Passes the Bechdel test
Bad Moms
2016. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
33 women characters. 19 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 27 scenes out of 93. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
Amy has a seemingly perfect life - a great marriage, over-achieving kids, a beautiful home and a career. However, she's overworked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities - going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence - putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.
- Released
- 29 Jul 2016
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 60 / 100
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Amy 370 lines, woman
- Carla 104 lines, woman
- Kiki 90 lines, woman
- Gwendolyn 74 lines, woman
- Jane 69 lines, woman
- Mike 50 lines, man
- Dale Kipler 27 lines, man
- Jessie 25 lines, man
- Dylan 23 lines, man
- Mean Stacy 21 lines, woman
Full cast, 60 people
- Mila Kunis as Amy
- Kathryn Hahn as Carla
- Kristen Bell as Kiki
- Christina Applegate as Gwendolyn
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Stacy
- Annie Mumolo as Vicky
- Oona Laurence as Jane
- Emjay Anthony as Dylan
- David Walton as Mike
- Clark Duke as Dale Kipler
- Jay Hernandez as Jessie Harkness
- Wendell Pierce as Principal Burr
- Leah McKendrick as Sharon
- Megan Ferguson as Tessa
- Lyle Brocato as Kent
- Wanda Sykes as Dr. Karl
- Cade Mansfield Cooksey as Jaxon
- J.J. Watt as Coach Craig
- Ann Mahoney as Mousey Mom
- Samantha Beaulieu as Tiger Mom
- Yuka Takara as Nearby Mom
- Jackie Tuttle as Mom Janet
- Adria Tennor as Conservative Mom
- Kelly Lind as Audrey
- Lena Clark as Departing Mom
- Amy Brassette as Drunk Mom
- Karmen Capella as Drunk Mom
- Donna DuPlantier as Vera
- Lindsey Garrett as Intense Mom
- Angela Larson as Guilty Mom
- Christina DeRosa as Heather
- Shauna Rappold as Business Mom
- Lara Grice as Tired Mom
- Liz Elkins Newcomer as Stay at Home Mom
- Carrie Lazar as Strange Mother
- Nina Millin as Gina
- Yan Feldman as Bartender
- Jaylen Moore as Steve
- David Simpson as Monotone Hipster
- Turner Crumbley as Jeff
- Billy Slaughter as Veterinarian
- Meghan Wolfe as Donut Hole Kid
- Jay Jablonski as Man in Suit
- D.A. Obahor as Moviegoer
- LaJessie Smith as Kid Playing Abe
- Eugenia Kuzmina as Alina
- Mary McCloud as Christina
- Lilly Singh as Cathy
- Harry Beckstead as Valet Theo
- Michele Ziegler as Diane
- Xanthus Valan as Diane's Husband
- Martha Stewart as Martha Stewart
- Colin Egglesfield as Astronaut
- Elvira Kunis as Mila Kunis's Mom
- Karen Hahn as Kathryn Hahn's Mom
- Lorelei Bell as Kristen Bell's Mom
- Nancy Priddy as Christina Applegate's Mom
- Adrienne Banfield-Norris as Jada Pinkett Smith's Mom
- Alice Mumolo as Annie Mumolo's Mom
- Caelan Wolfe as Student (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 93
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 43 | 1 |
| 3 to 4 | 31 | 13 |
| 5 to 6 | 18 | 9 |
| 7 to 8 | 41 | 17 |
| 9 to 10 | 17 | 4 |
| 11 to 12 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 to 14 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 to 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 to 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 to 20 | 9 | 2 |
| 21 to 22 | 16 | 0 |
| 23 to 24 | 52 | 2 |
| 25 to 26 | 7 | 4 |
| 27 to 28 | 23 | 6 |
| 29 to 30 | 18 | 1 |
| 31 to 32 | 31 | 3 |
| 33 to 34 | 31 | 0 |
| 35 to 36 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 to 38 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 to 40 | 30 | 0 |
| 41 to 42 | 9 | 0 |
| 43 to 44 | 26 | 0 |
| 45 to 46 | 45 | 18 |
| 47 to 48 | 0 | 1 |
| 49 to 50 | 31 | 14 |
| 51 to 52 | 8 | 0 |
| 53 to 54 | 22 | 0 |
| 55 to 56 | 13 | 7 |
| 57 to 58 | 11 | 0 |
| 59 to 60 | 13 | 0 |
| 61 to 62 | 7 | 0 |
| 63 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 65 to 66 | 14 | 8 |
| 67 to 68 | 2 | 0 |
| 69 to 70 | 15 | 9 |
| 71 to 72 | 14 | 11 |
| 73 to 74 | 10 | 6 |
| 75 to 76 | 15 | 3 |
| 77 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 to 82 | 0 | 2 |
| 83 to 84 | 20 | 0 |
| 85 to 86 | 3 | 0 |
| 87 to 88 | 51 | 8 |
| 89 to 90 | 32 | 0 |
| 91 to 92 | 14 | 4 |
| 93 to 93 | 16 | 5 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
JANE: Oh my God I have fucking lupus?! AMY: No, you don’t have lupus, and you’re gonna make the soccer team, okay? I promise. Just don’t go all black swan on me right now, okay?
AMY: Okay I only have four minutes to get Roscoe to the vet so have a great day I love you bye-- AMY: GOOD NIGHT THAT IS HOT! AMY: Hi Gwendolyn! GWENDOLYN: Hey babe, there’s an emergency PTA meeting today at 5. Should only last 2-3 hours.
AMY: Yes. CARLA: You’re that chick who always drives my kid home from school when I forget-slash-don’t want to. AMY: Amy Mitchell. CARLA: Carla Dunkler. Jesus, you look like a bag of dicks.
AMY: Oh my God: so cute. KIKI: Adorable. CARLA: I want to eat her face.
JANE: Oh my god! Are you okay?! AMY: It’s cool. This is just how I look when I’m incredibly hungover...
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 83 are women's.
803 lines from women, 161 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
33 women and 18 men in the cast. 19 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 993.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 4 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 84% of the words (9,154), men 16% (1,688). Women have 83% 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
74
Two men
1
Exhibit F: behind the camera
6 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 43% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Scott Moore (man), Jon Lucas (man)
- Written by
- Scott Moore (man), Jon Lucas (man)
- Produced by
- Suzanne Todd (woman), Bill Block (man)
- Shot by
- Jim Denault (man)
- Edited by
- James Thomas (man), Emma E. Hickox (woman)
- Music by
- Christopher Lennertz (man)
- Production design by
- Marcia Hinds (woman)
- Costumes by
- Julia Caston (woman)
- Cast by
- Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (woman), Amanda Mackey (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
8 women, 11 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 0 men, 8 not listed
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Production
3 women, 9 men
-
Directing
2 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Art
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 2 men
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Sound
2 women, 1 men
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Editing
1 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 27 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Oona Laurence 13, Mila Kunis 32, Kristen Bell 36, Kathryn Hahn 43, Annie Mumolo 43, Christina Applegate 44, Jada Pinkett Smith 44
Men
Emjay Anthony 13, Clark Duke 31, David Walton 37
Exhibit H: the money
It made 9.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $184 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 93 scenes and 993 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
