Passes the Bechdel test
Crazy Rich Asians
2018. Directed by Jon M. Chu, written by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim and Kevin Kwan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
25 women characters. 22 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 25 scenes out of 109. -
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
Rachel Chu, an American-born Chinese NYU professor, travels with her boyfriend, Nick, to his hometown in Singapore for his best friend's wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick's family is wealthy, and he's considered the most eligible bachelor in Asia. Every single woman is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down.
- Released
- 15 Aug 2018
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 74 / 100
- Awards
- 14 wins & 70 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Rachel 260 lines, woman
- Nick 208 lines, man
- Peik Lin 86 lines, woman
- Eleanor 70 lines, woman
- Astrid 59 lines, woman
- Colin 59 lines, man
- Oliver 47 lines, man
- Araminta 37 lines, woman
- Text 35 lines
- Michael 28 lines, man
Full cast, 61 people
- Constance Wu as Rachel Chu
- Henry Golding as Nick Young
- Michelle Yeoh as Eleanor Young
- Gemma Chan as Astrid Young Teo
- Lisa Lu as Ah Ma
- Awkwafina as Peik Lin Goh
- Harry Shum Jr. as Charlie Wu
- Ken Jeong as Wye Mun Goh
- Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta Lee
- Chris Pang as Colin Khoo
- Jimmy O. Yang as Bernard Tai
- Ronny Chieng as Eddie Cheng
- Remy Hii as Alistair Cheng
- Nico Santos as Oliver T'sien
- Jing Lusi as Amanda Ling
- Carmen Soo as Francesca
- Pierre Png as Michael Teo
- Fiona Xie as Kitty Pong
- Victoria Loke as Fiona Cheng
- Janice Koh Yu-Mei as Felicity Young
- Amy Cheng as Jacqueline Ling
- Chieng Mun Koh as Neenah Goh
- Calvin Wong as P.T. Goh
- Tan Kheng Hua as Kerry Chu
- Constance Lau as Celine
- Selena Tan as Alix Young
- Nevan Koit as Young Nick
- Amanda Evans as Young Astrid
- Peter Hodgson as Clerk #1
- Anders Thage as Clerk #2
- Daniel Jenkins as Reginald Ormsby
- Peter Carroll as Lord Calthorpe
- Deborah Yeo as First Class Airport Greeter
- Charles Grounds as Curtis
- Jessica Galetti as Salesgirl
- Teo Swee Huat as Director
- Ronnie Kee as Villain
- Isaac Boon Chuon Lee as Hero
- Roger Shak as Eddie's Child 1
- Lee Zhi Jian as Eddie's Child 2
- Lee Jun Wen as Eddie's Child 3
- Russel Wong as Russel Wong
- Marcus Mok as Jeweler
- Jerrica Xufei Lai as First Class Flight Attendant
- Joe Ong as Cassian
- Jasmine Chen as Jasmine Chen
- Junji Delfino as Astrid's Maid
- Beatrice Chien as Ling Cheh
- Tan En Yu as Goh Twin Girl #1
- Tan En Dong as Goh Twin Girl #2
- Kris Aquino as Princess Intan
- Lucinda Lew as Little Girl in Jewelry Store
- Susan Wong as Woman in Coach
- Tumurbaatar Enkhtungalag as Nadine
- Shuhei Kinoshita as Groomsman
- Kina Grannis as Kina Grannis
- Kevin Kwan as Texting Author
- Stephanie Auyeung as Texting Gossip Girl
- Leong Chun Chong as Noodle Man
- Ho Yan Xi as 7 Year Old Ice Kachang Seller
- Jasmine Kaar as Coffee Shop Girl (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 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 109
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 to 9 | 25 | 8 |
| 10 to 12 | 26 | 10 |
| 13 to 15 | 16 | 15 |
| 16 to 18 | 7 | 6 |
| 19 to 21 | 13 | 6 |
| 22 to 24 | 15 | 12 |
| 25 to 27 | 3 | 6 |
| 28 to 30 | 24 | 32 |
| 31 to 33 | 14 | 12 |
| 34 to 36 | 42 | 18 |
| 37 to 39 | 20 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 52 | 26 |
| 43 to 45 | 57 | 50 |
| 46 to 48 | 39 | 21 |
| 49 to 51 | 2 | 17 |
| 52 to 54 | 15 | 16 |
| 55 to 57 | 8 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 4 |
| 61 to 63 | 4 | 2 |
| 64 to 66 | 20 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 50 | 29 |
| 70 to 72 | 47 | 4 |
| 73 to 75 | 9 | 7 |
| 76 to 78 | 4 | 5 |
| 79 to 81 | 2 | 5 |
| 82 to 84 | 45 | 32 |
| 85 to 87 | 34 | 38 |
| 88 to 90 | 3 | 3 |
| 91 to 93 | 20 | 3 |
| 94 to 96 | 25 | 4 |
| 97 to 99 | 2 | 0 |
| 100 to 102 | 4 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 8 | 12 |
| 109 to 109 | 0 | 0 |
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.
ELEANOR: Nick dates many girls. It’s hard to keep track. JACQUELINE: Amanda knows everyone and she has never heard of her.
ELEANOR: Move on to Corinthians, I’ll catch up. ALIX: Ah, yes. ELEANOR: We’re looking forward to having you home. And your room is all ready... for you.
RACHEL: Oh. No, there's a mistake. We're not first class. We’re economy people. FLIGHT ATTENDANT: This way, please.
RACHEL: Oh! Thank you. ARAMINTA: I know they’re a bit over the top.
ARAMINTA: Are you hungry? RACHEL: I’m always hungry. So let’s eat everything we can. ARAMINTA: Okay.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 61 are women's.
667 lines from women, 423 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
25 women and 17 men in the cast. 22 women and 13 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 1,171.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 34 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 62% of the words (7,088), men 38% (4,404). Women have 61% 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
76
Two men
33
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 35% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jon M. Chu (man)
- Written by
- Peter Chiarelli (man), Adele Lim (woman)
- From the novel by
- Kevin Kwan (man)
- Produced by
- Nina Jacobson (woman), John Penotti (man), Brad Simpson (man)
- Shot by
- Vanja Černjul (man)
- Edited by
- Myron Kerstein (man)
- Music by
- Brian Tyler (man)
- Production design by
- Nelson Coates (man)
- Costumes by
- Mary E. Vogt (woman)
- Cast by
- Terri Taylor (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
5 women, 14 men, 3 not listed
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Production
7 women, 7 men, 2 not listed
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Art
1 women, 4 men, 7 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 0 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 47 on average. Men: 37 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Awkwafina 30, Sonoya Mizuno 32, Gemma Chan 35, Constance Wu 36, Michelle Yeoh 56, Lisa Lu 91
Men
Henry Golding 31, Chris Pang 33, Harry Shum Jr. 36, Ken Jeong 49
Exhibit H: the money
It made 8.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $239 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 109 scenes and 1,171 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
