Passes the Bechdel test
Dumb Money
2023. Directed by Craig Gillespie, written by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo and Ben Mezrich.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
23 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 6 scenes out of 161. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
It is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (the video-game store) into the world's hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life, and so do the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich--until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside-down.
- Released
- 29 Sep 2023
- Genres
- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 66 / 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
- Keith 188 lines, man
- Gabe 95 lines, man
- Jenny 71 lines, woman
- Caroline 70 lines, woman
- Harmony 67 lines, woman
- Kevin 65 lines, man
- Riri 63 lines, woman
- Steve 49 lines, man
- Chris 42 lines, man
- Vlad 38 lines, man
Full cast, 90 people
- Paul Dano as Keith Gill
- Shailene Woodley as Caroline Gill
- America Ferrera as Jenny Campbell
- Pete Davidson as Kevin Gill
- Seth Rogen as Gabe Plotkin
- Myha'la as Riri
- Talia Ryder as Harmony Williams
- Anthony Ramos as Marcos Garcia
- Nick Offerman as Ken Griffin
- Sebastian Stan as Vlad Tenev
- Rushi Kota as Baiju Bhatt
- Kate Burton as Elaine Gill
- Clancy Brown as Steve Gill
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Steven A. Cohen
- Olivia Thirlby as Yaara Bank-Plotkin
- Dane DeHaan as Brad
- Larry Owens as Chris
- Andrea Cárdenas as Roommate
- Noel Tyler Torres as Axl Campbell
- Nico Calero as Beau Campbell
- Gerardo Rodriguez as Marco's Father
- Rosalie Berrido as Marco's Mother
- Zora Casebere as Journalist
- Deniz Akdeniz as Briggsy
- Avery Cole as Waitress at Bar
- Denis Ooi as Duke
- Christina Brucato as Flight Attendant
- David Faber as David Faber
- Khaya Fraites as Protestor #1
- Lucie Bhisitkul as Protestor #2
- Leyla Eden as Baby Daughter Gill
- Mason Eden as Baby Daughter Gill
- Anwar Wolf as Photographer
- Brian David Tracy as Mr. Donaldson
- Ann Marie Yoo as Hospital Tech
- Marco Formosa as Hospital Administrator
- Tim Hayes as Norman Ashkenas
- Dillon Geyselaers as Fan
- Bryan Burton as Process Server
- Kristin Carey as Gabe's Lawyer
- A.J. Tannen as Gabe's Lawyer #2
- Ryan Hansinger as Gabe's PR Person
- Sal Rendino as Ken's Lawyer
- Stephen Reich as Ken's Lawyer #2
- Ryan Matthew White as Steve's Stretcher
- Jordan Ryan Griffin as Gamestop Customer
- Teddy Day as Gabe's Son
- Anna Fikhman as Teacher
- Winslow Bright as Whispering Woman
- Alex Goncalves Coelho as Professor
- Charlize Orr as Baiju Bhatt Baby
- Chasity Orr as Baiju Bhatt Baby
- Faith Taylor as College Kid
- Mia Fowler as College Kid
- Mohammad Saleem as College Kid
- Zac Branciforte as College Kid
- Benjamin Simpson as College Kid
- Brian Lucas as College Kid
- Christian Maverick White as College kid
- Dean Simone as Congressman
- Kirk Moody as Bald Bearded Guy
- Dustin Wayne as Long Hair Guy
- Merrick Hanna as Skit Guy
- Artoun Nazareth as Guy with a Hat
- Alexander Jo as Guy with a Hoodie
- Marcus Briddell as Stop the Game Guy
- Kaliswa Brewster as Additional Voices (voice)
- Chase Fein as Additional Voices (voice)
- Dann Fink as Additional Voices (voice)
- Christopher Gray as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jess Kaliban as Additional Voices (voice)
- Trevor McGhie as Additional Voices (voice)
- Turna Mete as Additional Voices (voice)
- Richie Moriarty as Additional Voices (voice)
- Joanna Parson as Additional Voices (voice)
- Armando Riesco as Additional Voices (voice)
- Rebecca Soler as Additional Voices (voice)
- Carolyn Adair as Teacher (uncredited)
- Daria Bauer as Subway Rider (uncredited)
- Sofia Dailey as Gabe's Kid (uncredited)
- Damien Jimenez as Ashton (uncredited)
- Edward Olaie as Shopper (uncredited)
- Joshua Perez as Hotel Employee (uncredited)
- Brianna Saavedra as Pool Party Goer (uncredited)
- Andy Talen as Caddy (uncredited)
- Neil Towne as Driver (uncredited)
- Michael Wien as Man #3 (uncredited)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as Self (archive footage)
- Elon Musk as Self (archive footage)
- Dave Portnoy as Self
