Passes the Bechdel test
Croupier
2000. Directed by Mike Hodges, written by Paul Mayersberg.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
4 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 154. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her luck; under pressure from her creditors she approaches Jack, asking him to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. Jack carefully considers the odds; it all looks so simple, but even a professional like Jack can't predict the cards he will be dealt.
- Released
- 28 Jul 2000
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- Not Rated
- IMDb
- 7 / 10
- Metascore
- 75 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Jack 382 lines, man
- Jani 82 lines, woman
- Marion 69 lines, woman
- Reynolds 63 lines, man
- Bella 34 lines, woman
- Matt 34 lines, man
- Giles 32 lines, man
- Jack Sr 18 lines, man
- Man 13 lines, man
- Gordon 11 lines
Full cast, 13 people
- Clive Owen as Jack Manfred
- Kate Hardie as Bella
- Alex Kingston as Jani De Villiers
- Gina McKee as Marion Nell
- Nicholas Ball as Jack Snr.
- Alexander Morton as David Reynolds
- Paul Reynolds as Matt
- Nick Reding as Giles Cremorne
- Barnaby Kay as Car Dealer
- Rhona Mitra as Girl with Joint
- Ozzie Yue as Mr Tchai
- John Radcliffe as Barber
- Sheila Whitfield as Manicurist
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 154
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 49 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 17 |
| 25 to 28 | 3 | 2 |
| 29 to 32 | 17 | 21 |
| 33 to 36 | 7 | 13 |
| 37 to 40 | 3 | 15 |
| 41 to 44 | 6 | 16 |
| 45 to 48 | 5 | 19 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 24 |
| 53 to 56 | 9 | 16 |
| 57 to 60 | 3 | 2 |
| 61 to 64 | 18 | 18 |
| 65 to 68 | 5 | 8 |
| 69 to 72 | 20 | 16 |
| 73 to 76 | 2 | 13 |
| 77 to 80 | 15 | 25 |
| 81 to 84 | 1 | 12 |
| 85 to 88 | 2 | 15 |
| 89 to 92 | 6 | 23 |
| 93 to 96 | 25 | 21 |
| 97 to 100 | 2 | 5 |
| 101 to 104 | 4 | 14 |
| 105 to 108 | 7 | 9 |
| 109 to 112 | 11 | 12 |
| 113 to 116 | 1 | 9 |
| 117 to 120 | 1 | 4 |
| 121 to 124 | 4 | 4 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 6 |
| 129 to 132 | 12 | 22 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 31 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 4 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 2 |
| 145 to 148 | 4 | 6 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 9 |
| 153 to 154 | 2 | 6 |
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.
MARION: No. Answer it! BELLA: You fucking little shit! You shopped me.
BELLA: You're all scumbags. MARION: I agree.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 26 are women's.
195 lines from women, 569 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
4 women and 7 men in the cast. 3 women and 7 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 149 of 814.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 148 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 24% of the words (1,717), men 76% (5,338). Women have 26% 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
2
Two men
40
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Mike Hodges (man)
- Written by
- Paul Mayersberg (man)
- Produced by
- Jonathan Cavendish (man), Christine Ruppert (woman)
- Shot by
- Michael Garfath (man)
- Edited by
- Les Healey (gender not listed)
- Music by
- Simon Fisher-Turner (man)
- Production design by
- Jon Bunker (man)
- Costumes by
- Caroline Harris (woman)
- Cast by
- Leo Davis (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
2 women, 2 men
-
Art
0 women, 1 men, 2 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
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Editing
0 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 38 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rhona Mitra 21, Kate Hardie 29, Gina McKee 34, Alex Kingston 35
Men
Paul Reynolds 28, Barnaby Kay 29, Clive Owen 33, Nick Reding 35, Nicholas Ball 52, Alexander Morton 53
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 154 scenes and 814 lines of dialogue. How the test works
