Passes the Bechdel test

Cinderella Man

Name: Cinderella Man
Released: 2005

2005. Directed by Ron Howard, written by Cliff Hollingsworth and Akiva Goldsman.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
9 women characters. 6 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 217.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.

The film

It is a movie about James J. Braddock. He was a boxer who became very poor during the Great Depression. But he didn't give up. He fought hard and won the Heavyweight boxing championship, making people feel hopeful. His story shows that you can overcome tough times with courage and hard work.

Released: 03 Jun 2005
Genres: Biography, Drama, Romance
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 8 / 10
Metascore: 69 / 100
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 45 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Braddock 293 lines, man
Joe 189 lines, man
Mae 120 lines, woman
Kevin 55 lines, man
Rosemarie 31 lines, woman
Dunphy 27 lines
Johnston 26 lines, man
Sara 14 lines, woman
Jake 11 lines, man
Sporty 11 lines, man

Full cast, 109 people

Russell Crowe as Jim Braddock
Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock
Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould
Craig Bierko as Max Baer
Paddy Considine as Mike Wilson
Bruce McGill as Jimmy Johnston
David Huband as Ford Bond
Connor Price as Jay Braddock
Ariel Waller as Rosemarie Braddock
Patrick Louis as Howard Braddock
Rosemarie DeWitt as Sara
Linda Kash as Lucille Gould
Nicholas Campbell as Sporty Lewis
Gene Pyrz as Jake
Chuck Shamata as Father Rorick
Ron Canada as Joe Jeanette
Alicia Johnston as Alice
Troy Amos-Ross as John Henry Lewis
Mark Simmons as Art Lasky
Art Binkowski as Corn Griffin
David Litzinger as Abe Feldman
Matthew G. Taylor as Primo Carnera
Rance Howard as Announcer Al Fazin
James Ritz as Official (Griffin / Baer Fight)
Fulvio Cecere as Referee McAvoy
Clint Howard as Referee
Gerry Ellison as Referee
Bill Mackie as Referee
Ray Marsh as Referee
Fernand Chretien as Referee
Dave Dunbar as Referee
Ken James as Ancil Hoffman
Rufus Crawford as Lewis Coach
Angelo Dundee as Angelo the Cornerman
Lou Eisen as Braddock Cornerman
Wayne Gordon as Braddock Cornerman
Wayne Flemming as Baer Cornerman
Nick Alachiotis as Baer Cornerman / Undercard Boxer (Feldman)
Christopher D. Amos as Lewis Cornerman
Nick Carusi as Lewis Cornerman
Keith Murphy as Lasky Cornerman
Everton McEwan as Lasky Cornerman
John Kalbhenn as Lasky Cornerman
David Georgieff as Griffin Cornerman
Wayne Bourque as Griffin Cornerman
Paul Ryan as Griffin Cornerman
Sean Gilroy as Feldman Cornerman
Michael McNamara as Feldman Cornerman
Billy Wine as Carnera Cornerman
Richard Bachynsky Hoover as Carnera Cornerman
Michael Chin as Carnera Cornerman
Stewart Lunn as Campbell Cornerman
Richard Lewis as Campbell Cornerman
Peter Wylie as Campbell Cornerman
Thomasz Kurzydlowski as Tuffy Griffith
Stuart Clark as Frankie Campbell
Julian Lewis as Undercard Boxer (Feldman)
Eric Fink as Announcer (Lasky)
Sergio Di Zio as Young Reporter
Gavin Grazer as Reporter
Boyd Banks as Reporter
Daniel Kash as Reporter
Judah Katz as Reporter
Angelo Tsarouchas as Reporter
Rob Smith as Reporter
Craig Warnock as 1928 Fan
Aaron Abrams as 1928 Fan
Duff MacDonald as 1935 Fan
Andrew Stelmack as 1935 Fan
Christopher Crumb as 1935 Fan
Gerry Quigley as Quincy
Peter MacNeill as Electric Man
Darrin Brown as Promoter
John Healy as Dock Worker
Piero Didiano as Dock Worker
James Kirchner as Dock Worker
Michael Langlois as Dock Worker
Magdalena Alexander as Angry Woman
Nola Augustson as Relief Office Woman
Gino Marrocco as Waiter
Mark Taylor as George
Sharron Matthews as Lady
Alec Stockwell as Church Man
Chick Roberts as Church Old Man
Isabella Fink as Church Girl
Beau Starr as Sam
Philip Craig as Radio Commentator
Roman Podhora as Hooverville Cop
R.D. Reid as Hooverville Cop
Michael Dyson as Hooverville Man
Sam Malkin as Gibson
Tony Munch as Sam Penny
Conrad Bergschneider as Limo Driver
Richard Binsley as Announcer (Griffith)
Ramona Pringle as Flapper Girl
Katrina Matthews Swain as Flapper Girl
Cooper Bracken as Jay Braddock (4 yrs.)
Jacob Bracken as Jay Braddock (4 yrs.)
Alon Nashman as Deserting Father
Dominic Cuzzocrea as Junket
Neil Foster as Security Guard
Brian Jagersky as Cop
Ray Kerr as Fight Promoter
Tim Eddis as Fight Promoter
Dave Arkell as Mr. Mills
Debra Sherman as Mother
Joanne Ritcey as Baer Hotel Hottie
Alex Cairns as Baer Hotel Hottie
George Duff as Man on Street

