69	0	50
70 to 72	0	15
73 to 75	1	24
76 to 78	6	7
79 to 81	8	20
82 to 84	0	9
85 to 87	0	7
88 to 90	2	17
91 to 93	0	1
94 to 96	0	22
97 to 99	0	4
100 to 102	0	3
103 to 105	0	51
106 to 108	8	10
109 to 111	1	6

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.

AUNT RUTH: C’mere! This is what your great grandparents were like! You should look through this every once in awhile! GRANDMA MICKEY RABINOWITZ: Ruthie, they don’t need to see that. Come on. AUNT RUTH: They should learn about the family.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 19 are women's.

172 lines from women, 735 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

12 women and 18 men in the cast. 7 women and 18 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 28 of 948. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 94 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 23% of the words (2,319), men 77% (7,949). Women have 19% 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

1 of the 13 people in these jobs is a woman. Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: James Gray (man)
Written by: James Gray (man)
Produced by: Alan Terpins (man), Marc Butan (man), Rodrigo Teixeira (man), James Gray (man), Anthony Katagas (man)
Shot by: Darius Khondji (man)
Edited by: Scott Morris (man)
Music by: Christopher Spelman (gender not listed)
Production design by: Happy Massee (man)
Costumes by: Madeline Weeks (woman)
Cast by: Douglas Aibel (man)