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 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 161
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 23 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 to 16 | 7 | 51 |
| 17 to 20 | 17 | 27 |
| 21 to 24 | 33 | 19 |
| 25 to 28 | 1 | 18 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 28 |
| 37 to 40 | 41 | 24 |
| 41 to 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 to 48 | 37 | 33 |
| 49 to 52 | 2 | 42 |
| 53 to 56 | 20 | 36 |
| 57 to 60 | 6 | 1 |
| 61 to 64 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 2 |
| 69 to 72 | 2 | 1 |
| 73 to 76 | 9 | 13 |
| 77 to 80 | 5 | 1 |
| 81 to 84 | 1 | 0 |
| 85 to 88 | 10 | 8 |
| 89 to 92 | 15 | 17 |
| 93 to 96 | 9 | 19 |
| 97 to 100 | 23 | 34 |
| 101 to 104 | 30 | 30 |
| 105 to 108 | 13 | 5 |
| 109 to 112 | 8 | 8 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 19 |
| 117 to 120 | 3 | 0 |
| 121 to 124 | 1 | 1 |
| 125 to 128 | 14 | 57 |
| 129 to 132 | 10 | 3 |
| 133 to 136 | 15 | 33 |
| 137 to 140 | 5 | 35 |
| 141 to 144 | 1 | 3 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 17 |
| 149 to 152 | 11 | 12 |
| 153 to 156 | 13 | 16 |
| 157 to 160 | 2 | 2 |
| 161 to 161 | 0 | 1 |
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.
HARMONY: “Choose a player and put your hand down their pants for a full minute. Two shots if they refuse.” HARMONY: Hello there. RIRI: Hi. HARMONY: How you been?
RIRI: Yeah, that’s right! It’s doubled since the summer. The more people buy in, the higher it’s gonna go. HARMONY: That’s the literal d efinition of a pyramid scheme. COLLEGE GIRL: GameStop’s going to the moon, people. Go to Robinhood and steal the rich people’s money. RIRI: That’s the app where you buy the stock. It’s free.
JENNY: We call that diamond hands. Holding. You hold strong, no matter what the market does. No matter what Wall Street says. TECH: Are there any volunteers? Come on, someone’s gotta go first!
HARMONY: Sorry. X i s hemoglobin. RIRI: WHERE MY PUSSY AT?
HARMONY: What the fuck do we do? RIRI: I can’t get it to load. HARMONY: What do you mean you can’t get it to load ?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 36 are women's.
367 lines from women, 666 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
23 women and 36 men in the cast. 12 women and 24 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 56 of 1,114.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 55 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 32% of the words (3,383), men 68% (7,340). Women have 36% 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
19
Two men
53
Exhibit F: behind the camera
5 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 31% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Craig Gillespie (man)
- Written by
- Rebecca Angelo (woman), Lauren Schuker Blum (woman)
- Produced by
- Teddy Schwarzman (man), Craig Gillespie (man), Aaron Ryder (man)
- Shot by
- Nicolas Karakatsanis (man)
- Edited by
- Kirk Baxter (man)
- Music by
- Will Bates (man)
- Production design by
- Scott Kuzio (man)
- Costumes by
- Kameron Lennox (woman)
- Cast by
- Mary Vernieu (woman), Bret Howe (man), Christine Kromer (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
8 women, 20 men, 24 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 28 not listed
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Camera
2 women, 7 men, 23 not listed
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Art
4 women, 5 men, 19 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 13 men, 11 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 1 men, 22 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 11 men, 8 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 6 men, 13 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 39 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Talia Ryder 21, Myha'la 27, Shailene Woodley 31, America Ferrera 39
Men
Pete Davidson 29, Anthony Ramos 31, Paul Dano 39, Seth Rogen 41, Sebastian Stan 41, Nick Offerman 53
Exhibit H: the money
It made 69% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $20.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 161 scenes and 1,114 lines of dialogue. How the test works
