Passes the Bechdel test
Enough Said
2013. Directed by Nicole Holofcener, written by Nicole Holofcener.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 15 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 24 scenes out of 99. -
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
A divorced and single parent, Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) spends her days enjoying work as a masseuse but dreading her daughter's impending departure for college. She meets Albert (James Gandolfini) - a sweet, funny and like-minded man also facing an empty nest. As their romance quickly blossoms, Eva befriends Marianne (Catherine Keener), her new massage client. Marianne is a beautiful poet who seems "almost perfect" except for one prominent quality: she rags on her ex-husband way too much. Suddenly, Eva finds herself doubting her own relationship with Albert as she learns the truth about Marianne's ex.
- Released
- 11 Oct 2013
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7 / 10
- Metascore
- 78 / 100
- Awards
- 8 wins & 39 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Eva 429 lines, woman
- Albert 215 lines, man
- Sarah 84 lines, woman
- Marianne 75 lines, woman
- Will 52 lines, man
- Ellen 50 lines, woman
- Chloe 48 lines, woman
- Tess 28 lines, woman
- Peter 17 lines, man
- Cathy 12 lines, woman
Full cast, 28 people
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Eva
- James Gandolfini as Albert
- Catherine Keener as Marianne
- Toni Collette as Sarah
- Tavi Gevinson as Chloe
- Ben Falcone as Will
- Tracey Fairaway as Ellen
- Eve Hewson as Tess
- Lennie Loftin as Martin (Massage Client)
- Jessica St. Clair as Cynthia (Massage Client)
- Christopher Nicholas Smith as Hal (Massage Client)
- Michaela Watkins as Hillary
- Phillip Brock as Jason
- Nick Williams as Chris
- Ivy Strohmaier as Maddy
- Natasha Sky Lipson as Sage
- Rick Irwin as Rude Waiter
- Amy Landecker as Debbie
- Alina Adams as Grace
- Luke Grakal as Brandon
- Anjelah Johnson-Reyes as Cathy
- Barry Jenner as Crying Guy
- Sarah Burns as Female Hiker #1
- Rebecca Drysdale as Female Hiker #2
- Rob Steiner as Angry Movie-Goer
- Rob Mayes as Waiter
- Toby Huss as Peter
- Kathleen Rose Perkins as Fran
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 1% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 99
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 45 | 22 |
| 10 to 12 | 8 | 5 |
| 13 to 15 | 16 | 0 |
| 16 to 18 | 13 | 0 |
| 19 to 21 | 18 | 4 |
| 22 to 24 | 36 | 37 |
| 25 to 27 | 53 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 5 | 5 |
| 31 to 33 | 28 | 33 |
| 34 to 36 | 27 | 3 |
| 37 to 39 | 21 | 13 |
| 40 to 42 | 4 | 3 |
| 43 to 45 | 10 | 10 |
| 46 to 48 | 33 | 11 |
| 49 to 51 | 32 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 60 | 3 |
| 58 to 60 | 7 | 8 |
| 61 to 63 | 34 | 9 |
| 64 to 66 | 15 | 16 |
| 67 to 69 | 41 | 27 |
| 70 to 72 | 40 | 4 |
| 73 to 75 | 52 | 36 |
| 76 to 78 | 25 | 12 |
| 79 to 81 | 21 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 43 | 11 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 22 | 10 |
| 91 to 93 | 6 | 2 |
| 94 to 96 | 7 | 3 |
| 97 to 99 | 27 | 9 |
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.
ELLEN: Hey mom. Where are you going? EVA: To a party with Sarah and Will so they don’t have to be alone. You want to come? ELLEN: Why? EVA: Because you’re leaving soon and we should hang out.
SARAH: Is that the definition of maturity? Being able to fire your friggin’ maid? EVA: Sarah, does this color look good on me? SARAH: You look good. Pretty.
EVA: That was abrupt. EVA: Wow, I love what you’re wearing. Your dress, and your shoes and your purse. MARIANNE: Oh, thanks. Gee, I should bring you everywhere. I love your outfit. So, you’re a masseuse. And you’re good? EVA: I am.
EVA: No. SARAH: Haven’t we been over this? EVA: Yes.
ELLEN: Bye mom! EVA: Have a good day honey. CHLOE: Bye Eva, thanks for the ride! EVA: Oh, you’re welcome Chloe.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 72 are women's.
757 lines from women, 299 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
15 women and 9 men in the cast. 15 women and 8 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 1,064.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 4 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 73% of the words (6,058), men 27% (2,251). Women have 72% 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
75
Two men
9
Exhibit F: behind the camera
5 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 36% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Nicole Holofcener (woman)
- Written by
- Nicole Holofcener (woman)
- Produced by
- Anthony Bregman (man), Stefanie Azpiazu (woman)
- Shot by
- Xavier Grobet (man)
- Edited by
- Robert Frazen (man)
- Music by
- Marcelo Zarvos (man)
- Production design by
- Keith P. Cunningham (man)
- Costumes by
- Leah Katznelson (woman)
- Cast by
- Jeanne McCarthy (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Art
4 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 10 men, 2 not listed
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Production
7 women, 6 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
4 women, 8 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 5 men, 2 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 3 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 45 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tavi Gevinson 17, Tracey Fairaway 22, Eve Hewson 22, Jessica St. Clair 35, Toni Collette 40, Julia Louis-Dreyfus 52, Catherine Keener 54
Men
Ben Falcone 40, Lennie Loftin 43, James Gandolfini 52
Exhibit H: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- Not listed
- Box office
- $25.3 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 99 scenes and 1,064 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