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 217

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 5	0	20
6 to 10	15	28
11 to 15	18	17
16 to 20	10	39
21 to 25	0	3
26 to 30	0	18
31 to 35	8	29
36 to 40	6	48
41 to 45	8	5
46 to 50	6	13
51 to 55	0	15
56 to 60	0	5
61 to 65	0	5
66 to 70	22	83
71 to 75	0	23
76 to 80	0	7
81 to 85	0	12
86 to 90	0	4
91 to 95	12	32
96 to 100	5	20
101 to 105	5	8
106 to 110	12	32
111 to 115	2	24
116 to 120	0	4
121 to 125	13	24
126 to 130	4	61
131 to 135	7	51
136 to 140	12	17
141 to 145	1	1
146 to 150	2	6
151 to 155	8	20
156 to 160	0	0
161 to 165	0	0
166 to 170	0	2
171 to 175	0	4
176 to 180	2	7
181 to 185	0	5
186 to 190	0	4
191 to 195	0	1
196 to 200	0	0
201 to 205	0	7
206 to 210	0	1
211 to 215	0	1
216 to 217	3	5

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

ROSEMARIE: ... Mama. MAE: Great.

ROSEMARIE: Mama, I want to eat too. MAE: We got the third notice on the electric yesterday.

MAE: You need to stand for a little while, honey. Mommy's tired. ROSEMARIE: I don't want to. It's wet. MAE: Are you a big girl or a little girl? ROSEMARIE: Little.

ROSEMARIE: What's a turmone? MAE: What are you doing here?

LUCILLE: You should always listen to me. MAE': I didn't know. I thought ....

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 20 are women's.

181 lines from women, 711 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

9 women and 68 men in the cast. 6 women and 29 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 38 of 959. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 78 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 22% of the words (1,712), men 78% (6,191). Women have 20% 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 18 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Ron Howard (man)
Written by: Akiva Goldsman (man), Cliff Hollingsworth (man)
Story by: Cliff Hollingsworth (man)
Produced by: Penny Marshall (woman), Brian Grazer (man), Ron Howard (man)
Shot by: Salvatore Totino (man)
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley (man), Mike Hill (man)
Music by: Thomas Newman (man)
Production design by: Wynn Thomas (man)
Costumes by: Daniel Orlandi (man)
Cast by: Jane Jenkins (woman), Janet Hirshenson (woman), Diane Kerbel (woman), Paul Shikata (gender not listed), Crystal Kramer (gender not listed)