Passes the Bechdel test
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2
2017. Directed by James Gunn, written by James Gunn and Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
19 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 5 scenes out of 260. -
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
After saving Xandar from Ronan's wrath, the Guardians are now recognized as heroes. Now the team must help their leader, Star Lord, uncover the truth behind his true heritage. Along the way, old foes turn to allies and betrayal is blooming. And the Guardians find they are up against a devastating new menace who is out to rule the galaxy.
- Released
- 05 May 2017
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 67 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 62 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Quill 215 lines, man
- Rocket 140 lines, man
- Gamora 126 lines, woman
- Ego 94 lines, man
- Drax 89 lines, man
- Yondu 81 lines, man
- Mantis 53 lines, woman
- Nebula 43 lines, woman
- Ayesha 23 lines, woman
- Kraglin 19 lines, man
Full cast, 59 people
- Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord
- Zoe Saldaña as Gamora
- Dave Bautista as Drax
- Vin Diesel as Baby Groot (voice)
- Bradley Cooper as Rocket (voice)
- Kurt Russell as Ego
- Michael Rooker as Yondu
- Karen Gillan as Nebula
- Pom Klementieff as Mantis
- Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord
- Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha
- Chris Sullivan as Taserface
- Sean Gunn as Kraglin / On-Set Rocket
- Tommy Flanagan as Tullk
- Laura Haddock as Meredith Quill
- Aaron Schwartz as Young Ego Facial Reference
- Hannah Gottesman as Sovereign Chambermaid
- Hilty Bowen as Sovereign Pilot
- Ben Browder as Sovereign Admiral
- Alex Klein as Zylak
- Luke Cook as Zylak's Frenemy
- Evan Jones as Retch
- Joe Fria as Oblo
- Terence Rosemore as Narblik
- Jimmy Urine as Halfnut
- Stephen Blackehart as Brahl
- Steve Agee as Gef
- Blondy Baruti as Huhtar
- Richard Christy as 'Down There!'
- Rob Zombie as Unseen Ravager
- Sierra Love as Robot Courtesan
- Kendra Carelli as Robot Courtesan
- Milynn Sarley as Robot Courtesan
- Seth Green as Howard the Duck (voice)
- Molly C. Quinn as Howard's Date
- Michael Rosenbaum as Martinex
- Rhoda Griffis as Sneeper Madame
- Stan Lee as Watcher Informant
- David Hasselhoff as The Form of David Hasselhoff
- Mac Wells as Officer Fitzgibbon
- Jim Gunn Sr. as Weird Old Man
- Leota Gunn as Weird Old Man's Mistress
- Elizabeth Faith Ludlow as Easik Mother
- Wyatt Oleff as Young Peter Quill
- Gregg Henry as Grandpa Quill
- Damita Jane Howard as Grandpa Quill's Friend
- Ving Rhames as Charlie-27
- Michelle Yeoh as Aleta Ogord
- Mike Escamilla as Scrote (uncredited)
- Miley Cyrus as Mainframe (voice) (uncredited)
- Jeff Goldblum as En Dwi Gast / Grandmaster (uncredited)
- Donny Carrington as Kree Monk (uncredited)
- Nea Dune as Lovebot (uncredited)
- Fred Galle as Sovereign Leader (uncredited)
- Alphonso A'Qen-Aten Jackson as Ravager (uncredited)
- Kelly Richardson as Daisy Kiu (uncredited)
- Guillermo Rodriguez as Cop #2 (uncredited)
- Josh Tipis as Humanoid Ravager (uncredited)
- Jason Williams as Huge Guard of the Sovereign Nation (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 6 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 260
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 7 to 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 to 18 | 25 | 40 |
| 19 to 24 | 6 | 14 |
| 25 to 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 31 to 36 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 to 42 | 2 | 3 |
| 43 to 48 | 9 | 30 |
| 49 to 54 | 24 | 58 |
| 55 to 60 | 17 | 20 |
| 61 to 66 | 4 | 22 |
| 67 to 72 | 4 | 41 |
| 73 to 78 | 27 | 53 |
| 79 to 84 | 0 | 54 |
| 85 to 90 | 0 | 5 |
| 91 to 96 | 0 | 4 |
| 97 to 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 to 108 | 1 | 4 |
| 109 to 114 | 0 | 6 |
| 115 to 120 | 19 | 16 |
| 121 to 126 | 13 | 25 |
| 127 to 132 | 10 | 12 |
| 133 to 138 | 4 | 24 |
| 139 to 144 | 2 | 5 |
| 145 to 150 | 8 | 29 |
| 151 to 156 | 0 | 1 |
| 157 to 162 | 9 | 16 |
| 163 to 168 | 2 | 23 |
| 169 to 174 | 6 | 17 |
| 175 to 180 | 6 | 39 |
| 181 to 186 | 4 | 3 |
| 187 to 192 | 2 | 13 |
| 193 to 198 | 2 | 3 |
| 199 to 204 | 1 | 0 |
| 205 to 210 | 0 | 5 |
| 211 to 216 | 0 | 5 |
| 217 to 222 | 0 | 3 |
| 223 to 228 | 0 | 1 |
| 229 to 234 | 4 | 15 |
| 235 to 240 | 0 | 3 |
| 241 to 246 | 7 | 23 |
| 247 to 252 | 0 | 1 |
| 253 to 258 | 1 | 6 |
| 259 to 260 | 10 | 22 |
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.
AYESHA: I understand she is your sister? GAMORA: She's worth no more to me than the bounty due for her on Xandar. AYESHA: Our soldiers apprehended her attempting to steal the batteries. Do with her as you please.
NEBULA: I am hungry. Hand me some of that yaro root. GAMORA: No. It's not ripe yet. And I hate you. NEBULA: You hate me?! You left me there while you stole that stone for yourself. Yet here you stand, a hero, a Garden of the Galaxy! GAMORA: A what?
MANTIS: I think they have something to do with my empathic abilities. GAMORA: What are - ? MANTIS: If I touch someone I can feel their
GAMORA: Touch me. And the only thing you're going to feel is a broken jaw. MANTIS: I can also alter emotions, to some extent.
MANTIS: Sleep. GAMORA: Is that real?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 27 are women's.
262 lines from women, 722 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
19 women and 40 men in the cast. 12 women and 23 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 993.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 65 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 25% of the words (2,354), men 75% (7,015). Women have 27% 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
20
Two men
79
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- James Gunn (man)
- Written by
- James Gunn (man)
- Produced by
- Kevin Feige (man)
- Shot by
- Henry Braham (man)
- Edited by
- Fred Raskin (man), Craig Wood (man)
- Music by
- Tyler Bates (man)
- Production design by
- Scott Chambliss (man)
- Costumes by
- Judianna Makovsky (woman)
- Cast by
- Sarah Halley Finn (woman), Tara Feldstein Bennett (woman), Chase Paris (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
6 women, 57 men, 14 not listed
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Visual Effects
2 women, 16 men, 19 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 6 men, 15 not listed
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Art
4 women, 13 men, 8 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 14 men, 4 not listed
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Production
7 women, 10 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 13 men
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 32 on average. Men: 53 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Karen Gillan 29, Pom Klementieff 30, Zoe Saldaña 38
Men
Chris Pratt 37, Bradley Cooper 42, Dave Bautista 48, Vin Diesel 49, Michael Rooker 62, Kurt Russell 66, Sylvester Stallone 70
Exhibit H: the money
It made 4.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $200 million
- Box office
- $864 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 260 scenes and 993 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
