Passes the Bechdel test
Charlie's Angels
2000. Directed by McG, written by Ryan Rowe and Ed Solomon and John August.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 5 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 13 scenes out of 147. -
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
The captivating crime-fighting trio who are the masters of disguise, espionage, and martial arts. When a devious mastermind embroils them in a plot to destroy individual privacy, the Angels, aided by their loyal sidekick Bosley (Bill Murray), set out to bring down the bad guys. But when a terrible secret is revealed, it makes the Angels targets for assassination.
- Released
- 03 Nov 2000
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 5.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 52 / 100
- Awards
- 15 wins & 33 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Dylan 152 lines, woman
- Natalie 116 lines, woman
- Alex 93 lines, woman
- Knox 65 lines, man
- Bosley 42 lines, man
- Jason 35 lines, man
- Charlie 34 lines, man
- Vivian Wu 24 lines, woman
- Thin Man 22 lines, man
- Pete 17 lines, man
Full cast, 56 people
- Cameron Diaz as Natalie Cook
- Drew Barrymore as Dylan Sanders
- Lucy Liu as Alex Munday
- Bill Murray as John Bosley
- Sam Rockwell as Eric Knox
- Tim Curry as Roger Corwin
- Kelly Lynch as Vivian Wood
- Crispin Glover as Thin Man
- John Forsythe as Charlie (voice)
- Matt LeBlanc as Jason Gibbons
- LL Cool J as Mr. Jones
- Tom Green as Chad
- Luke Wilson as Pete Komisky
- Sean Whalen as Pasqual
- Alex Trebek as Alex Trebek
- Raliegh Wilson as Reform Officer
- Mark Ryan as Fencing Opponent
- Bobby Ore as Driving Instructor
- Guy Oseary as DJ
- Joe Duer as UPS Delivery Guy
- Matthew Frauman as Red Star Systems Techie
- Reggie Hayes as Red Star Systems Techie
- Melissa McCarthy as Doris
- Bob Stephenson as Red Star Systems Director
- Ned Bellamy as Red Star Systems Director
- Raymond Patterson as Director's Buddy
- Björn Flor as Red Star Systems Security Guard
- Gaven E. Lucas as Boy
- Michael Barryte as Boy
- Andrew Wilson as Corwin's Driver
- Branden Williams as Assistant Director
- Michiko Nishiwaki as Stuntwoman
- Frank Marocco as Accordionist
- Diesel Pfingsten as Partygoer
- Jim Calloway as Bouncer
- Kevin Grevioux as Bouncer
- Michael Papajohn as Bathroom Thug
- Jim Palmer as Shooter
- Shawn Woods as Shooter
- Kenny Endoso as Getaway Driver
- Tom Garner as Getaway Driver
- Isaac C. Singleton, Jr. as Kidnapper
- Paul Eliopoulos as Knox Thug
- Tim Gilbert as Knox Thug
- Al Goto as Knox Thug
- Steven Ito as Knox Thug
- Felipe Savahge as Knox Thug
- Mike Smith as Knox Thug
- Jerry Trimble as Knox Thug
- Kevin Alexander Stea as Dancer (uncredited)
- Ivana Bozilovic as Female Rock Climber (uncredited)
- Ariane Von Kamp as Girl at Party (uncredited)
- Karen McDougal as Roger Corwin's Girl at Party (uncredited)
- Heather Elizabeth Parkhurst as Model (uncredited)
- Yuen Cheung-yan as Chinese Man on Plane (uncredited)
- Nanci Anderson as Dancer (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 147
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 to 8 | 18 | 20 |
| 9 to 12 | 11 | 6 |
| 13 to 16 | 20 | 27 |
| 17 to 20 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 to 24 | 33 | 8 |
| 25 to 28 | 11 | 2 |
| 29 to 32 | 11 | 1 |
| 33 to 36 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 to 40 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 to 44 | 4 | 1 |
| 45 to 48 | 8 | 1 |
| 49 to 52 | 4 | 1 |
| 53 to 56 | 4 | 0 |
| 57 to 60 | 14 | 2 |
| 61 to 64 | 6 | 11 |
| 65 to 68 | 20 | 15 |
| 69 to 72 | 4 | 8 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 to 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 to 84 | 10 | 5 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 to 92 | 22 | 9 |
| 93 to 96 | 15 | 15 |
| 97 to 100 | 7 | 7 |
| 101 to 104 | 19 | 8 |
| 105 to 108 | 22 | 7 |
| 109 to 112 | 3 | 2 |
| 113 to 116 | 8 | 5 |
| 117 to 120 | 2 | 21 |
| 121 to 124 | 12 | 10 |
| 125 to 128 | 3 | 3 |
| 129 to 132 | 27 | 11 |
| 133 to 136 | 17 | 3 |
| 137 to 140 | 10 | 10 |
| 141 to 144 | 10 | 3 |
| 145 to 147 | 11 | 21 |
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.
NATALIE: And thanks to you, too, Bos. ALEX: We couldn't have redirected the flight path without your help.
DYLAN: Well, there are so many options. I mean, who can say what the one best choice is? NATALIE: Keppler-Wilson. DYLAN: For my money, Keppler-Wilson is a strong choice. DYLAN: Thanks.
NATALIE: There are times I wish we carried guns. DYLAN: Where's the challenge in that? NATALIE: Hey! Hands off, assh.... NATALIE: Okay, to summarize? Damn.
NATALIE: Hey look! Mechanical bull. DYLAN: Eyes on the prize, Nat. We gotta tap the phones. ALEX: That looks like our target. ALEX: I'm gonna need a distraction.
DYLAN: Ooh, that is an enticing offer. But I got a better idea. How about a shot contest? My treat? DYLAN: Okay, I'll take that as a yes. Bartender? Bring ten shots of tequila over to my table. And keep em coming. NATALIE: Mind if I try? DYLAN: Hey, I've got an idea. Now let's have a chair throwing contest.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 60 are women's.
389 lines from women, 261 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 43 men in the cast. 5 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 22 of 682.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 21 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 54% of the words (3,168), men 46% (2,717). Women have 60% 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
48
Two men
19
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 15 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 39% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- McG (man)
- Written by
- Ryan Rowe (man), John August (man), Ed Solomon (man)
- Produced by
- Drew Barrymore (woman), Nancy Juvonen (woman), Leonard Goldberg (man)
- Shot by
- Russell Carpenter (man)
- Edited by
- Peter Teschner (man), Wayne Wahrman (man)
- Music by
- Edward Shearmur (man)
- Production design by
- J. Michael Riva (man)
- Costumes by
- Joseph G. Aulisi (man)
- Cast by
- Justine Arteta (woman), Kim Davis-Wagner (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
24 women, 29 men, 4 not listed
-
Sound
3 women, 10 men, 1 not listed
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Production
6 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
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Art
2 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men
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Directing
2 women, 3 men
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Writing
0 women, 5 men
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 2 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 31 on average. Men: 48 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Drew Barrymore 25, Cameron Diaz 28, Lucy Liu 31, Kelly Lynch 41
Men
Sam Rockwell 31, Matt LeBlanc 33, Crispin Glover 36, Bill Murray 50, Tim Curry 54, John Forsythe 82
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $92 million
- Box office
- $264 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 147 scenes and 682 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
