Passes the Bechdel test
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005. Directed by Jim Sheridan, written by Terence Winter.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 216. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.
- Released
- 09 Nov 2005
- Genres
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 45 / 100
- Awards
- 6 wins & 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Marcus 479 lines, man
- Charlene 74 lines, woman
- Topcat 68 lines, man
- Tyrell 38 lines, man
- Cameron 36 lines, man
- Majestic 33 lines, man
- Bama 25 lines, man
- Levar Cahill 24 lines, man
- Tony Cash 23 lines, man
- Keryl 22 lines, man
Full cast, 139 people
- 50 Cent as Marcus
- Joy Bryant as Charlene
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Majestic
- Omar Benson Miller as Keryl
- Terrence Howard as Bama
- Viola Davis as Grandma
- Ashley Walters as Antwan
- Tory Kittles as Justice
- Marc John Jefferies as Young Marcus
- Sullivan Walker as Grandpa
- Bill Duke as Levar
- Mpho Koaho as Junebug
- Serena Reeder as Katrina
- Russell Hornsby as Odell
- Vanessa Madden as Marcus' Relative
- Joseph Pierre as Uncle Deuce
- Ryan Allen as Uncle Ray
- Brendan Jeffers as Marcus' Relative
- Anastasia Hill as Marcus' Relative
- Zainab Musa as Marcus' Relative
- Lawrence Bayne as Security Guard
- Boyd Banks as Prison Solitary Guard
- Lenno Britos as Carlos Delgato
- Mykelti Williamson as Charlene's Stepfather (uncredited)
- Leon as Slim
- Rhyon Nicole Brown as Young Charlene
- Paulino Nunes as Detective
- Arnold Pinnock as Detective
- Frank Pellegrino as Detective Doyle
- Bubba as Easy / Coke Dealer
- Walter Alza as Raoul
- Jer O'Leary as Valdez
- Jorge Berrio as Cash Counting Machine Operator
- Pedro Miguel Arce as Cash Counting Guard
- Mercedez De Castro as Woman
- Martha Chaves as Woman
- Pedro Salvín as Man
- Beatriz Pizano as Rodrigo's Mom
- Arlene Duncan as Judge Juvenile Court
- Charles Anthony Burks as Car Salesman
- Roland Rothchild as Marcus' Lawyer
- Ejyp Johnson as Lizard Boot Man (as Curtis 'Ejyp' Johnson)
- George Randolph as School Security Guard
- Conrad Bergschneider as Prison Guard
- Tommy Chang as Store Owner
- Vivian Lee as Store Owner's Wife
- Ethan James Duff as New Jerseyite
- Malik Barnhardt as Gun Salesman
- Michael Miller as Dangerous
- Don Ritchie as Emergency Room Doctor
- Jean Daigle as Prison Corrections Officer
- Steve Prempeh as Young Antwan
- Cinam Zee as Young Kid
- Shane Francis Smith as Young Kid
- H. J. Mueller as Young Kid
- Andrea Grant as Charlene's Mother
- Victor Gomez as Tito
- George Ghali as Landlord
- Goûchy Boy as Club Bouncer
- Rogue Johnston as Coin Fiend
- Michael Colonnese as Raoul's Younger Friend
- Mike Santana as Fiend
- Benz Antoine as Ray Wilmore
- Mantee Murphy as Canary Cook
- Quancetia Hamilton as Canary Waitress
- Dan Duran as Journalist
- Destan Owens as Charlene's Friend
- Jerome White as Photographer
- Bazil Williams as Teacher
- Juliette Nurse as Teacher
- Dave Naughton as Prison Tattoo Artist
- Lloyd Coke as Majestic Thug
- Roger Moore as Majestic Thug
- Philip Akin as Reverend
- Nigel Henry as Mourner
- Dalecia Davis as Neighborhood Kid
- Venice Grant as Hot Girl
- Linda Boahen as Party Girl
- Amber Shana Williams as Party Girl
- Jessica Rose Lengyell as Party Girl
- Patricia McPherson as Party Girl
- Tracy Johnson as Party Girl
- Ma’at Zachary as Party Girl (as Keisha 'Ma'at' Zachary)
- Christopher Armstrong as Party Boy
- Randy Brookes as ND Thug
- Luis Fino as Studio Engineer
- Pauline Berger as Receptionist
- Bruce McFee as Security Guard
- Wes Williams as Security Guard
- Marlon Smith as Young Majestic Thug
- Arnold Dulmus as Young Majestic Thug
- Jérome Kern as Young Majestic Thug
- Jahvan Caesar as Young Majestic Thug
- Jamal Caesar as Young Majestic Thug
- Ray H. McKay as Young Majestic Thug
- Paul McKay as Young Majestic Thug
- Mark McKay as Young Majestic Thug
- Tristan Martin as Young Majestic Thug
- Renee Miller as Young Majestic Hottie
- Keisha Debro as Tammi (as Keisha Brown)
- Keleisha Brown as Monique
- Paul De La Rosa as Baliff
- Angelica Mengana as Reporter
- Kenneth Pressman as Diner Paramedic
- Barry Moffatt as Diner Paramedic
- Joe Boyes as Diner Paramedic
- Stefania Vammaro as Gangster's Girlfriend
- DeAdra P. Mickel as Check Cashier
- Anarosa Peguero as Check Cashier / Drug Addict
- Denia Brache as Cashier
- Keith P. Scott as NJ Guy (as Keith Schatt)
- Richardson Desil as Gun Store Bouncer
