Passes the Bechdel test
Christy
2025. Directed by David Michôd, written by Mirrah Foulkes and David Michôd and Katherine Fugate.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 13 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 10 scenes out of 161. -
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 life and the incredible career of Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the 1990s.
- Released
- 07 Nov 2025
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, History
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 58 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Christy 305 lines, woman
- Jim 207 lines, man
- Joyce 47 lines, woman
- Rosie 47 lines, woman
- Don 37 lines, man
- Big Jeff 27 lines, man
- Lisa 25 lines, woman
- Johnny 12 lines
- Larry 12 lines, man
- Randy 11 lines
Full cast, 47 people
- Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin
- Ben Foster as Jim V. Martin
- Merritt Wever as Joyce Salters
- Katy O'Brian as Lisa Holewyne
- Ethan Embry as John Salters
- Jess Gabor as Rosie
- Chad L. Coleman as Don King
- Tony Cavalero as James “Shortdog” Maloney
- Miles Mussenden as Richard Christmas
- Gilbert Cruz as Miguel Diaz
- James Self as Coach
- Bill Kelly as Larry Carrier
- Walter 'Buddy' Carter as Walt
- Coleman Pedigo as Randy Salters
- Tamara Hopkins as Waitress
- Bryan Hibbard as Big Jeff
- Jay Croft as Douglas
- Marvin Laviolette as Jessie Robinson
- Emma Jackson as Bonnie
- Valyn Hall as Dana Jamison
- Adrian Lockett as Mike Tyson
- Stephanie Baur as Deirdre Gogarty
- Braden Bunch as MGM Ring Announcer
- Courtney Grace as Journalist
- Mamie Garard as B-Ball Teammate (as Mamie Keith Garard)
- John R. Watson as Mandalay Bay Announcer (as John Watson)
- Carter Shaw as Sports Journalist
- Naomi Graham as Laila Ali
- Evit Emerson as Weigh In Official
- Brandy Renee Brown as Hotel Housekeeper
- Madison Hobbs as Mississippi Ring Commissioner
- Ben Aycrigg as Rick Cole
- Jordan Nelson as ER Doctor
- Kelly Ann Hoyle as ER Nurse
- Stephanie Benkovich as Nancy
- Arischa Conner as Orlando Nurse
- Myke Holmes as Lawyer
- Carrie Stauber as Judge
- Ryan Robertson as Bristol Referee
- DeeJay Sturdivant as Bristol Referee
- Anthony Bui as Punta Gorda Referee
- Joshua Lamboy as Daytona Referee
- Hank Quillen as Referee Fred Steinweinder III
- Brian Ashton Smith as Mandalay Bay Referee
- Matt Baiamonte as MGM Referee
- Kevin J. O'Connor as Ring Announcer
- Steve D'Avria as Casino Rep (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 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 161
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 28 | 0 |
| 9 to 12 | 15 | 11 |
| 13 to 16 | 19 | 13 |
| 17 to 20 | 4 | 16 |
| 21 to 24 | 9 | 13 |
| 25 to 28 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 to 32 | 12 | 1 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 to 40 | 6 | 13 |
| 41 to 44 | 5 | 5 |
| 45 to 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 49 to 52 | 9 | 15 |
| 53 to 56 | 26 | 14 |
| 57 to 60 | 7 | 14 |
| 61 to 64 | 20 | 36 |
| 65 to 68 | 17 | 16 |
| 69 to 72 | 10 | 2 |
| 73 to 76 | 3 | 3 |
| 77 to 80 | 10 | 0 |
| 81 to 84 | 9 | 11 |
| 85 to 88 | 19 | 21 |
| 89 to 92 | 10 | 11 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 100 | 22 | 6 |
| 101 to 104 | 6 | 17 |
| 105 to 108 | 7 | 11 |
| 109 to 112 | 17 | 14 |
| 113 to 116 | 6 | 3 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 1 |
| 121 to 124 | 14 | 14 |
| 125 to 128 | 25 | 7 |
| 129 to 132 | 3 | 0 |
| 133 to 136 | 18 | 5 |
| 137 to 140 | 13 | 7 |
| 141 to 144 | 15 | 1 |
| 145 to 148 | 18 | 0 |
| 149 to 152 | 18 | 1 |
| 153 to 156 | 7 | 3 |
| 157 to 160 | 9 | 2 |
| 161 to 161 | 1 | 2 |
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.
CHRISTY: That fucking asshole doesn’t want to train me. JOYCE: Christy!
CHRISTY: Hello? ROSIE: Hey, stranger. CHRISTY: Hey. How are you? ROSIE: Hey guess what. I’m going to be in Florida next week. Thought I’d drop you a line, see if you wanna say hi.
CHRISTY: I’m trying. JOYCE: It’s freezing. I thought the desert’s s’posed to be hot. I didn’t bring a coat with me. Let’s go shopping tomorrow. CHRISTY: I can’t talk about this now, Momma. JOYCE: You can’t talk about what now? A coat?
JOYCE: What am I doing? Talking to my daughter? About a coat. I never see her anymore. It’s cold. What am I s’posed - CHRISTY: Goddammit.
LISA: Good luck. CHRISTY: Good luck gettin knocked the fuck out.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 59 are women's.
451 lines from women, 314 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
15 women and 16 men in the cast. 13 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 14 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 (4,995), men 46% (4,191). Women have 59% 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
31
Two men
19
Exhibit F: behind the camera
6 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 52% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- David Michôd (man)
- Written by
- David Michôd (man), Mirrah Foulkes (woman)
- Story by
- Katherine Fugate (woman)
- Produced by
- David Michôd (man), Kerry Kohansky-Roberts (woman), Sydney Sweeney (woman), Brent Stiefel (man), Teddy Schwarzman (man), Justin Lothrop (man)
- Shot by
- Germain McMicking (man)
- Edited by
- Matt Villa (man)
- Music by
- Antony Partos (man)
- Production design by
- Chad Keith (gender not listed)
- Cast by
- Ellen Lewis (woman), Kate Sprance (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
9 women, 1 men, 10 not listed
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Production
6 women, 12 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 2 men, 8 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 1 men, 6 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men
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Directing
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
-
Writing
2 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 48 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Sydney Sweeney 28, Jess Gabor 29, Katy O'Brian 36, Merritt Wever 45
Men
Tony Cavalero 42, Ben Foster 44, Ethan Embry 47, Chad L. Coleman 51, Miles Mussenden 56
Exhibit H: the money
It made 16% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $2.3 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 161 scenes and 841 lines of dialogue. How the test works
