Passes the Bechdel test
Frozen
2013. Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, written by Jennifer Lee and Hans Christian Andersen and Chris Buck.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
25 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 10 scenes out of 61. -
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
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven and sets off on an epic journey to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. From the outside Elsa looks poised, regal and reserved, but in reality she lives in fear as she wrestles with a mighty secret: she was born with the power to create ice and snow. It's a beautiful ability, but also extremely dangerous. Haunted by the moment her magic nearly killed her younger sister Anna, Elsa has isolated herself, spending every waking minute trying to suppress her growing powers. Her mounting emotions trigger the magic, accidentally setting off an eternal winter that she can't stop. She fears she's becoming a monster and that no one, not even her sister, can help her.
- Released
- 27 Nov 2013
- Genres
- Animation, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 75 / 100
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 84 wins & 61 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Anna 309 lines, woman
- Kristoff 174 lines, man
- Olaf 109 lines, man
- Elsa 92 lines, woman
- Hans 81 lines, man
- Duke 29 lines, man
- Young Anna 16 lines, woman
- Oaken 13 lines, man
- Trolls 13 lines
- Kai 12 lines, man
Full cast, 64 people
- Kristen Bell as Anna (voice)
- Idina Menzel as Elsa (voice)
- Jonathan Groff as Kristoff (voice)
- Josh Gad as Olaf (voice)
- Santino Fontana as Hans (voice)
- Alan Tudyk as Duke (voice)
- Ciarán Hinds as Pabbie / Grandpa (voice)
- Chris Williams as Oaken (voice)
- Stephen J. Anderson as Kai (voice)
- Maia Wilson as Bulda (voice)
- Edie McClurg as Gerda (voice)
- Robert Pine as Bishop (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as King (voice)
- Livvy Stubenrauch as Young Anna (voice)
- Eva Bella as Young Elsa (voice)
- Spencer Lacey Ganus as Teen Elsa (voice)
- Annie Lopez as Baby Troll (voice)
- Jesse Corti as Spanish Dignitary (voice)
- Jeffrey Marcus as German Dignitary (voice)
- Tucker Gilmore as Irish Dignitary (voice)
- Annaleigh Ashford as Girl Troll (voice)
- Paul Briggs as Marshmallow (voice)
- Jennifer Lee as Queen / Additional Voices (voice)
- Ava Acres as Additional Voices (voice)
- Stephen Apostolina as Additional Voices (voice)
- Kirk Baily as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jenica Bergere as Additional Voices (voice)
- David Boat as Additional Voices (voice)
- Tyree Brown as Additional Voices (voice)
- Woody Buck as Additional Voices (voice)
- June Christopher as Additional Voices (voice)
- Lewis Cleale as Additional Voices (voice)
- Wendy Cutler as Additional Voices (voice)
- Terri Douglas as Additional Voices (voice)
- Eddie Frierson as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jean Gilpin as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jackie Gonneau as Additional Voices (voice)
- Nicholas Guest as Additional Voices (voice)
- Bridget Hoffman as Additional Voices (voice)
- Nick Jameson as Additional Voices (voice)
- Daniel Kaz as Additional Voices (voice)
- John Lavelle as Additional Voices (voice)
- Patricia Lentz as Additional Voices (voice)
- Katie Lowes as Additional Voices (voice)
- Mona Marshall as Additional Voices (voice)
- Dara McGarry as Additional Voices (voice)
- Scott Menville as Additional Voices (voice)
- Adam Overett as Additional Voices (voice)
- Paul Pape as Additional Voices (voice)
- Courtney Peldon as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jennifer Perry as Additional Voices (voice)
- Raymond S. Persi as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jean-Michel Richaud as Additional Voices (voice)
- Lynwood Robinson as Additional Voices (voice)
- Carter Sand as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jadon Sand as Additional Voices (voice)
- Katie Silverman as Additional Voices (voice)
- Pepper Sweeney as Additional Voices (voice)
- Fred Tatasciore as Additional Voices (voice)
- Jack Whitehall as Gothi - Troll Priest (voice) (uncredited)
- Anaïs Delva as Elsa (french voice)
- Emmylou Homs as Anna (french voice)
- Donald Reignoux as Kristoff (french voice)
- Dany Boon as Olaf (french voice)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 12% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 61
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 to 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 to 6 | 15 | 2 |
| 7 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 to 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 13 to 14 | 22 | 14 |
| 15 to 16 | 35 | 13 |
| 17 to 18 | 30 | 19 |
| 19 to 20 | 46 | 18 |
| 21 to 22 | 16 | 19 |
| 23 to 24 | 12 | 0 |
| 25 to 26 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 to 28 | 7 | 22 |
| 29 to 30 | 6 | 8 |
| 31 to 32 | 32 | 41 |
| 33 to 34 | 21 | 49 |
| 35 to 36 | 4 | 16 |
| 37 to 38 | 18 | 22 |
| 39 to 40 | 83 | 60 |
| 41 to 42 | 23 | 33 |
| 43 to 44 | 2 | 2 |
| 45 to 46 | 5 | 5 |
| 47 to 48 | 3 | 11 |
| 49 to 50 | 15 | 31 |
| 51 to 52 | 0 | 7 |
| 53 to 54 | 10 | 21 |
| 55 to 56 | 0 | 2 |
| 57 to 58 | 21 | 22 |
| 59 to 60 | 8 | 7 |
| 61 to 61 | 4 | 2 |
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.
YOUNG ANNA: Elsa. Psst. Elsa! Psst. YOUNG ANNA: Wake up. Wake up. Wake up. YOUNG ELSA: Anna, go back to sleep. YOUNG ANNA: I just can't. The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so we have to play.
YOUNG ANNA: DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? YOUNG ANNA: IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A SNOWMAN. YOUNG ELSA: Go away, Anna. YOUNG ANNA: ...OKAY BYE.
YOUNG ELSA: Don't feel it. YOUNG ELSA & KING: Don't let it show. ANNA: DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN? ANNA: OR RIDE OUR BIKE AROUND THE HALL? I THINK SOME COMPANY IS OVERDUE...
ANNA: JUST WATCHING THE HOURS TICK BY. ANNA: TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. TICK TOCK. ELSA: I'm scared. It's getting stronger.
ELSA: No. Don't touch me. I don't want to hurt you. TEEN ANNA: See you in two weeks. TEEN ELSA: Do you have to go?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 49 are women's.
452 lines from women, 463 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
25 women and 35 men in the cast. 12 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 11 of 1,039.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 23 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 46% of the words (2,900), men 54% (3,460). Women have 49% 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
31
Two men
36
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Chris Buck (man), Jennifer Lee (woman)
- Written by
- Jennifer Lee (woman)
- Story by
- Jennifer Lee (woman), Chris Buck (man), Shane Morris (man)
- Produced by
- Peter Del Vecho (man)
- Edited by
- Jeff Draheim (man)
- Music by
- Christophe Beck (man), Jake Monaco (man)
- Production design by
- David Womersley (gender not listed)
- Cast by
- Jamie Sparer Roberts (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Visual Effects
4 women, 30 men, 78 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 7 men, 35 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 23 men, 13 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 6 men, 32 not listed
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Production
5 women, 5 men, 18 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
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Writing
3 women, 4 men
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Art
1 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 38 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Kristen Bell 33, Idina Menzel 42
Men
Jonathan Groff 28, Santino Fontana 31, Josh Gad 32, Alan Tudyk 42, Stephen J. Anderson 43, Chris Williams 46, Ciarán Hinds 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 8.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $1.3 billion
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 61 scenes and 1,039 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
