Passes the Bechdel test
Gone Baby Gone
2007. Directed by Ben Affleck, written by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard and Dennis Lehane.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
13 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 123. -
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
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough Boston neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve their case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that could tear them apart.
- Released
- 19 Oct 2007
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 72 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 33 wins & 32 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Patrick 382 lines, man
- Angie 156 lines, woman
- Bressant 111 lines, man
- Helene 80 lines, woman
- Lionel 69 lines, man
- Doyle 52 lines, man
- Poole 48 lines, man
- Bubba 36 lines, man
- Devin 27 lines, man
- Beatrice 21 lines
Full cast, 77 people
- Casey Affleck as Patrick Kenzie
- Michelle Monaghan as Angie Gennaro
- Morgan Freeman as Jack Doyle
- Ed Harris as Remy Bressant
- John Ashton as Nick Poole
- Amy Ryan as Helene McCready
- Amy Madigan as Bea McCready
- Titus Welliver as Lionel McCready
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Devin
- Edi Gathegi as Cheese
- Mark Margolis as Leon Trett
- Madeline O'Brien as Amanda McCready
- George Carroll as Bubba
- Trudi Goodman as Roberta Trett
- Matthew Maher as Corwin Earle
- Jill Quigg as Dottie
- Sean Malone as Skinny Ray Likanski
- Brian Scannell as Lenny
- Jay Giannone as Steve Penteroudakis
- William Lee as Big Dave
- William Marlowe as Fillmore Regular
- Daniel DeMiller Jr. as Fillmore Regular
- Kenneth Butler Jr. as Fillmore Regular
- Stephen Curran as Fillmore Regular
- Michael T. Blythe as Fillmore Regular
- Bob J. Leary as Fillmore Regular
- Mike Pusateri as Fillmore Regular
- Paul Sullivan as Fillmore Regular
- John McColgam as Fillmore Regular
- Nicholas Donovan as Kid on Bike
- Joseph Thomas-O'Brien as Kid on Bike
- Jimmy LeBlanc as Chris Mullen
- Mary Bounphasaysonh as Cheese's Girl
- Fanshen Cox as Doyle's Secretary
- Kippy Goldfarb as Francine Doyle
- Elizabeth Duff as Mrs. Bressant
- Cathie Callanan as Mrs. Poole
- Cameron Henry as Johnny Pietro
- Bobby Curcuro as Bobby
- Kevin Molis as Officer in Procession
- Robert Wahlberg as Interrogating Officer
- Tom Kemp as Police Captain
- Matt Podolske as Officer Riley
- Joseph Flaherty as Murphy's Law Bartender
- Carla Antonino as Murphy's Law Waitress
- Peg Holzemer as Woman at Bar
- Chelsea Ladd as Boston Girl
- Josh Marchette as Dart Player
- Tom McNeeley as Teamster at Bar
- Paul Horn as Newscaster
- Rena Maliszewski as Newscaster
- Suzanne Schemm as Newscaster
- Lonnie Farmer as Newscaster
- Richard Snee as Newscaster
- Dale Place as Newscaster
- Gary Tanguay as Newscaster
- Ted Reinstein as Field Reporter
- Celeste Oliva as Field Reporter
- Patrick Shea as Field Reporter
- Lewis D. Wheeler as Field Reporter
- Michele Proude as Field Reporter
- Tim Estiloz as Field Reporter
- Karen Scalia as Field Reporter
- John Belche as Field Reporter
- Raymond Alongi as West Beckett Police Officer
- Joey Vacchio as State Trooper
- Eamon Brooks as State Trooper
- Vincent H. Carolan as State Trooper
- Frank G. Sullivan as State Trooper
- Karen Ahern as Reunited Police Officer
- Ellen Becker Gray as Gossipy Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
- Shana Carr as Restaurant Patron / Family Member at Funeral (uncredited)
- Mark S. Cartier as Pantsless Reporter (uncredited)
- Frank Durant as Neighbor (uncredited)
- John Franchi as Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
- Alex Milne as Child at Playground (uncredited)
- Nicholas Purcell as Punk (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 123
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 to 18 | 5 | 6 |
| 19 to 21 | 6 | 9 |
| 22 to 24 | 20 | 24 |
| 25 to 27 | 8 | 13 |
| 28 to 30 | 7 | 29 |
| 31 to 33 | 11 | 55 |
| 34 to 36 | 5 | 4 |
| 37 to 39 | 7 | 59 |
| 40 to 42 | 27 | 42 |
| 43 to 45 | 16 | 20 |
| 46 to 48 | 16 | 24 |
| 49 to 51 | 5 | 51 |
| 52 to 54 | 10 | 13 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 44 |
| 58 to 60 | 4 | 7 |
| 61 to 63 | 1 | 10 |
| 64 to 66 | 9 | 19 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 15 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 15 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 7 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 31 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 15 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 9 | 8 |
| 91 to 93 | 11 | 44 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 6 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 44 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 10 |
| 103 to 105 | 9 | 72 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 11 |
| 109 to 111 | 3 | 13 |
| 112 to 114 | 7 | 6 |
| 115 to 117 | 22 | 34 |
| 118 to 120 | 2 | 2 |
| 121 to 123 | 20 | 15 |
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.
HELENE: The thing is she just always had a smile on her face, you know? That was her. She was always smilin'. HELENE: I mean, who would take my little girl? What did she ever do to anyone? ANGIE: Did you know her?
BEA: Whoever you are, if you have her, just give her back. We won't charge you. If you're out there, just let her go! ANGIE: Poor woman.
HELENE: I know. ANGIE: We're sorry to take up your time.
HELENE: Fuck you. ANGIE: So, you bring in the FBI at this point?
AMANDA: Don't forget mine, gramma. FRANCINE: I'd never forget yours, sweetheart. AMANDA: Can I have a, please a sandwich?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 24 are women's.
260 lines from women, 802 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
13 women and 27 men in the cast. 6 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 1,163.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 87 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 21% of the words (2,369), men 79% (8,843). Women have 24% 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
8
Two men
84
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 27% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Ben Affleck (man)
- Written by
- Ben Affleck (man), Aaron Stockard (man)
- From the novel by
- Dennis Lehane (man)
- Produced by
- Sean Bailey (man), Alan Ladd Jr. (man), Danton Rissner (man)
- Shot by
- John Toll (man)
- Edited by
- William Goldenberg (man)
- Music by
- Harry Gregson-Williams (man)
- Production design by
- Sharon Seymour (woman)
- Costumes by
- Alix Friedberg (woman)
- Cast by
- Donna Morong (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
1 women, 15 men, 7 not listed
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Other crew
4 women, 8 men, 4 not listed
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Production
1 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
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Art
3 women, 5 men, 4 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
7 women, 1 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 4 men, 4 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 42 on average. Men: 47 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Michelle Monaghan 31, Amy Ryan 39, Amy Madigan 57
Men
Edi Gathegi 28, Casey Affleck 32, Michael Kenneth Williams 40, Titus Welliver 45, Ed Harris 56, John Ashton 59, Morgan Freeman 70
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $34.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 123 scenes and 1,163 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
