Passes the Bechdel test
Beauty and the Beast
2017. Directed by Bill Condon, written by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos and Linda Woolverton.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
65 women characters. 10 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 133. -
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, though someone marked that rating as dubious.
The film
Disney's animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young Prince, imprisoned in the form of a Beast (Dan Stevens), can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle (Emma Watson), the only human girl to ever visit the castle since it was enchanted.
- Released
- 17 Mar 2017
- Genres
- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.1 / 10
- Metascore
- 65 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 16 wins & 83 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Belle 147 lines, woman
- The Beast 80 lines, man
- Gaston 78 lines, man
- Maurice 72 lines, man
- Mrs. Potts 62 lines, woman
- Cogsworth 55 lines, man
- Lefou 41 lines, man
- Garderobe 18 lines, woman
- Plumette 15 lines, woman
- Narrator 14 lines
Full cast, 140 people
- Emma Watson as Belle
- Dan Stevens as Beast
- Luke Evans as Gaston
- Josh Gad as LeFou
- Kevin Kline as Maurice
- Hattie Morahan as Agathe / Enchantress
- Haydn Gwynne as Clothilde
- Gerard Horan as Jean the Potter
- Ray Fearon as Père Robert
- Ewan McGregor as Lumière
- Ian McKellen as Cogsworth
- Emma Thompson as Mrs. Potts
- Nathan Mack as Chip
- Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe
- Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette
- Clive Rowe as Cuisinier
- Thomas Padden as Chapeau
- Rita Davies as Old Woman
- D.J. Bailey as Vagrant
- Adrian Schiller as Monsieur D'arque
- Harriet Jones as Queen
- Adam Mitchell as Young Prince
- Tom Turner as King
- Michael Jibson as Tavern Keeper
- Zoe Rainey as Belle's Mother
- Daisy Duczmal as Baby Belle
- Jolyon Coy as Young Maurice
- Jimmy Johnston as Tom
- Dean Street as Dick
- Alexis Loizon as Stanley
- Sophie Reid as Village Lass
- Rafaëlle Cohen as Village Lass
- Carla Nella as Village Lass
- Obioma Ugoala as Flirtatious Farmer
- Lynne Wilmot as Barmaid
- Jane Fowler as Pretty Female Fishmonger
- Alison Harding as Head Washer
- Chris Andrew Mellon as Nasty Headmaster
- Jemma Alexander as Housewife
- Sandy Strallen as Cobbler
- Dale Branston as Baker
- Daniel Ioannou as Barber
- Peter Challis as Butcher
- Wendy Baldock as Washer Woman
- Norma Atallah as Washer Woman
- Leo Andrew as Apothecary
- Steven Butler as Cheese Maker
- Sharon Gomez as Cheese Maker
- Jacqui Jameson as Cheese Maker
- Vivien Parry as Village Lass's Mother
- Simone Sault as Wood Carrier
- Beth Willetts as Jam Seller
- Mandy Montanez as Bread Buyer
- Tom Oakley as Fishmonger
- William Bozier as Stable Boy
- Jak Allen-Anderson as Apothecary's Patient
- Phil Grannel as Fiddler
- Freddie August as Fiddler
- Nicola Keen as Female Villager / Celebration Woman
- Ebony Molina as Female Villager / Celebration Woman
- Alison Jenkins as Female Villager / Celebration Woman
- Ellen O'Grady as Female Villager
- Dawn Buckland as Female Villager
- Rebecca Mckinnis as Female Villager
- Jody Hall as Male Villager
- Ben Fox as Male Villager
- Nathan Vaughan Harris as Male Villager
- Tim Stanley as Male Villager
- Ben Clare as Male Villager
- Marina Abdeen as Debutante
- Danielle Acors as Debutante
- Hayley Ainsley as Debutante
- Rhianne Alleyn as Debutante
- Gabby Antrobus as Debutante
- Sophie Atkins as Debutante
- Koko Basigara as Debutante
- Holly Bluett as Debutante
- Daisy Boyles as Debutante
- Ava Brennan as Debutante
- Sophia Brown as Debutante
- Sophie Carmen-Jones as Debutante
- Cassie Clare as Debutante
- Tanya Cumberland as Debutante
- Natalie Davis as Debutante
- Paige Drury-Lawrence as Debutante
- Stephanie Elstob as Debutante
- Cordelia Farnworth as Debutante
- Cj Field as Debutante
- Lily Frazer as Debutante
- Lucy Alexa Gilbert as Debutante
- Helen Gulstan as Debutante
- Selina Hamilton as Debutante
- Leah Hill as Debutante
- Abigayle Honeywill as Debutante
- Chelsea Inez as Debutante
- Blythe Jandoo as Debutante
- Shireen Jathoonia as Debutante
- Billie Kay-Piper as Debutante
- Hannah Kenna-Thomas as Debutante
- Ella Kora as Debutante
- Jennifer Leung as Debutante
- Emily Loumba as Debutante
- Cassie Macmillian as Debutante
- Fiona McDonald as Debutante
- Samira Mighty as Debutante
- Sonoya Mizuno as Debutante
- Anna Momcilovic as Debutante
- Nicola Mooi as Debutante
- Nicole O'Neill as Debutante
- Abiona Omonua as Debutante
- Jazz Peters as Debutante
- Courtney Pruce as Debutante
- Kayla Radam as Debutante
- Katie Singh as Debutante
- Lucy St. Louis as Debutante
- Ruth Steele as Debutante
