Passes the Bechdel test
Dredd
2012. Directed by Pete Travis, written by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra and Alex Garland.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
6 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 151. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
The future America is an irradiated waste land. On its East Coast, running from Boston to Washington DC, lies Mega City One - a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban cops called "Judges" who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge - a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of "Slo-Mo" experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson, a rookie with powerful psychic abilities thanks to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture - a 200 storey vertical slum controlled by prostitute turned drug lord Ma-Ma and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan's inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound's control center and wages a dirty, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.
- Released
- 21 Sep 2012
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.1 / 10
- Metascore
- 60 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 14 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Dredd 161 lines, man
- Anderson 84 lines, woman
- Ma-Ma 47 lines, woman
- Kay 40 lines, man
- Clan Techie 30 lines, man
- Lex 27 lines, man
- Caleb 18 lines, man
- Control 18 lines
- Paramedic 17 lines, man
- Chief Judge 16 lines, woman
Full cast, 34 people
- Karl Urban as Judge Dredd
- Olivia Thirlby as Cassandra Anderson
- Lena Headey as Ma-Ma
- Wood Harris as Kay
- Langley Kirkwood as Judge Lex
- Tamer Burjaq as Ma-Ma Bodyguard
- Joe Vaz as Big Joe
- Rakie Ayola as Chief Judge
- Junior Singo as Amos
- Luke Tyler as Freel
- Jason Cope as Zwirner
- Domhnall Gleeson as Clan Techie
- Warrick Grier as Caleb (uncredited)
- Rachel Wood as Control Operator 1
- Andile Mngadi as Passenger (uncredited)
- Porteus Xandau as Driver (uncredited)
- Emma Breschi as Hostage (uncredited)
- Shoki Mokgapa as Woman with Child (uncredited)
- Yohan Chun as Girl in Window (uncredited)
- Eden Knowles as Girl in Window (uncredited)
- Desmond Lai Lan as Homeless Man (uncredited)
- Deobia Oparei as Paramedic TJ (uncredited)
- Patrick Lyster as Control Operator 2 (uncredited)
- Travis Snyders as Slo-Mo Junkies (uncredited)
- Scott Sparrow as Japhet (uncredited)
- Marty Kintu as Big Joe Gang Member (uncredited)
- Nicole Bailey as Cathy (uncredited)
- Daniel Hadebe as Judge at Entrance (uncredited)
- Francis Chouler as Judge at Entrance (uncredited)
- Edwin Perry as Judge Alwarez (uncredited)
- Karl Thaning as Judge Chan (uncredited)
- Michele Levin as Judge Kaplan (uncredited)
- Chad Phillips as Slo-Mo Junkie
- Brandon Livanos as Member of the Coyote Gang (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 151
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 to 16 | 5 | 6 |
| 17 to 20 | 12 | 7 |
| 21 to 24 | 8 | 9 |
| 25 to 28 | 7 | 19 |
| 29 to 32 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 to 36 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 to 40 | 7 | 10 |
| 41 to 44 | 8 | 10 |
| 45 to 48 | 3 | 9 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 to 56 | 8 | 13 |
| 57 to 60 | 4 | 10 |
| 61 to 64 | 1 | 9 |
| 65 to 68 | 4 | 13 |
| 69 to 72 | 17 | 8 |
| 73 to 76 | 4 | 11 |
| 77 to 80 | 6 | 6 |
| 81 to 84 | 4 | 8 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 3 |
| 89 to 92 | 1 | 7 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 to 100 | 10 | 22 |
| 101 to 104 | 3 | 11 |
| 105 to 108 | 5 | 23 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 to 116 | 10 | 15 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 3 |
| 121 to 124 | 1 | 6 |
| 125 to 128 | 5 | 17 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 15 |
| 133 to 136 | 2 | 24 |
| 137 to 140 | 3 | 10 |
| 141 to 144 | 1 | 5 |
| 145 to 148 | 6 | 4 |
| 149 to 151 | 6 | 4 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
ANDERSON: Cathy, I - CATHY: Don't thank me. It's not for you. I just don't want to see you again. ANDERSON: You won't.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 32 are women's.
157 lines from women, 339 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
6 women and 19 men in the cast. 4 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 22 of 542.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 21 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 33% of the words (1,423), men 67% (2,896). Women have 32% 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
2
Two men
19
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Pete Travis (man)
- Written by
- Alex Garland (man)
- Produced by
- Allon Reich (man), Andrew Macdonald (man), Alex Garland (man), Jason Kingsley (gender not listed), Chris Kingsley (man)
- Shot by
- Anthony Dod Mantle (man)
- Edited by
- Mark Eckersley (man)
- Music by
- Paul Leonard-Morgan (man)
- Production design by
- Mark Digby (man)
- Costumes by
- Diana Cilliers (woman), Michael O'Connor (man)
- Cast by
- Denton Douglas (gender not listed), Kate Dowd (woman), Sarah Halley Finn (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
6 women, 21 men, 54 not listed
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Art
1 women, 7 men, 11 not listed
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Production
5 women, 9 men, 3 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 3 men, 10 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 1 men, 8 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 3 men, 5 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Olivia Thirlby 25, Lena Headey 38, Rakie Ayola 44
Men
Langley Kirkwood 39, Karl Urban 40, Joe Vaz 40, Wood Harris 42
Exhibit H: the money
It made 82% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $41 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 151 scenes and 542 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