- Victor of Aquitaine as Mercedes Driver / Drug Buyer (as Victor Fischbarg)
- Atif Lanier as Neighborhood Thug
- Paul D. Coleman Jr. as Neighborhood Thug
- Basil Gibbs as Pelham Hall Security Guard
- Kevin Brown as Pelham Hall Security Guard (as Kevin Brown)
- Rashaad Robert Devore as Subway Man
- Balford Gordon as Marcus Crew Guy
- Zachary Augustine as Marcus Crew Guy
- Lewis Bedford as Marcus Crew Guy
- Anwan Ekpo as Marcus Crew Guy
- Allan Alexander as Marcus Crew Guy
- Marlon J. Hull as Marcus Crew Guy
- Jason Moore as Marcus Crew Guy
- James Ockimey as Teenage Thug
- Vinny Cuevas as Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)
- Livingston Beaumont as Principal (uncredited)
- Dorly Jean-Louis as Shanelle Club Babe (uncredited)
- Mohamed Dione as Street Thug (uncredited)
- Michael Yare as Sound Engineer (uncredited)
- Jeshua Vargas as Driver (uncredited)
- Anthony M. Pizzuto as Protester (uncredited)
- Burton Perez as Miguel (uncredited)
- Luisa-María Linares as Neighbor (uncredited)
- Shareef McIntosh as Extra (uncredited)
- Gloria Parks as Dominican Hottie (uncredited)
- Jery Hewitt as Young Majestic Thug
- Garett Knights as Protester (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 216
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 6 to 10 | 2 | 7 |
| 11 to 15 | 18 | 22 |
| 16 to 20 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 to 25 | 0 | 26 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 25 |
| 31 to 35 | 1 | 7 |
| 36 to 40 | 0 | 8 |
| 41 to 45 | 0 | 24 |
| 46 to 50 | 1 | 18 |
| 51 to 55 | 0 | 15 |
| 56 to 60 | 1 | 38 |
| 61 to 65 | 0 | 35 |
| 66 to 70 | 0 | 21 |
| 71 to 75 | 10 | 51 |
| 76 to 80 | 1 | 16 |
| 81 to 85 | 0 | 10 |
| 86 to 90 | 0 | 8 |
| 91 to 95 | 0 | 25 |
| 96 to 100 | 0 | 13 |
| 101 to 105 | 0 | 45 |
| 106 to 110 | 0 | 16 |
| 111 to 115 | 0 | 28 |
| 116 to 120 | 0 | 8 |
| 121 to 125 | 8 | 41 |
| 126 to 130 | 19 | 18 |
| 131 to 135 | 5 | 32 |
| 136 to 140 | 0 | 14 |
| 141 to 145 | 0 | 16 |
| 146 to 150 | 0 | 21 |
| 151 to 155 | 7 | 14 |
| 156 to 160 | 1 | 13 |
| 161 to 165 | 2 | 9 |
| 166 to 170 | 11 | 12 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 to 180 | 0 | 16 |
| 181 to 185 | 0 | 6 |
| 186 to 190 | 0 | 5 |
| 191 to 195 | 1 | 35 |
| 196 to 200 | 0 | 30 |
| 201 to 205 | 2 | 20 |
| 206 to 210 | 9 | 23 |
| 211 to 215 | 1 | 19 |
| 216 to 216 | 0 | 5 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
KATRINA: I' 11 see you Saturday, .okay, baby? CHARLENE: You all right?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 11 are women's.
100 lines from women, 845 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 57 men in the cast. 4 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 23 of 981.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 205 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 8% of the words (751), men 92% (8,589). Women have 11% 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
1
Two men
76
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 18 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 15% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jim Sheridan (man)
- Written by
- Terence Winter (man)
- Produced by
- Jim Sheridan (man), Renata Adamidov (gender not listed), Chris Lighty (man), Jimmy Iovine (man), Sharon Seto (gender not listed), Heather Parry (woman) and 1 more
- Shot by
- Declan Quinn (man)
- Edited by
- Roger Barton (man), Conrad Buff IV (man)
- Music by
- Gavin Friday (man), Quincy Jones (man), Maurice Seezer (man)
- Production design by
- Mark Geraghty (man)
- Costumes by
- Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (woman)
- Cast by
- Avy Kaufman (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
2 women, 9 men, 4 not listed
-
Art
0 women, 3 men
-
Editing
0 women, 3 men
-
Sound
0 women, 3 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 1 men
-
Other crew
1 women, 1 men
-
Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 32 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Joy Bryant 31, Viola Davis 40
Men
Marc John Jefferies 15, Ashley Walters 23, Omar Benson Miller 27, 50 Cent 30, Tory Kittles 30, Terrence Howard 36, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje 38, Sullivan Walker 58
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $40 million
- Box office
- $46.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 216 scenes and 981 lines of dialogue. How the test works
