Passes the Bechdel test

Creed III

Name: Creed III
Released: 2023

2023. Directed by Michael B. Jordan, written by Keenan Coogler and Zach Baylin and Ryan Coogler.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
8 women characters. 4 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 100.
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

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When childhood friend and former boxing prodigy Damian (Jonathan Majors) resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring. The face off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian--a fighter who has nothing to lose.

Released: 03 Mar 2023
Genres: Action, Drama, Sport
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 6.7 / 10
Metascore: 73 / 100
Awards: 2 wins & 26 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

Adonis 208 lines, man
Damian 110 lines, man
Bianca 81 lines, woman
Lil’ Duke 37 lines, man
Tbd Showtime Announcer 37 lines, man
Mary-Anne 31 lines, woman
Felix 27 lines, man
Tbd Showtime Announcer 2 25 lines, man
Amara 20 lines, woman
Duke 18 lines, man

Full cast, 60 people

Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed
Tessa Thompson as Bianca Creed
Jonathan Majors as Damian 'Dame' Anderson
Phylicia Rashād as Mary-Anne Creed
Mila Davis-Kent as Amara Creed
Wood Harris as Tony 'Little Duke' Evers
José Benavidez Jr. as Felix Chavez
Florian Munteanu as Viktor Drago
Selenis Leyva as Laura Chavez
Thaddeus J. Mixson as Adonis Creed (15)
Spence Moore II as Damien Anderson (18)
Tony Bellew as 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan
Ann Najjar as Ann
Jacob 'Stitch' Duran as Stitch
Terence Crawford as Lorenzo 'Nightmare' Jones
Bobby Hernandez as Conlan's Trainer
Yahya McClain as Damian's Trainer
Lamont Lankford as Damian's Cutman
Corey Calliet as Additional Creed Cornerman
Kenny Bayless as Referee Kenny Bayless
Todd Grisham as DAZN Broadcaster Todd Grisham
Jessica McCaskill as DAZN Broadcaster Jessica 'Caskilla' McCaskill
Maya Page as Ring Girl
Jimmy Lennon Jr. as Ring Announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Russell Mora as Referee Russell Mora
Al Bernstein as Showtime Broadcaster Al Bernstein
Mauro Ranallo as Showtime Broadcaster Mauro Ranallo
Brianna Valeria Gonzalez Vazquez as Ring Girl
Shayra Medal as Ring Girl
Kimberly Dawn Davis as Fight Interpreter
David Diamante as Ring Announcer David Diamante
Tony Weeks as Referee Tony Weeks
Chris Mannix as Christopher Mannix
Andreia Gibau as Ring Girl
Soraya Yd as Ring Girl
Stephen A. Smith as Stephen A. Smith
Barry Pepper as Voice of SHOWTIME® All Access (voice)
Jessica Holmes as KTLA Co-Anchor Jessica Holmes
Canelo Álvarez as Canelo Alvarez
Fernanda Gomez as Fernanda Gomez
Kehlani as Kehlani
Jeremy Lee Stone as Teacher
Aaron D. Alexander as Leon
Brian Neal as Leon's Friend
Corey Hibbert as Leon's Friend
James Harden as Man at Golden Gloves
Jove Edmond as Golden Gloves Barber
Engle Files as Golden Gloves Girl
Michael A. Jordan as Golden Gloves Referee
Natasha Ofili as Creed Family Chef
Rose Eshay as Creed Family Caterer
Alan Boell as Event Worker
Eli Joshua Adé as Photographer
Butch Locsin as Skeleton of Color
Stefni Valencia as Woman In Chavez Walkout
Bella Dee as Woman In Chavez Walkout
Anastasia Wilson as Mary-Anne Creed's Nurse
Beth Scherr as Mary-Anne Creed's Doctor
Teófimo López as (uncredited)
Patrice Harris as Boog

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 100

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	0
4 to 6	0	3
7 to 9	0	5
10 to 12	0	3
13 to 15	0	12
16 to 18	1	7
19 to 21	13	20
22 to 24	4	59
25 to 27	16	23
28 to 30	16	21
31 to 33	14	40
34 to 36	0	15
37 to 39	0	3
40 to 42	8	9
43 to 45	11	16
46 to 48	5	21
49 to 51	0	5
52 to 54	1	19
55 to 57	3	13
58 to 60	1	10
61 to 63	1	5
64 to 66	11	14
67 to 69	0	18
70 to 72	14	13
73 to 75	13	13
76 to 78	9	30
79 to 81	8	10
82 to 84	0	0
85 to 87	1	29
88 to 90	0	22
91 to 93	0	1
94 to 96	0	32
97 to 99	0	9
100 to 100	1	0

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.

BIANCA: Just trying to convince your mom to come stay with us so she can do my hair too. MARY-ANNE: Careful what you wish for.

MARY-ANNE: Oh yeah? Musta been somebody important. MARY-ANNE: There. Look at that. Who’s the real the champ in this family? AMARA: You are. MARY-ANNE: No. You. -- Go see for yourself.

BIANCA: You had us worried the other day. MARY-ANNE: I’m fine. I’m fine. Enough people worrying about me. What’s going on with you? I know your face. You got something on your mind. BIANCA: Who’d you run into tonight?

BIANCA: Remember what we talked about? When you start getting worked up, just slow down and take a breath. Check in with yourself. AMARA: I’m sorry.

BIANCA: Not about everything. BIANCA: You are a fighter, Amara. I can see that now and I don’t want you to deny that. BIANCA: But knowing when to fight is just as important as knowing when to walk away. Understand? AMARA: So why are you fighting Dame?

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 23 are women's.

151 lines from women, 500 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

8 women and 24 men in the cast. 4 women and 16 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 35 of 703. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 77 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 20% of the words (1,595), men 80% (6,221). Women have 23% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

2 of the 22 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Michael B. Jordan (man)
Written by: Zach Baylin (man), Keenan Coogler (man)
Story by: Ryan Coogler (man), Keenan Coogler (man), Zach Baylin (man)
Produced by: Michael B. Jordan (man), Ryan Coogler (man), Charles Winkler (man), William Chartoff (man), David Winkler (man), Jonathan Glickman (man) and 3 more
Shot by: Kramer Morgenthau (man)
Edited by: Tyler Nelson (man)
Music by: Joseph Shirley (man)
Production design by: Jahmin Assa (man)
Costumes by: Lizz Wolf (gender not listed), Greg Hopwood (gender not listed)
Cast by: Alexa L. Fogel (woman)