Passes the Bechdel test

C'mon C'mon

Name: C'mon C'mon
Released: 2021

2021. Directed by Mike Mills, written by Mike Mills.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
8 women characters. 6 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 152.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

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The film

Johnny is an emotionally stunted and softspoken radio journalist who travels the country interviewing a variety of kids about their thoughts concerning their world and their future. Then Johnny's saddled with caring for his young nephew Jesse. Jesse brings a new perspective and, as they travel from state to state, effectively turns the emotional tables on Johnny.

Released: 24 Nov 2021
Genres: Drama
Rated: R
IMDb: 7.3 / 10
Metascore: 82 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award. 16 wins & 51 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Johnny 259 lines, man
Jesse 199 lines, man
Viv 96 lines, woman
Improv 7 lines, man
Roxanne 6 lines, woman
We See 5 lines
Carol 4 lines, woman
Johnny Or Viv 3 lines
Fern 2 lines, man
Fernando 2 lines

Full cast, 53 people

Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny
Gaby Hoffmann as Viv
Woody Norman as Jesse
Scoot McNairy as Paul
Molly Webster as Roxanne
Jaboukie Young-White as Fern
Deborah Strang as Carol
Sunni Patterson as Sunni
Jenny Eliscu as Waitress
Mary Passeri as Behavioral Center Nurse
Brandon Rush as ER Nurse
Brey'on Shaw as Brey'on / New Orleans Interviewee
Todd D'Amour as Parade Bystander 1
Beth Bartley as Parade Bystander 2
Artrial Clark as Parade Bystander 3
Eleanor Halm Simmons as Parade Bystander 4
Keisuke Hoashi as Dr. Hora
Maximilla Lukacs as Viv's Friend 1
Nancy Gell as Viv's Friend 2
Gita Reddy as Dr. Rao
Mya Gonzales as Detroit Kid 1
Cooper Jack Rubin as Detroit Kid 2
Faith Steptore as NOLA School Teacher
Mahfuzul Islam as Pharmacy Employee
Na'kyah Adjuman as Detroit Interviewee
Jayce Garrett as Detroit Interviewee
Adilem Hernandez as Detroit Interviewee
Joye Pyronneau as Detroit Interviewee
Malik Pyronneau as Detroit Interviewee
Tallulah Smith as Detroit Interviewee
Tobias Cen as New York Interviewee
Ambar Perez as New York Interviewee
Dora Dulge as New York Interviewee
Roselin Garcia as New York Interviewee
Louie Nathan as New York Interviewee
Evan Ortiz as New York Interviewee
Sophie Suzuki Shih as New York Interviewee
Tamar Tanis as New York Interviewee
Elvies Yuan as New York Interviewee
Devante Bryant as New Orleans Interviewee
Ethan Clubb as New Orleans Interviewee
Robin Hand as New Orleans Interviewee
London Hicks as New Orleans Interviewee
Rayne King as New Orleans Interviewee
May Maczka as New Orleans Interviewee
Steven Stewart as New Orleans Interviewee
Chrisette Thompson as New Orleans Interviewee
Leslie Feist as Wah Vocals (voice)
Elaine Kagan as Sarah Klein (uncredited)
Kate Adams as Viv's Friend (uncredited)
Joseph Bishop as Dancing Guy (uncredited)
Callan Farris as Detroit Kid (uncredited)
Khadija Emma Neumann as Detroit Kid (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 152

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 4	0	3
5 to 8	13	15
9 to 12	10	14
13 to 16	5	10
17 to 20	0	22
21 to 24	8	13
25 to 28	0	10
29 to 32	4	19
33 to 36	0	7
37 to 40	5	6
41 to 44	2	4
45 to 48	0	3
49 to 52	2	11
53 to 56	0	21
57 to 60	5	19
61 to 64	0	15
65 to 68	6	22
69 to 72	7	22
73 to 76	4	6
77 to 80	2	22
81 to 84	4	1
85 to 88	9	28
89 to 92	0	21
93 to 96	0	1
97 to 100	0	26
101 to 104	1	4
105 to 108	0	4
109 to 112	0	2
113 to 116	0	0
117 to 120	0	19
121 to 124	4	5
125 to 128	11	20
129 to 132	7	19
133 to 136	0	39
137 to 140	1	6
141 to 144	0	5
145 to 148	0	3
149 to 152	0	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.

CAROL: What’re you looking at? VIV: Let’s get back in bed, Mom.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

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

110 lines from women, 473 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

8 women and 7 men in the cast. 6 women and 7 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 5 of 614. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 54 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 (1,633), men 74% (4,727). 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

4 of the 12 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 32% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Mike Mills (man)
Written by: Mike Mills (man)
Produced by: Chelsea Barnard (gender not listed), Lila Yacoub (woman), Andrea Longacre-White (gender not listed)
Shot by: Robbie Ryan (man)
Edited by: Jennifer Vecchiarello (woman)
Music by: Bryce Dessner (man), Aaron Dessner (man)
Production design by: Katie Byron (woman)
Cast by: Jennifer Venditti (woman), Mark Bennett (man)