Passes the Bechdel test
CODA
2021. Directed by Sian Heder, written by Sian Heder and Victoria Bedos and Stanislas Carré de Malberg.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 18 scenes out of 110. -
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
Gloucester, Massachusetts. As a Child of Deaf Adults and the only hearing person in her family, high school senior Ruby Rossi always has a lot on her plate. Indeed, trying to juggle back-breaking work on her father's fishing boat, schoolwork, social life, and the family's expectations can be too much for a teenager. But do her parents know Ruby loves to sing? When Ruby signs up for the school choir, singing becomes a passion, and suddenly, the talented young girl finds herself at a crossroads: should Ruby spread her wings and follow her dreams, or should she keep fighting everyday battles as a member of the proud Rossi clan?
- Released
- 13 Aug 2021
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 8 / 10
- Metascore
- 72 / 100
- Awards
- Won 3 Oscars. 71 wins & 150 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ruby 215 lines, woman
- Bernardo 109 lines, man
- Frank 69 lines, man
- Miles 68 lines, man
- Jackie 63 lines, woman
- Leo 41 lines, man
- Gertie 22 lines, woman
- Brady 10 lines, man
- Joanne 8 lines, woman
- Gio 7 lines, man
Full cast, 51 people
- Emilia Jones as Ruby Rossi
- Marlee Matlin as Jackie Rossi
- Troy Kotsur as Frank Rossi
- Eugenio Derbez as Bernardo Villalobos
- Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as Miles
- Daniel Durant as Leo Rossi
- Amy Forsyth as Gertie
- Kevin Chapman as Brady
- John Fiore as Tony Salgado
- Lonnie Farmer as Arthur
- Courtland Jones as Ms. Simon
- Molly B. Thomas as Audra
- Ayana Brown as Guidance Counselor
- Jason Pugatch as Doctor
- Kyana Fanene as Riff Girl
- Anilee List as Adele Girl
- Stone Martin as Harry Potter Boy
- Maeve Chapman as Shaker Girl
- Stephen Caliskan as Tall Boy
- Amanda Bradshaw as Shy Girl
- Bryan Sabbag as Broadway Boy
- Kayla Caulfield as Off Key Girl
- Samidio DePina as Suave Boy
- Dominic Andersen as Bass Boy
- Jose Guns Alves as Mondo
- Owen Burke as Jimmy
- Lance Norris as Chubs
- Mark Pettograsso as Bar Bully
- Tony Viveiros as Bartender
- Armen Garo as Gio Salgado
- Jared Voss as John Kaufman
- Emilia Faucher as Misha
- Marilyn Busch as Nina
- Melissa McMeekin as Barb
- Erica McDermott as Angela
- Garrett McKechnie as Chet Turner
- Rebecca Gibel as Joanne Biles
- TJ Ciarametaro as Coast Guard Boarding Officer
- Gary Galone as Coast Guard Officer
- Nikki Kim as Monitor #1
- Mary Ann Schaub as Monitor #2
- Cassandra Berta as Vocalist
- Sarah Clarke as Tanya
- Rena Maliszewski as Female Jury Member
- David Newsom as Male Jury Member
- Kiara Pichardo as Cashier (uncredited)
- Pamela Jayne Morgan as Shopper Woman (uncredited)
- Elbert Kim as Jackie Rossi's Attorney (uncredited)
- Dominic Cannarella-Andersen as Bass Boy
- Charles Coan as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
- Susan Halsey Singer as Parent (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 110
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 7 to 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 18 | 2 |
| 13 to 15 | 23 | 25 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 4 |
| 19 to 21 | 18 | 23 |
| 22 to 24 | 22 | 19 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 6 |
| 28 to 30 | 9 | 10 |
| 31 to 33 | 15 | 28 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 to 39 | 12 | 15 |
| 40 to 42 | 11 | 10 |
| 43 to 45 | 16 | 24 |
| 46 to 48 | 14 | 30 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 3 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 5 |
| 64 to 66 | 22 | 13 |
| 67 to 69 | 6 | 11 |
| 70 to 72 | 15 | 9 |
| 73 to 75 | 8 | 14 |
| 76 to 78 | 11 | 11 |
| 79 to 81 | 10 | 11 |
| 82 to 84 | 21 | 10 |
| 85 to 87 | 8 | 9 |
| 88 to 90 | 13 | 15 |
| 91 to 93 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 11 | 5 |
| 97 to 99 | 17 | 5 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 3 | 2 |
| 109 to 110 | 4 | 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.
GERTIE: Guess what! RUBY: What? GERTIE: I did it. I hooked up with Tiny Fingers. RUBY: Why?!
RUBY: Choir. RUBY: I sing all the time! GERTIE: You’re already socially challenged enough around here, but sure... If you start, you know, beat- boxing, or doing that cup/clapping thing, w…
RUBY: Turn that down! It’s loud. JACKIE: You didn’t change after fishing? You stink.
RUBY: Never again. Done for life. RUBY: Two weeks. JACKIE: Can’t do it.
JACKIE: When I was modeling... RUBY: Here we go. JACKIE: What about her? RUBY: I thought we said no Tinder at the table!? How is music rude but Tinder’s okay?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 49 are women's.
328 lines from women, 339 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 22 men in the cast. 12 women and 17 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 682.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 13 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 42% of the words (2,420), men 58% (3,323). Women have 49% 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
29
Two men
22
Exhibit F: behind the camera
8 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 39% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Sian Heder (woman)
- Written by
- Sian Heder (woman)
- Produced by
- Jérôme Seydoux (man), Philippe Rousselet (man), Patrick Wachsberger (man), Fabrice Gianfermi (man)
- Shot by
- Paula Huidobro (woman)
- Edited by
- Geraud Brisson (man)
- Music by
- Marius de Vries (man)
- Production design by
- Diane Lederman (woman)
- Costumes by
- Brenda Abbandandolo (woman)
- Cast by
- Tricia Wood (woman), Lisa Zagoria (woman), Deborah Aquila (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
3 women, 15 men, 71 not listed
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Sound
10 women, 18 men, 26 not listed
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Production
15 women, 10 men, 19 not listed
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Art
5 women, 6 men, 28 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 10 men, 10 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 9 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 0 men, 11 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 33 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Emilia Jones 19, Amy Forsyth 26, Marlee Matlin 55
Men
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo 21, Daniel Durant 31, Troy Kotsur 53, Eugenio Derbez 59, Kevin Chapman 59
Exhibit H: the money
It made 19% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $1.9 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 110 scenes and 682 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
