Passes the Bechdel test
Eddington
2025. Directed by Ari Aster, written by Ari Aster.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
10 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 169. -
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
In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.
- Released
- 18 Jul 2025
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Western
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 65 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 18 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Joe 304 lines, man
- Guy 75 lines, man
- Louise 59 lines, woman
- Ted 59 lines, man
- Michael 54 lines, man
- Eric 47 lines, man
- Brian 45 lines, man
- Lakota 29 lines, man
- Lodge 22 lines, man
- Sarah 22 lines, woman
Full cast, 59 people
- Joaquin Phoenix as Joe Cross
- Deirdre O'Connell as Dawn Bodkin
- Emma Stone as Louise Cross
- Micheal Ward as Michael Cooke
- Pedro Pascal as Ted Garcia
- Cameron Mann as Brian Frazee
- Matt Gomez Hidaka as Eric Garcia
- Luke Grimes as Guy Tooley
- Amélie Hoeferle as Sarah
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Lodge
- William Belleau as Officer Butterfly Jimenez
- Austin Butler as Vernon Jefferson Peak
- Landall Goolsby as Will (Knighthood Gold Member, 14)
- Elise Falanga as Nicolette (Knighthood Cadet)
- King Orba as Warren
- Rachel de la Torre as Paula
- David Pinter as ANTIFA Terrorist 1
- Keith Jardine as ANTIFA Terrorist 2
- David Midthunder as Santa Lupe Pueblo Sheriff
- Juwan Lakota as Santa Lupe Police Officer
- Christine Hughes as Tina
- William Sterchi as John
- James Cady as Fred / Old Man
- Thom Rivera as Grocery Store Manager
- Mickey Bond as Grocery Store Customer
- Manny Rubio as Employee in Grocery Store
- Vic Browder as Phil (Council Member)
- Diane Villegas as Council Member (Zoom)
- Kristin K. Berg as Tammy
- Robyn Reede as Irate Woman
- Dan Davidson as Brian's Father
- Guia Peel as Woman in Grocery Store
- Amadeo Arzola as Laird
- Mack MacReady as Greg (Protest)
- Marcela Salmon as Woman with Rifle
- Sterlin English as Hood Jumper
- Jason Potter as Paramedic
- Jean Dumont as Hospital Guard
- Emery Jean-Luc Barrera as David
- Steven Foldy II as Conservative Boy
- Eddie Garcia as News Anchor
- Justice McLean-Davis as Martin
- Abby Townsend as Michelle
- Kaleb Naquin as Young Man (ANTIFA)
- Auburn Ashley as Medical Worker
- Gigi Bella as Gloria
- Ophelia Benally as Jasmine
- Sam Quinn as Protest Leader
- Gabe Kessler as Teen Boy (Jail Cell)
- Bill Capskas as MAGA Man
- Robyn Casper as Maria
- Bendicion Garcia as Jordan
- Giancarlo Beltran as Man Yelling to Ted in Video
- Blane Aranyosi as Valentino
- Rainer King as Man with Dog
- Daniel Clowes as Frankie Salmone (Knighthood Gold President)
- Erika Clowes as Madonna (Knighthood Treasurer)
- Ari Aster as Radio Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
- James Woods as James Woods (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 169
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 54 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 to 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 17 to 20 | 4 | 28 |
| 21 to 24 | 6 | 33 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 26 |
| 29 to 32 | 20 | 39 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 33 |
| 37 to 40 | 6 | 12 |
| 41 to 44 | 2 | 7 |
| 45 to 48 | 2 | 4 |
| 49 to 52 | 1 | 18 |
| 53 to 56 | 9 | 14 |
| 57 to 60 | 1 | 12 |
| 61 to 64 | 14 | 24 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 8 |
| 69 to 72 | 7 | 54 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 17 |
| 77 to 80 | 7 | 7 |
| 81 to 84 | 1 | 1 |
| 85 to 88 | 4 | 37 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 16 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 9 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 5 |
| 105 to 108 | 0 | 39 |
| 109 to 112 | 6 | 6 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 3 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 24 |
| 121 to 124 | 0 | 81 |
| 125 to 128 | 2 | 39 |
| 129 to 132 | 2 | 6 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 8 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 to 144 | 7 | 19 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 1 |
| 153 to 156 | 0 | 7 |
| 157 to 160 | 5 | 6 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 to 168 | 1 | 1 |
| 169 to 169 | 0 | 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.
LOUISE: YOU CAN’T! DAWN LOUISE: Enough now! This is good, Weez. It’s a good thing! They’re gonna come here. They’re gonna dig it all up.
SARAH: I have left sympathies! GUY SARAH: Well, believe us, little girl: we got you on this list. You’re our first stop. What list?? What do you mean?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 14 are women's.
121 lines from women, 759 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
10 women and 30 men in the cast. 9 women and 28 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 101 of 910.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 113 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 15% of the words (1,620), men 85% (9,357). Women have 14% 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
4
Two men
69
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 11% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Ari Aster (man)
- Written by
- Ari Aster (man)
- Produced by
- Lars Knudsen (man), Ari Aster (man), Ann Ruark (woman)
- Shot by
- Darius Khondji (man)
- Edited by
- Lucian Johnston (man)
- Music by
- Daniel Pemberton (man), Bobby Krlic (man)
- Production design by
- Elliott Hostetter (man)
- Costumes by
- Anna Terrazas (woman)
- Cast by
- Ellen Chenoweth (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
3 women, 23 men, 19 not listed
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Production
3 women, 18 men, 8 not listed
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Art
0 women, 4 men, 16 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 9 men, 9 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 4 men, 12 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 3 men, 13 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 7 men, 7 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 4 men, 7 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 44 on average. Men: 41 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Amélie Hoeferle 23, Emma Stone 36, Deirdre O'Connell 73
Men
Matt Gomez Hidaka 21, Micheal Ward 27, Luke Grimes 41, Joaquin Phoenix 50, Pedro Pascal 50, Clifton Collins Jr. 55
Exhibit H: the money
It made 55% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $25 million
- Box office
- $13.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 169 scenes and 910 lines of dialogue. How the test works