- Jasmine Takacs as Debutante
- Naomi Weijand as Debutante
- Leah West as Debutante
- Skye Lucia Degruttola as Washer Girl
- Timia Julien-Box as Little Girl
- Adelaide Morgan as Little Girl
- Gemma Fray as Little Girl
- Lara Decaro as Little Girl
- Max Brophy as School Boy
- Samuel Brown as School Boy
- Daniel Daszek-Green as School Boy
- Freddie Hunter as School Boy
- Joey Brown as School Boy
- Tom Burgering as School Boy
- Nate Leung as School Boy
- Kai Gordon as School Boy
- Oscar Francisco as School Boy
- Harry Marcus as School Boy
- Johanna Smitz as Village Woman (uncredited)
- Rudi Goodman as Young Prince in Portrait (uncredited)
- Isobel Hamilton as Fishmonger Villagewoman (uncredited)
- Karl Farrer as Villager (uncredited)
- Emmylou Homs as Belle (french voice)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 133
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 18 | 12 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 18 |
| 16 to 18 | 7 | 13 |
| 19 to 21 | 6 | 2 |
| 22 to 24 | 8 | 12 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 7 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 10 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 6 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 12 | 11 |
| 43 to 45 | 12 | 10 |
| 46 to 48 | 13 | 2 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 43 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 9 |
| 55 to 57 | 7 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 to 63 | 13 | 11 |
| 64 to 66 | 12 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 7 | 7 |
| 70 to 72 | 9 | 27 |
| 73 to 75 | 3 | 3 |
| 76 to 78 | 6 | 3 |
| 79 to 81 | 8 | 8 |
| 82 to 84 | 5 | 3 |
| 85 to 87 | 15 | 12 |
| 88 to 90 | 8 | 11 |
| 91 to 93 | 7 | 22 |
| 94 to 96 | 9 | 5 |
| 97 to 99 | 6 | 12 |
| 100 to 102 | 10 | 30 |
| 103 to 105 | 2 | 4 |
| 106 to 108 | 6 | 11 |
| 109 to 111 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 to 114 | 1 | 7 |
| 115 to 117 | 1 | 2 |
| 118 to 120 | 10 | 12 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 1 |
| 124 to 126 | 4 | 10 |
| 127 to 129 | 8 | 9 |
| 130 to 132 | 6 | 9 |
| 133 to 133 | 3 | 0 |
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.
PRETTY FISHMONGER'S WIFE: Bonjour, good day, how is your wife? CLOTHILDE: I need six eggs CLOTHILDE: That's too expensive BELLE: There must be more than this provincial life
VILLAGE LASSES' MOTHER: Very different from the rest of us VILLAGE LASSES: She's nothing like the rest of us Yes, different from the rest of us
BELLE: It's... beautiful. PLUMETTE: Enchanté, Mademoiselle! Don't worry, I'll have this room spotless in no time! PLUMETTE: This plan of yours is... dangerous. PLUMETTE: No, my love. I've been burned by you before. We must be strong.
BELLE: And I told you no! GARDEROBE: WHAT!? WHAT TIME IS IT!? BELLE: I'd starve before I ever ate with you!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 40 are women's.
265 lines from women, 390 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
65 women and 41 men in the cast. 10 women and 21 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 700.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 38 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 37% of the words (2,323), men 63% (3,966). Women have 40% 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
12
Two men
39
Exhibit F: behind the camera
5 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Bill Condon (man)
- Written by
- Stephen Chbosky (man), Evan Spiliotopoulos (man)
- From the novel by
- Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (woman)
- Produced by
- Todd Lieberman (man), David Hoberman (man)
- Shot by
- Tobias A. Schliessler (man)
- Edited by
- Virginia Katz (woman)
- Music by
- Alan Menken (man)
- Production design by
- Sarah Greenwood (woman)
- Costumes by
- Jacqueline Durran (woman)
- Cast by
- Lucy Bevan (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Visual Effects
2 women, 12 men, 18 not listed
-
Art
8 women, 9 men, 10 not listed
-
Other crew
2 women, 12 men, 10 not listed
-
Production
3 women, 14 men, 2 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 1 men, 10 not listed
-
Camera
2 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 10 men, 2 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 41 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Emma Watson 26, Hattie Morahan 38, Haydn Gwynne 59
Men
Dan Stevens 34, Josh Gad 36, Luke Evans 37, Ewan McGregor 45, Ray Fearon 49, Gerard Horan 54, Kevin Kline 69
Exhibit H: the money
It made 7.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $160 million
- Box office
- $1.3 billion
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 133 scenes and 700 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
