Passes the Bechdel test
Blitz
2024. Directed by Steve McQueen, written by Steve McQueen.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
27 women characters. 10 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 123. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
The stories of a group of Londoners during the German bombing campaign of the British capital during World War II.
- Released
- 01 Nov 2024
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 71 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards. 5 wins & 31 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- George 96 lines, man
- Rita 77 lines, woman
- Ife 39 lines, man
- Albert 27 lines, man
- Jack 27 lines, man
- Jess 23 lines, woman
- Tilda 21 lines, woman
- Tommy 20 lines, man
- Gerald 19 lines, man
- Beryl 15 lines, woman
Full cast, 96 people
- Elliott Heffernan as George
- Saoirse Ronan as Rita
- Benjamin Clementine as Ife
- Paul Weller as Gerald
- Stephen Graham as Albert
- Harris Dickinson as Jack
- Kathy Burke as Beryl
- Leigh Gill as Michael Davies
- Mica Ricketts as Jess
- CJ Beckford as Marcus
- Alex Jennings as Victor Smythe
- Joshua McGuire as Clive
- Hayley Squires as Tilda
- Erin Kellyman as Doris
- Sally Messham as Agnes
- Josef Altin as Harvey
- Sandra Huggett as Sarah
- Thea Achillea as Cathy
- Grahame Fox as Eric
- David Kirkbride as Frank
- Tommy Daley as Ian
- Thomas Aitch as Tommy
- Charlie Hodson-Prior as Archie
- Fraser Holmes as Arthur
- Gavi Singh Chera as Mandeep Singh
- Gerard Monaco as Air Raid Warden
- Max Gold as Isaac
- Matt Bardock as Sid
- Lizzie Hopley as Mavis
- Heather Craney as Ruby
- Christopher Chung as Fred
- Patrick Buckley as Street Cricket Player
- Linton Kwesi Johnson as The Oracle
- John Mackay as Police Inspector
- Adam Somner as Station Inspector
- Liam Smith as Underground Shelter Crowd
- Sue Maund as Underground Shelter Crowd
- Steve Paget as Underground Shelter Crowd
- Jonathan Kemp as BBC Producer
- Jim Conway as Train Steward
- Charlie Irwin as Boy on Train
- Rufus Bateman as Boy on Train
- Mickey McAnulty as Luggage Rack Boy
- Lacey Leigh Payne as Girl on Train
- Blake Williams as Street Cricket Player
- Isaac Highams as Street Cricket Players
- Tony Turner as BBC Presenter
- Jack Shalloo as Fireman Campbell
- Shaun Mason as Fireman Davies
- Lisa Ronaghan as Factory Protester
- Janet Greaves as Factory Protester
- Grace Boyle as Factory Protester
- Gracie Cochrane as Young Girl in Field
- Ciara Baxendale as Locker Room Woman
- Anne Bird as Locker Room Woman
- Jack Bence as Policeman at Dancehall
- Tom Padley as Policeman at Dancehall
- Lizzie Roper as Woman Bus Conductor
- Tim Treloar as Policeman at Hamleys
- David Moorst as Sailor in Bar
- Kenny Fullwood as Sailor in Bar
- Jonathan Dryden Taylor as Man at Front Door
- Robert Whitelock as Government Shelter Warden
- Dominic Coleman as Government Shelter Warden
- Bryony Hannah as Brenda Watson
- Jay Simpson as Timothy Ashdown
- Ella Dunlop as Lavender Merchant
- Johanna Allitt as Lavender Merchant
- Neal Barry as Bakery Shop Owner
- Andrew Caley as News Vendor
- Calum Callaghan as Air Raid Warden
- Jem Wall as Lost Property Registrar
- Gary Bates as Jobsworth Official
- Oengus MacNamara as Market Vendor
- Will Atiomo as Gigolo
- Andrea Gordon as Middle Aged Woman
- Ben Felton as Sous Chef
- Natasha Arancini as Engaged Girlfriend
- Alicia Grace Turrell as Engaged Dinner Companion
- Natalie Quarry as Engaged Dinner Companion
- Duncan Airlie James as Agitated Man
- Heather Coombs as London Bridge Woman
- Ben Fox as Ticket Inspector, London Bridge
- John Cummins as Man, London Bridge
- Florence Dobson as Stepney Dream Group
- Nancy Sullivan as Dream Lead Singer
- Mark Field as BBC Radio Producer
- Lucy Russell as Volunteer
- Alexandra Afryea as Nurse (uncredited)
- Gianni Calchetti as Billiard Punter (uncredited)
- Nigel Finnissy as Police Warden (uncredited)
- Jean-Pascal Heynemand as Munitions factory manager (uncredited)
- Ty Hurley as Train Inspector (uncredited)
- Tim Faraday as ARP Warden with Cat
- Cache Thake as Community Hall member
- Keira Hirst as Market Passerby / Station Parent
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 123
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 to 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 to 12 | 11 | 24 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 to 18 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 to 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 22 to 24 | 3 | 13 |
| 25 to 27 | 8 | 4 |
| 28 to 30 | 3 | 16 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 7 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 38 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 to 48 | 12 | 15 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 1 | 20 |
| 55 to 57 | 24 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 10 | 37 |
| 61 to 63 | 1 | 18 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 5 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 5 |
| 70 to 72 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 4 | 8 |
| 76 to 78 | 9 | 6 |
| 79 to 81 | 6 | 13 |
| 82 to 84 | 12 | 22 |
| 85 to 87 | 9 | 13 |
| 88 to 90 | 5 | 4 |
| 91 to 93 | 7 | 5 |
| 94 to 96 | 5 | 14 |
| 97 to 99 | 5 | 14 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 5 |
| 103 to 105 | 2 | 2 |
| 106 to 108 | 9 | 6 |
| 109 to 111 | 1 | 2 |
| 112 to 114 | 6 | 4 |
| 115 to 117 | 1 | 0 |
| 118 to 120 | 5 | 19 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 4 |
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.
TILDA: Rita? Rita? TILDA: Oh good you're back with us then. RITA: Sorry. DORIS: Hurry up, you two.
RITA: Thanks. TILDA: Rita! Rita!
JESS: Don't do that! BERYL: Jess, keep your mouth shut-
JESS: Beryl did me up. D'ya like it? BERYL: She looks `très chic' don't you think? Very `à la mode.'
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 34 are women's.
186 lines from women, 363 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
27 women and 52 men in the cast. 10 women and 32 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 601.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 45 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 (1,889), men 63% (3,175). Women have 34% 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
9
Two men
30
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Steve McQueen (man)
- Written by
- Steve McQueen (man)
- Produced by
- Steve McQueen (man), Tim Bevan (man), Eric Fellner (man), Yariv Milchan (man), Arnon Milchan (man), Anita Overland (woman) and 2 more
- Shot by
- Yorick Le Saux (man)
- Edited by
- Peter Sciberras (man)
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer (man)
- Production design by
- Adam Stockhausen (man)
- Costumes by
- Jacqueline Durran (woman)
- Cast by
- Nina Gold (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
1 women, 16 men, 10 not listed
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Art
1 women, 8 men, 11 not listed
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Production
7 women, 8 men, 1 not listed
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Other crew
4 women, 6 men
-
Camera
0 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men
-
Directing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 2 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 45 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Saoirse Ronan 30, Kathy Burke 60
Men
Harris Dickinson 28, Benjamin Clementine 35, Leigh Gill 44, Stephen Graham 51, Paul Weller 66
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 123 scenes and 601 lines of dialogue. How the test works
