Passes the Bechdel test
Clash of the Titans
2010. Directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Travis Beacham and Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
17 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 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, though someone marked that rating as dubious.
The film
Born of god but raised by humans, Perseus, the demigod son of mighty Zeus, the king of the gods, vows to take his revenge on Hades, the terrifying ruler of the Underworld, when he sees his mortal family perish. As the race of men summons up the courage to rebel against the gods of Olympus, the doomed city of Argos becomes a battlefield, as Hades threatens to unleash the legendary sea-monster, Kraken, unless the fair Princess Andromeda willingly offers herself as a sacrifice. Now, having nothing more to lose, Perseus embarks on a daring, peril-laden quest to stop the forces of evil before Hades plunges the world into chaos and darkness. But, to survive the relentless onslaught of demons and terrible adversaries, Perseus must first embrace his destiny. Will Perseus defy the gods, and save humankind in the clash of the Titans?
- Released
- 02 Apr 2010
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 5.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 39 / 100
- Awards
- 4 wins & 14 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Perseus 173 lines, man
- Amoun 61 lines, man
- Andromeda 48 lines, woman
- Vidalia 41 lines
- Kepheus 38 lines, man
- Spyros 34 lines, man
- Wilting Girl 29 lines, woman
- Tiamat 22 lines, woman
- Peshet 19 lines, woman
- Draco 18 lines, man
Full cast, 49 people
- Sam Worthington as Perseus
- Gemma Arterton as Io
- Mads Mikkelsen as Draco
- Alexa Davalos as Andromeda
- Jason Flemyng as Calibos / Acrisius
- Ralph Fiennes as Hades
- Liam Neeson as Zeus
- Pete Postlethwaite as Spyros
- Polly Walker as Cassiopeia
- Ashraf Barhom as Ozal
- Elizabeth McGovern as Marmara
- Nicholas Hoult as Eusebios
- Liam Cunningham as Solon
- Hans Matheson as Ixas
- Vincent Regan as Kepheus
- Alexander Siddig as Hermes
- Luke Treadaway as Prokopion
- Mouloud Achour as Kucuk
- Tine Stapelfeldt as Danae
- Luke Evans as Apollo
- Izabella Miko as Athena
- Ian Whyte as Sheikh Sulieman
- Katherine Loeppky as Aged Cassiopeia
- Sinead Michael as Tekla
- Ross Mullan as Pemphredo
- Robin Berry as Enyo
- Graham Hughes as Deino
- Martin McCann as Phaedrus
- Rory McCann as Bello
- Kaya Scodelario as Peshet
- Tamer Hassan as Ares
- Danny Huston as Poseidon
- William Houston as Ammon
- Jamie Sives as Captain
- Phil McKee as Harbourmaster
- Geoffrey Beevers as Noble (Basilica)
- Michael Grady-Hall as Citizen (Argos)
- Laura Kachergus as Citizen (Argos)
- Adrian Bouchet as Soldier (Zeus Statue)
- David Kennedy as Kepheus' General
- Nina Young as Hera
- Jane March as Hestia
- Nathalie Cox as Artemis
- Agyness Deyn as Aphrodite
- Natalia Vodianova as Medusa
- Charlotte Comer as Demeter
- Louis Leterrier as Kraken (uncredited)
- Katrina Vasilieva as Exotic Dancer (uncredited)
- Otto Farrant as Young Perseus
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 20% 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 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 to 16 | 8 | 6 |
| 17 to 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 to 28 | 13 | 11 |
| 29 to 32 | 17 | 16 |
| 33 to 36 | 12 | 6 |
| 37 to 40 | 6 | 29 |
| 41 to 44 | 19 | 14 |
| 45 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 52 | 16 | 3 |
| 53 to 56 | 0 | 1 |
| 57 to 60 | 14 | 32 |
| 61 to 64 | 3 | 13 |
| 65 to 68 | 2 | 6 |
| 69 to 72 | 4 | 4 |
| 73 to 76 | 3 | 13 |
| 77 to 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 21 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 9 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 29 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 5 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 3 |
| 105 to 108 | 0 | 14 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 10 |
| 113 to 116 | 10 | 15 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 22 |
| 121 to 124 | 7 | 10 |
| 125 to 128 | 11 | 0 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 4 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 3 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 2 |
| 141 to 144 | 1 | 0 |
| 145 to 147 | 3 | 19 |
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.
PESHET: Princess... Princess! PESHET: The Queen approaches! PESHET: Andromeda! You'll care enough if you're caught! Remember last time... From inside we HEAR complaining, more kissing and moaning. CASSIOPEIA: Where is the Princess?
ANDROMEDA: Peshet, stop! I know what I am meant to do. PESHET: My lady, please -- ANDROMEDA: I was afraid, Peshet. Afraid to understand that the fate of so many could rest with me. PESHET: Princessa, give me your hand. Andromeda, please. Please.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 30 are women's.
154 lines from women, 366 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
17 women and 31 men in the cast. 7 women and 9 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 648.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 153 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 30% of the words (2,481), men 70% (5,821).
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
10
Two men
40
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Louis Leterrier (man)
- Written by
- Travis Beacham (man), Phil Hay (man), Matt Manfredi (man)
- Produced by
- Basil Iwanyk (man), Karl McMillan (man), Kevin De La Noy (man)
- Shot by
- Peter Menzies Jr. (man)
- Edited by
- David Freeman (man), Vincent Tabaillon (man), Martin Walsh (man)
- Music by
- Ramin Djawadi (man)
- Production design by
- Martin Laing (man)
- Costumes by
- Lindy Hemming (woman)
- Cast by
- Elaine Grainger (woman), Lucinda Syson (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Visual Effects
4 women, 20 men, 96 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
29 women, 9 men, 41 not listed
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Art
4 women, 17 men, 48 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 16 men, 20 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 11 men, 10 not listed
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Production
3 women, 11 men, 8 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 13 men, 3 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 6 men, 6 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 31 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Gemma Arterton 24, Alexa Davalos 27, Polly Walker 43
Men
Ashraf Barhom 31, Sam Worthington 33, Jason Flemyng 43, Mads Mikkelsen 44, Ralph Fiennes 47, Liam Neeson 57, Pete Postlethwaite 64
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $125 million
- Box office
- $493 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 147 scenes and 648 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
